Uncle Sam's Wonders at World's Fair Government Building
The United States Government building at the World's Fair dominates the Exposition with a 800 by 260 foot steel arch domed structure housing exhibits from all departments. It features a railroad post office car, relics of famous statesmen and soldiers, and displays from the new Department of Commerce and Labor including labor statistics, census machinery, and the Patent Office collection highlighting early devices and inventions.
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United States
Mines
Metallurgy
Liberal Arts
Sach
Post Office Museum
Washington
Louisiana Purchase Territory
Roosevelt
Ian
Sheridan
Garfield
Souan
Benj
Post Office
Department of Commerce and Labor
Executive Department
Census Bureau
Lighthouse Board
Patent Office
Elias Howe
C. Thurber
Charles Newbold
Robert Hook
Abraham Lincoln
Egypt
Curious China Exhibit Showcases Carved Beds and Inlays
The World's Fair Chinese display features ivory and bone inlaid furniture, silk and gauze fabrics, and models of homes weddings funerals and workshops. Prominent pieces include two carved bamboo beds a summer and a winter model with rosewood inlay and ivory figures, plus lanterns temples and arches with intricate relief.
Universal Exposition of 1904 St Louis Overview
Frederick J. V. describes the 1904 St Louis Universal Exposition as a social encyclopedia of world achievement. It will classify exhibits into 16 departments with 144 groups and 807 classes, from agriculture to physical culture, aiming to educate specialists and the public on industrial, artistic, and social progress.
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Frederick J. V
St. Louis
Department of Manufactures
Department of Machinery
Department of Transportation
Department of Electricity
Wharfage Free at St. Louis World’s Fair
Free wharfage will be given to all boats landing at St. Louis during the World’s Fair. Traffic Manager Hilleary of the Exposition and harbor and wharf commissioner Joseph Pp. Whyte announce assigned wharf spaces for yachts steam launches and self powered boats between Chateau Avenue and Biddle Street. House boats go north of Biddle and south of Chateau. Application for space to harbor and wharf commissioner at City Hall Twelfth Street between Market and Clark avenues.
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St. Louis
Hilleary
Joseph Pp. Whyte
Lave
Chateau Aveénive
Biddle Street
Eest
Chateau Avenue
Transit Company
Hmita
Jefferson Barracks
Broadway
Exposition Grounds
City Hall
Twelfth Street
Market, Street
Clark Avenue
Cost of seeing the World's Fair by rail excursion
The Western Passenger Association offers a ten day excursion rate from 250 miles or more from St. Louis. Travelers within 300 miles can visit the World's Fair for three days at the same cost as train fare in a normal year. The scheme promises a one and one fifth fare round trip.
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St. Louis
Western Passenger Association
World’s Fair Hotel Accommodations and Rates
This pamphlet lists hotels with fixed rates for the Exposition period in St. Louis. Inside Inn on the grounds offers European 1.50 to 3.50 and American 3 to 5 per day, with capacity for 6,000 guests. Nearby hotels Napoleon Bonaparte, Grand View, and Kenilworth provide European and American plan options, all within walking distance and fixed, noninflationary rates.
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Bureau
Niew
St. Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte
Clayton Avenue
Skinker Road
Exposition Grounds
Grand View Hotel
Oakland Avenue
Kenilworth
West Park Boulevard
Billon Avenue
New World Fair Music Includes Three Official Compositions
Three compositions authorized for the World's Fair include Hymn of the West by Edmund Clarence Stedman with music by John K Paine. Louisiana by Frank Vanderstuken, and Alons the Plaza by Henry K Hadley. Public debut April 30 with $30000 in prizes for the best bands during the exposition. Major bands such as Le Garde Republicaine, Royal Grenadier, American National, and Sousa are contracted.
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Alons the Plaza
Henry K. Hadley
New York
Peratic
le Garde Republicaine
France
Royal’ Grenadier
England
Cows Trained for the Test At St Louis Fair
Jersey cattle prepare for a six month contest at the St Louis exposition. Twenty five cows from the United States will compete against Holsteins and other breeds for butter fat yield and production cost. Dr J J Richardson and inspector Spann oversee the herd loaned by club members. testing runs May 16 for 120 days.
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St. Louis
W. BR. Spann
Burr Oak Jersey Farm
Dailan
Tex
Jersey
United States
J. J. Richardson
American Jersey Cattle Club
Europe
Isle of Jersey
America
Jerseyville
Ill
C. T. Graves
Maitland
Richardson
Spann
Graves
Mr. Graves
Unique California Map at World’s Fair Exhibit
The University of California agricultural department prepared a large colored map at the World’s Fair. It details California soils, showing arable and untillable regions. The map marks Sierras lava beds deserts and locations of cultivable areas in mountains and Mohave plateau, foothills and valleys.
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California
Agricultural Department
University of California
Sierras
Mohave
States Prepare Grand Exhibits for World’s Fair Palaces
States and cities plan extensive displays at the World’s Fair with budgets surpassing Chicago’s. New Hampshire and Delaware push private funds to ensure representation, while states like California Connecticut Mississippi New Jersey Washington and many others showcase elaborate state pavilions including the Wigwam and distinctive towers.
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Stringtown
United States
New Hampshire
Old Home State
Delaware
Sigourney
Hartford
Lydia Huntley Sigourney
Kentucky
Blue Grass
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Beauvoir
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Washington
Morristown
N. J
New Jersey
Virginia
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
State of Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Arkansas
Colorado
West Virginia
Indiana
Wisconsin
Texas
Iowa
Kansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Southwest
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Oumtanspurochas
China
Celestial Empire
Varied Industries
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