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Roosevelt Daughter Forced to Pay at World’s Fair Gate
St Louis host Miss Alice Roosevelt daughter of the president attended the world’s fair as guest of Mrs and Miss Catlin. A gatekeeper demanded admission fees due to a mistaken belief she was not entitled to free entry. The event caused excitement when Captain C H Conrad Jr was thrown from a horse and injured nearby.
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Presdent
St Leo May
Alice Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Phaedon
C. H Conrad, Jr
Third
United States Cavalry
Jefferson Guards