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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* Dedication and opening of the [[France|French Pavilion]] on a rainy day. Sousa's band played "Marseillaise." | |||
* Philippine Scouts Dress Parade with band. | |||
* Assistant engineer, Hugh Meier, was killed by overloaded compressed air pipe bursting, that provided power to [[Tyrolean Alps]]. <ref>''The Evening Republican (Clinton, Missouri)'', (18 May 1904, Wed, Page 4)</ref> | |||
* Executive Committee of National Editorial Association met at Fair during week (met January 27 to decide on this meeting). | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 26 February 2024
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| Previous Day | 1904-05-15 |
|---|---|
| Next Day | 1904-05-17 |
| Attendance | |
| Paid Attendance | 9,514 |
| Free Attendance | 39,770 |
| Total Attendance | 49,284 |
| Weather | |
| High Temperature | 60ºF |
| Low Temperature | 50ºF |
| Rainfall | 0.4 |
| Conditions | Rainy |
Below is a list of events that happened on May 16, 1904.
Events
- Dedication and opening of the French Pavilion on a rainy day. Sousa's band played "Marseillaise."
- Philippine Scouts Dress Parade with band.
- Assistant engineer, Hugh Meier, was killed by overloaded compressed air pipe bursting, that provided power to Tyrolean Alps. [1]
- Executive Committee of National Editorial Association met at Fair during week (met January 27 to decide on this meeting).
References
- ↑ The Evening Republican (Clinton, Missouri), (18 May 1904, Wed, Page 4)
