Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-09-27
Memphis, Atlanta and Chat
tanooga to See Appa-
lachian Displays.
WRIGHT AER0PLANE
Program For Third Week of
Knoxville's Magnificent
Exposition.

hnOXVllle, Tenn sept. 70. III
second week of the Appalachia
Exposition concluded Saturday nigh
in a blaze of glory.
The exposition is exceeding tn
hopes of the officials and Of the PEG
PIE of Knoxville, in that the attrac
tons are proving more interesting
and upon much broader scale thar
even the most optimistic had con
ceived. The attendance has also
been very large, and the outlook il
that the 250,00 who have so far
visited the exposition will be more
than doubled during the remaining
two and one half weeks it is TO con.
tinue.
The stellar features of this week.
programs have been the aviation
events by the Wright brothers aer.
oplanes and the Stroebel dirigible
balloons. The aeroplane fights be.
gan on Thursday to continue next
week and thousands of people were
attracted as a result of this an
nouncement. The flights, which are
being made daily, have been won
derfully successful and very thrill
ing. They are the more notable,
because this IS the first appearance
of the Wright machine in the Appa-
lachian region.
The magnificent and surprising
pyrotechnic display THE Battle of
the Clouds" has been witnessed by
from 10000 to 1900 people each
night, and it is to be succeeded the
third week by an even more thrill
ing spectacular, The Fall Of Pom.
peii." About 800 people are required
to present each of these displays.
The bench show, presenting more
than 300 of the finest dogs in the
country, was opened on Thursday to
continue through the week. This
show includes most valuable CANNES
from Kennels in New York. Penn
sylvania, Ohio and many other states
in the north and east, as we'll as the
best that is to be found in the Appa-
lachian states.
Of paramount interest to poultry
fanciers will be the pigeon and
pheasant show, which opens on Mon.
day, September &c, to continue for
one week. Pet stock will also be
shown, This will be the first pigeon
display ever presented in the South
ern states. The poultry show proper
will begin on Monday, October 5.
Coal mems day, Georgia colored
peoples day and city beautiful day
have been fittingly observed the past
week, and thousands have been at
tracted as result of each of these
specials The coming week will be
brimful of interesting special cere.
monials, and indications are that the
attendance will be vastly increased
in consequence.
During the week the suffragists
held two conferences, which were
addressed by Misses Ward and Bon
field, celebrated English suffragettes
who are now in America. They came
here from Atlanta, where they had
appeared before women's clubs.
THIRD WEEKS FEATURES.
The third week opens Monday with
Osteopath day, when a program will
be carried out by osteopathic physi,
clans and others interested in that
science.
The series of women's congresses
will be opened on Monday, with 6
peace conference" when subject!
suggestive of worldwide peace will
be taken up. Women from all parts
of the south, and some of nationa
repute, will attend these conferences
Park City day will also be celebra
ted at the beginning Of the week
Park City being Knoxville's larges
suburb, and adjacent to the bound
|, aries of which the exposition is 10
Gated.
Tuesday will be Memphis day
when large and representative del
egation is expected to be here from
the Bluff city. Although not includ
ed in the Appalachian region, Mem
phis has manifested lively interes
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