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{{Infobox DailyEvent | {{Infobox DailyEvent | ||
| name = June | | name = June 5, 1904 | ||
| image = DailyProgram.png | | image = DailyProgram.png | ||
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| image_size = 100px | | image_size = 100px | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| special_day = | | special_day = | ||
| prevday = [[1904-06-04]] | | prevday = [[1904-06-04]] | ||
| nextday = [[1904-06-06]] | | nextday = [[1904-06-06]] | ||
| paid_attendance = | | paid_attendance = 0 | ||
| free_attendance = | | free_attendance = 14,009 | ||
| total_attendance = | | total_attendance =14,009 | ||
| hi_temp = | | hi_temp = 82ºF | ||
| low_temp = | | low_temp = 69ºF | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* Fair Closed - Sunday. | |||
* A bullfight scheduled for an arena just north of the fairgrounds, in conjunction with the fair, turned violent when MO governor Alexander Monroe Dockery ordered police to halt the fight in light of MO's anti-bullfighting laws. Disgruntled spectators demanded refunds and when they were turned away, they began throwing stones at the arena office. While they did not have sufficient numbers to protect the arena, police protected the office, which was burned to the ground by the mob. The exposition fire department responded to the fire, but disruption to the fair was minimal, as the riot took place on a Sunday, when the fair was closed. | |||
[[Category:DailyEvents]] | [[Category:DailyEvents]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:04, 24 February 2024
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| Previous Day | 1904-06-04 |
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| Next Day | 1904-06-06 |
| Attendance | |
| Paid Attendance | 0 |
| Free Attendance | 14,009 |
| Total Attendance | 14,009 |
| Weather | |
| High Temperature | 82ºF |
| Low Temperature | 69ºF |
Below is a list of events that happened on June 5, 1904.
Events[edit | edit source]
- Fair Closed - Sunday.
- A bullfight scheduled for an arena just north of the fairgrounds, in conjunction with the fair, turned violent when MO governor Alexander Monroe Dockery ordered police to halt the fight in light of MO's anti-bullfighting laws. Disgruntled spectators demanded refunds and when they were turned away, they began throwing stones at the arena office. While they did not have sufficient numbers to protect the arena, police protected the office, which was burned to the ground by the mob. The exposition fire department responded to the fire, but disruption to the fair was minimal, as the riot took place on a Sunday, when the fair was closed.
