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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Columbian Exposition. (search)
1893, and closed on the last Thursday of October in the same year. In connection with the exposition a naval review was directed to be held in New York Harbor in April, 1893, and the President was authorized to extend to foreign nations an invitation to send ships of war to join the United States navy at Hampton Roads and proceed thence to the review. The national commission being chosen, the President appointed ex-Senator Thomas W. Palmer, of Michigan, to be permanent chairman, and John T. Dickinson, of Texas, permanent secretary. Col. George R. Davis, of Illinois, was chosen director-general of the exposition. The ground selected in Chicago for the erection of the buildings included the commons known as Lake Front, consisting of 90 acres at the edge of the lake adjoining the business centre of the city, and Jackson Park, containing over 600 acres. All the great buildings, except the permanent art building, were to be erected in the park. The entire work of the exposition was d
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
three years; sentence approved by Secretary Tracy......May 15, 1890 McKinley tariff bill debated in the House of Representatives, May 7-10, and passed by the House, 164 to 142......May 21, 1890 Work of taking the United States census begins......June 2, 1890 McKinley tariff bill reported in the Senate......June 18, 1890 National commission of the World's Columbian Exposition appointed by the President; elects ex-Senator Thomas W. Palmer, of Detroit, permanent chairman, and John T. Dickinson, of Texas, permanent secretary......June 27, 1890 Bill passes granting pensions to soldiers and sailors who served ninety days in the Civil War, now or hereafter disabled, and to widows and minor children and dependent parents......June 27, 1890 Bill to protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints of trusts, monopolies, etc., approved......July 2, 1890 Act admitting Idaho as a State (the forty-third)......July 3, 1890 Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, born 1828, dies at New Y
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Texas, (search)
y fire......Nov. 9, 1881 University of Texas at Austin, chartered 1881, opened......1883 Corner-stone of new capitol laid......March 2, 1885 New State capitol dedicated......May 16, 1888 State reformatory near Gatesville opened......Jan. 1, 1889 Convention of delegates from fifteen States and Territories assembles at Topeka, Kan., to devise means for securing a deep harbor on the coast of Texas......Oct. 1, 1889 Act passed designating Feb. 22 as Arbor Day......1889 John T. Dickinson appointed secretary of the National World's Columbian commission......June 27, 1890 Congress appropriates $500,000 to improve Galveston Harbor, and authorizes the Secretary of War to contract for the completion of the work; estimated to cost $6,200,000......September, 1890 United States Senator John H. Reagan resigns, to take effect June 10......April 24, 1891 Five constitutional amendments ratified at special election......Aug. 11, 1891 Experiments in rain-making by explo