Uncle Sam's Wonders at World's Fair Government Building
The article describes the United States Government building at the World's Fair as the largest federal structure, featuring exhibits from all executive departments. It highlights a postal exhibit with a railroad post office car, documents, relics of early communications, and a wide range of displays from the Department of Commerce and Labor, Census, Lighthouse Board, Library of Congress, Interior Department, Patent Office, and notable machines and devices. The building spans 800 by 250 feet, with a domed steel-truss roof, and fills 200,000 square feet of floor space dedicated to government and public welfare exhibits.
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Liberal Arts
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Post Office Museum
Washington
Louisiane Purchase
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Sherman
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Garfield
Benjamin Franklin
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Executive Department
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Library of Congress
Elmer Ellsworth Garnsey
National Capital
Interior Department
Patent Office
Elias Howe
C. Thurber
Charles Newbold
Robert Hook
Abraham Lincoln
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Curious Chinese beds and crafts at World Fair exhibit
The Chinese display at the World’s Fair features exquisite furniture built from ivory, bone, and wood. Two grand beds mimic small houses with carved bamboo frames, ornate inlays, and silk coverings, plus rosewood furnishings and lanterns. The exhibit also highlights Chinese temples, theaters, arches, and elaborately carved elephant tusks.
Free wharfage at St Louis for World's Fair river crafts
St Louis offers twenty miles of river front free wharfage during the World's Fair. Yachts, steam launches and other self propelled boats gain wharf space between Chateau avenue and Biddle street. House boats sit north of Biddle and south of Chateau. Apply to the harbor and wharf commissioner at City Hall Twelfth Street.
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Joseph P. Whyte
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The Universal Exposition and Its Social Encyclopedia
Frederick J. W. Shite advocates a universal exposition, likening St Louis 1904 to a living encyclopedia of society. He outlines 16 departments 144 groups 807 classes and the role of education art liberal and applied sciences agriculture mining commerce and more in presenting mankind’s progress and future direction. He also notes barn policy and warns against cheap goods and bargains in business.
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Department of Manufactures
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Department of Transportation
Department of Electricity
Cost of Seeing the World's Fair within 300 miles
From any point within 300 miles of St. Louis a person may travel to the World's Fair this year, view the wonders of the Exposition for three days and expend the same money he would pay in any other year for train fare alone. The Western Passenger Association agreed on a ten day excursion rate for 250 miles or more from St. Louis, for one and one fifth fare for the round trip.
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