Interstate Fair
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- Aug 9, 1894Tacoma Bets Its Future on a Giant Interstate FairIn August 1891, Governor McGraw urged every county to send exhibits as Tacoma raced to open a fair that promised to fill hotels, showcase the Northwest, and put the city on the map.Tacoma, WA
- Aug 22, 1894Seattle and Tacoma Call a Truce for the Interstate FairA Tacoma delegation arrives in Seattle to plan a joint Seattle-Tacoma day at the fair, with city officials pledging exhibits, parades and a united front.City Hall, Seattle, WA
- Aug 28, 1894Six "Extra Secretaries" and $60: How Seattle Paid Its Way Into the Tacoma FairA committee of Seattle boosters comes home from Tacoma with free space, free light and a free steamboat ride — then talks the city council into funding an exhibit through a bookkeeping dodge.Seattle, WA
- Jan 11, 1895The Customs Collector and the Straw Men of Puget SoundA Tacoma official accuses Collector J. C. Saunders of padding the customs payroll with political workers—including a no-show inspector—for work never done at the Interstate Fair.Tacoma, WA
- Jan 13, 1895The Newspaper That Sent Thousands of Schoolchildren to the FairA Seattle paper turned a Tacoma exposition into a mass field trip—free steamers, free admission, and essay prizes for the children of Puget Sound.Tacoma, WA
- Oct 12, 1903The Sad Collapse of the Traveling ShowAfter years of bringing entertainment to Spokane, a promoter’s carnival empire crumbles into a heap of legal seizures and rheumatism.Spokane, WA