Making a Great Fair The Paris Exposition Plans Unveiled
The Universal Exposition to be held in Paris is drawing plans with 650 architects drafting designs for pavilions gardens and urban ornament. Premiums totaling 10000 will reward top ideas while a centralized Champ de Mars site aims to minimize traffic disruption and preserve Parisian habits.
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Paris May See Reduced Exhibitor Flocks Next Year
France signals likely early next year overtures to various governments and urges exhibitors to curb large inflows to Paris. The Chicago Tribune Paris corresp notes a strategic shift aiming to moderate exhibition attendance in the French capital.
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Burglary Insurance Planned in Chicago
Chicago Times reports a proposed burglary indemnity company aiming to insure homes against theft. Plans include constabulary patrols, immediate reporting, salvage seizure, and detective pursuit. A $100,000 Illinois subscription is required. HQ to be in Chicago with branches nationwide. Similar firms operate in Britain and Canada.
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Thick Feathers on Ducks and Bard Winter Weather Lore
A colorful Washington Star article recounts a Colored Weather Lore piece where Carter Bowie, a long-time oyster seller, threads local humor with folk forecasts. He predicts a very cold winter, citing frozen rivers, thick ducks, and prior smallpox winters, urging readers to stock coal and warm clothing.
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Mozart An Anecdote On Prague Premiere
A Liszt letters volume recounts a Mozart anecdote from Prague. At the first performance of a work, a general left after the first act. The director warned Mozart, who replied calmly that this would mean one less donkey in the theatre.
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