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-a (Pa ST. 7 O'Clock Edition. O' AND FINANClAlEpmOll. Cartels. Financial News.

Pags 10 The Grand Army of Workers THE ONLY ST. LOUIS EVENINQ-NEWSPAPiSK WITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES. TWELVE PAGES. la composed of men and women, boys and girls who use Wants to find situations. VOL 56, NO.

253. ST. LOUIS, SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 30, 1904.. DDirn I In St.

Louis Ont Cent 1 IVIVwiL! 1 Outside St. Lou It Two Cant AUSPICIOUS OPENING OF WORLD'S FAIR i THE ATTENDANCE ESTIMATED AT 237,000, 1 PaPaPfaPaPaPaPsPsPaPaPsPaPa paP2P3Psp'sPPaPrsPaP5iPa Pa Pa fa Fa pi Pa Pa Pa Pa. pa Pa Pa Pa fa Pa Pa a Pi Pa pa ft Pa mPPPaPaPaPaPfcPaPaaaiaaiatttSil 'fcF3PsPpiiPapsPaPiPaPaPaP ARMY'S FIRST ASSAULT ON THE MAIN ENTRANCE i I 1 LtitL 2 if 2 If if If 0 i 2 pa pa pa pa Pa Pa Pa Pa P-a PiPalsaPaPaPaSsPaPsPaPiPaPs, Impressive Ceremonies in Plaza, Which Opens the Pair to the World, Are Pollowed by Parade from the Pike Day Is Joyous Holiday for St. Louis. To the totting of bells, amid the crash of bands, the sweeping chorus of the "Star Spangled Banner," sung by a thousand voices and the cheers of the greatest throng ever assembled in the City of St.

Louis, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at 1 :04 Saturday afternoon was formally declared open. The Press and Publicity Department this afternoon estimated that the rate the crowd was entering the gates the maximum attendance fsa Fa Pa Pa Fi fsa Ft Pa fa Pa Pa PaPaPaPsPiPaPaPaPaPaPaPsPa (SwCTWfv i '''(7m-, i EIGHT KILLED, MANY I OAmS INJURED IN WRECK fMB would be 237,000. T.Ir. E. Norton White, Chief of the Department of Admissions, would not commit himself to a more specific estimate than Texas Passengers Bound for World's Fair Opening! Are Buried Beneath High Heap of Wreckage Beside Iron Mountain Track Near Kimmswick that the crowd would be a "record breaker." WHh massed bands playing and thousands of voices singing "Star Spangled Banner," with 5000 flags unfurling as th ough touched by magic from 3000 flagpoles on ft hundred giant palaces, and flutti tin brightly in-tho midday breeze with a hundred fountains gushing their flood of clear water down the terraces of the Cascades and Into the laions and lakes with the shrill, starting cry.

the whirr and the rumble of myriad wheels of machinery as they Logan their mystical song of Industrythe Louisiana Purchase exposition, the greatest World's Fair that history has known or v- tll know for docades lo come. was formally opened and dedicated to the America public and its guets. the world, at today. When the silvery notes from Hie chimes In the German building. Just east of Festival Hall.

floated over the World's Fair at clock, busy workmen slackened their labors, the noises of the last preliminary work were subdued so that above eveything the musical clangor of the bells rang out ctepr and pure, the gates of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition were thrown, open to the world. CEREMONIES' HASTENED AT REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENT. During the singing of the of the West," at Secretary of War Taft received a toirgram from Secretary lxeb speaking for the President, which said KILLED. Engineer John Bailey. Five unidentified wen.

Express Messenger De Groat. Master Mechanic A. E. Tabor, De Sota, FATALLY INJURED. Six passengeti.

Fireman A. Gum pert. INJURED. B. C.

Grant, De Soto, Mo. Hariy Hamel, De Soto, Mo. Conductor J. Austin. A.

J. Vick, De Soto, Mo. Rev. W. E.

North, De Soto, Mo. J. Casey, De Soto, Mo. Edward Besibarth, De Soto, Mo. Thirteen men and women.

S. Park, Hannibal, cuts and bruises about the body. H. W. Hamill and wife, injured about the head.

John Tabor, leg broken, head bruised, internally injured. Ftnwick D. Ruth, leg broken and bruises on body. F. L.

Merrill, 1116 N. Third street, St. Louis, internal injuries and cuts on head. J. L.

Howland, Little Rock, injuries about the head W. Mattock, St. Paul, leg broken and head hurt; injured internally. Wni. Levitt, Chicago, injured about the head.

I I PaPPiPPaP3P3PPp3iPiPiRi PaFaisaPsPiPiPnPiPassPaPsPa P3fr5r4afpsBiPtPaitefi that the ceremonies would have to conclude by 1 o'clock, St. I.ouis time, as Presi dent Honsevelt had prr-ssing engagements and would not 1 able to rtmain after tbjt hour to touch the golden key which started the machinery In motion. The message was delivered to Secretary "Taft the platform and he communicated Its cor, ten Is to President Francis. At tMs time It was apparent that the advertised program would carry tho ceremoriea beyond o'clock. However, Immediately the President's rueet was received there was a noticeable hastening of the set numbers.

Speakers were brought up with more celerity and very effort within the bounds of dignity was nvuia to acquiesce rn the President's wUU. for a quarter ut an hour the chimes rang and for fifteen minutes longer SPORT RESULTS ON PAGE-' 12. Harry Johnson, Chicago, head cut. Lewis Rosa and Fied Ross, injured about head. CONTINUED ON PAGE Til REE.

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