Buffalo Exposition Plans Aim to Surpass Paris 1900
Buffalo plans a Pan American Exposition in 1901 with a site far larger than Paris and buildings designed by a Buffalo-New York team. Ten main pavilions will center on electrical exhibits powered by Niagara Falls, lighting all structures and featuring an electrical cascade as a landmark display.
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Niagara Falls
Buffalo
N. J
Thoas
Paris
France
North
South America
United States
Buffalo Frima
New York
Boston
Niacara
Niagara Pass
Patin
Leon
Hurtalo
Great Falls
Conana
Canada
Mexico
Buffalo Exposition
Doteh
Bowery
Europe
Tolstoy the Russian, at rest and in charity
A long piece describes Count Tolstoy in a peaceful rest following a year of hard work. It highlights his habit of mingling with peasants, giving money and seeds to children, and the mix of his noble duties with personal generosity as the public notes his enduring influence.
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Count Talstoi
Russia
Talstol
Totetol
Tolstoi
King Menelik and the Pope Visit Set in Rome
A longOCR excerpt recounts King Menelik of Abyssinia and Queen Taitou planning a possible visit to Pope Leo XIII in Rome. It describes Abyssinia’s geography, trade, and prosperity, and portrays Menelik as a young monarch with a grand retinue. The piece notes the expected pomp of a royal audience and the significance of Rome as a destination for a potential national church alignment.
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Negus Menelik TE
Menelik
Italy
Tialy
Solomon
Salomon
Sheba
Abyssinia
Meneilt
Christ
Holy Trinity Church
Alganinin
Church of
Rome
Menezik
Abycainia
Higis
Almort
Éulton
St. Abe
Europe
Aiia
Holy Father
Pope Lho
Taitou
Menelit
Africa
Nile
England
da Ber
Cairo
Cape
Abyssina
Egypt
Suez Canal
Pacific Ocean
Addis Ababa
France
Menellic
Tom
Leo
Vatican
Tia Majesty
St. George
Miners of Utah Plan A Silver Statue of McKinley
The Utah mining community contemplates a life size silver statue of President McKinley for the Pan-American Exposition. They discuss silver’s likeness challenges versus gold bronze or marble and describe a bust mounted on a silver base with an inscribed dedication.
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Maude Adame
Utah
Nineara
Iset
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Phitip ‘Amous Spouting
Hawaii
Buffalo’s Great Exposition
Puri
Alaska
Straits of Magellan
Philippines
Laisa
Taurants
Otmaha
Eifel Tower
Ornar Yith
Solsto
Menelie
Taltus
King Menelik
Pope
Church of Rome
McKinley the Wise
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