THE PANAMA EXHIBITION.
OFFICIAL OPENING BY WIRELESS. i — —■ .. United Press Association. San Francisco, February 20. President Wilson sent a wireless signal to the Panama Exhibition grounds causing the gates to swing open, and the machinery to start. It alsq unfurled the Ibigs, which acted as the signal for the artillery salute to be fired. At an early hour every steamwhistle, ashore and afloat, bells ,gongs, and every conceivable noise-producer, was utilised to notify the citizens that exhibition day had dawned. Forty-one foreign nations are represented. Messages from President Wilson were read during the opening ceremonies congratulating the participants. 1 K ...;
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 43, 22 February 1915, Page 3
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100THE PANAMA EXHIBITION. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 43, 22 February 1915, Page 3
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