Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 869 pages of information about Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission.

Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 869 pages of information about Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission.

Yandell, Miss Enid, designer of the “Daniel Boone”, 452
Young Women’s Christian Association, 411

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Transcriber’s notes: 

The original index did not have any labels in the gaps
between letters.  Added above for clarity.

ERRATA in original fixed in electronic text listed in the order they appear in the text.  The corrected word appears first with context around it; the context does not necessarily appear all on one line in the text version of this file.  Then the original erroneous word is shown.

On December 1, 1901, the rules and regulations were published, ... [a few lines] “An act to provide for celebrating the one hundredth anniversary” —­ had ‘hundreth’

[a few lines later] “It will be held to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary” —­ had ‘hundreth’

“of the one hundredth anniversary of an event which doubled the” —­ had ‘hundreth’

“new brethren to partake of the blessings of freedom” —­ had ‘brethern’

“entrance of that river to the sea.” —­ had ‘entrace’

“protection and allegiance are reciprocal” —­ had ‘recriprocal’

“thought it not amiss, however,” —­ had ‘aethought’

“In this triumphal day, amid the shouts of joy,” —­ had ‘trumphal’

“The simplest protocol on postal or sanitary questions” —­ had ‘procotol’

“to the broadest possible liberty of action” —­ had ‘posible’

“signature of some competing exhibitor” —­ had ‘competiting’

“The special rules provide for the appointment” —­ had ‘appoinment’

“to the end, presumably, that unchallenged” —­ had ‘unchalleged’

“The contract provisions were superior to any made in the bids.” —­ had ‘porvisions’

[the next phrase appears twice within a few paragraphs, and had the same error in each] “Condensed summaries of these reports have been prepared” —­ had ‘summariies’

“in respect of the restoration of Forest Park” —­ had ‘Partk’

[leader line shortened here]
“Exposition Water Company ..... 63,000.00”
—­ had ‘Expositon’

“lists were not furnished to bidders,” —­ had ‘furnishel’

“an excellent archaeological collection.” —­ had ‘archaelogical’

“an exhibit comprising a great variety of corundum products,”
—­ had ‘corumdum’ throughout this paragraph, and nowhere
   else in the document.  The Oxford English Dictionary does
   not recognize ‘corumdum’ as a correct alternate spelling.

“the magnificent jeweled caskets of carved ivory” —­ had ‘magnificient’

“Thirty years ago the island exported a million tons of coffee annually, and tea was an unknown article;” —­ one wonders whether ‘pounds’ is meant, thirty years ago
   being 1874 or thereabouts.

“tapestry woven of wool and silk set off with gold” —­ had ‘wold’

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