Dedication of the World's Columbian Exposition Buildings in Chicago
The great ceremony in Chicago marked by a vast procession, speeches by Chauncey M. Depew and Henry Watterson, and a fireworks display. Vice President Morton dedicates the structures in the nation’s name as thousands fill the Auditorium and surrounding grounds.
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Morton
Chauncey M. Depew
Henry Watterson
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Fort Riley
Maj
Randolph
Fort Sheridan
Fifth
Sixth Cavalry
United States Army
Davis
Joseph Hawley
Goshorn
J. W. Palms
National Commission
H. N. Higginbotham
Foster
the Treasury
M. H. de Young
Fred W. Peck
John Wanamaker
Benjamin F. Tracy
Navy
John W. Noble
Interior
Jeremiah M. Rusk
Agriculture
Melville W. Fuller
United States
Supreme
Blatchford and
Shiras
Brown
Harlan
Bradley
Hayes
Gage
Diplomatic Corps
Charles I. Crisp
House of Representatives
Washburne
Senate of the United States
Army and Navy of
Charles H. Fowler
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California
Cardinal Gibbons
H. C. McCook
First Presbyterian Church of
Philadelphia
New York
Kentucky
Harriet Monroe
Sarah C. LeMoynt
Potter Palmer
City Council of
Methodist Church
Ilion
George R. Davis
Hempstead Washburne
Sarah C. LeMoyne
Board of Lady Managers
Higinbotham
Palmer
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Columbian Commission
World dignitaries witness grand parade scene ends in awe
The scene shows forestry officials, cabinet members, diplomats, supreme court judges, and governors among distinguished guests. As the parade participants are seated, a vast audience fills the platform with representatives from every country and a record crowd. The description extols the monumental moment as unrivaled since creation.
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Supreme Court
Dedication of Worlds Fair amid patriotism and pageantry
The pageant includes a military procession along Michigan Avenue to Washington Park, with banners and a beaked eagle pendant. Speeches by Bishop Charles H. Fowler, George R. Davis, and Chauncey Depew, plus choral and orchestral performances, conclude with a triple display of fireworks across Washington, Lincoln, and Garfield parks drawing an estimated 200,000 spectators at the south park.
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Michigan Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
Grand Boulevard
Washington Park
United States
Columbia
Chauncey Depew
Beethoven
Cardinal Gibbons
A. P. McCook
Philadelphia
America
Lincoln Park
Garfield Park
Columbus Day Observed Across Major Cities
Columbus day was celebrated nationwide with school exercises flag raisings and odes. In Washington the day was marked by veterans of the G A R and public ceremonies. New York observed closures of government offices and banks. Philadelphia and Cleveland held large parades and school events as business paused and streets emptied.
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United States
New York
Custom House
Broadway
Wall Street
Philadelphia
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Park Theater
Academy of Music
Maennerchoir Society
America
Cleveland
Train Collision in West Manayunk Tunnel Fatalities Rise
Reports from Philadelphia describe a Read ing Shamokin express colliding with a coal train in West Manayunk tunnel. Initial counts varied, later official figures listed seven dead with many injured. Wreckage, fires, and undertaker wagons filled the scene as authorities confirm disobedience of orders by the engineer.
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Manayunk Tunnel
White House Deaths Mark Early Presidential Era
A historical notice recounts the first White House deaths under several presidents, detailing the passing of William Henry Harrison, Letitia Tyler, Zachary Taylor, Willie Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, Frederick Dent, Elisha H. Allen, and others. It describes the sorrowful scenes at the Harrison home and the sequence of events as the president and family faced loss.
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Washington
White House
William Henry Harrison
Letitia Tyler
Tyler
Gen. Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Willie Lincoln
Lincoln
Gen. Grant
Elisha H. Allen
United States
Hawaii
Diplomatic Corps
Legations
Garfield
Harrison
Elberon
Warden Aims to Overthrow Ohio Penitentiary System
Columbus Oct 25 Warden C C James after returning from Chicago plans to end the current punishment regime at the Ohio penitentiary He visited Joliet and hopes to push adoption of the Chicago style system that brings unruly prisoners within the bounds of good government.
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Columbus
C. C. James
Chicago
Ohio Penitentiary
Joliet
General Cold Weather Brings Suffering Across Regions
London reports widespread cold weather with snow-storms affecting Midland counties and Wales. The severe conditions cause significant hardship as the nation endures low temperatures and related travel disruptions.
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London
Midland
Wales
Ezra Carter Convicted After Week-Long Trial
Ezra Carter was found guilty by a jury in E. porapo Kansas after a weeklong trial over the July robbery of the St. Louis and San Francisco train. The verdict marks a hardfought case and Carter faces a long prison term.
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Ezra Carter
Porapo
Kan
St. Louis
San Francisco
Carter
Baker Law Sustained in Supreme Court Decision
Pittsburgh October 25 The state supreme court refused to take jurisdiction on the application to restrain the county commissioners from having the ballots under the Baker law printed in their present form.
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Pitsbourgh
State Supreme Court
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