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Exposition Notes Warm Weather Follows New Year
Report from New Orleans during the Exposition season details weather shifts, fires causing heavy losses, and visits by officials and dignitaries. Highlights include the Liberty Bell procession plans, exhibits in the government building, and praises for the silk and cotton industries as part of the World’s Fair displays. The piece also mentions visitor traffic, lodging costs, and a recommended Visitor’s Guide.
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Gov. Furnas
Nebraska
A. P. Sharpstein
Washington Territory
A. C. Davis
Michigan
A. McKinzie
Dakota
Yellowstone National Park Art Department
Gov. Goldsworthy
Belize
British Honduras
C. P. Huntington
New Orleans
Col. C. E. Rollins
General Western
Stettin-Lloyd Ocean Steamship Co
Insurance Argus
Chicago
Crescent City
Great Eastern
Liberty Bell
Keystone State
Mason & Dixon
Louisiana
B. K. Bruce
Register of the
U. S. Treasury
Arkansas
Wolz & Moulton
Carondelet Street
Theo. Pohlmann