Library of Congress Visit Reveals Grandeur and Machinery
The article details a second visit to the Library of Congress describing its 1897 building, nine story book stacks, pneumatic tubes, and book carriers. It notes early 1900 capacity with over one million volumes and future expansion to four and a half million, plus a vast central Reading Room and ornate interior sculpture and inscriptions.
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Congressional Library
Houses of
Congress
Thos
Lincoln Casey
Casey
Bernard R.reep
Capitol
New Hampshire
Maryland
Europe
Africa
America
Inetweek
Pemedie SS
National Library of
France
British Museum
St. Petersburg
Munich
Berlin
Strausburg
Uncle Sam
Gutenberg
Closing sessions of the Teachers Institute reveal focus on literature and nature work
Reports from the closing sessions detail devotional exercises led by Rev Mount and Prof Houghton. Talks by Milas Kingensmith and Mrs McRea emphasized nature work in language study, Puritan influence, and improving character through literature. Discussions cover Milton, Dryden, Pope, and Kipling, with praise for Indiana readers and teacher professionalism.
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Mount
Presbyterian Church
Milas Kingensmith
Wayne Schoole
Jno
Milton
Smart
Comee Jno
Dryden
England
Shakespeare
Nidén
Pope
Lse
Houghton
Mise Kingensmith
McRea
Germany
Burne
Wordsworth
Byroe
Burn
Laman
Wordeworth
Buros
Tennyeon
Browning
Zola
France
Tolstoi
Russia
Suderman
Ibsen
Lfe
Kipling
America
E. V. Hawkins
Sahe
Jno. Ruskin
Ruskin
Ruekin
Europe
McRosa
Terre Haute
Mra. McRee
Ireland
Hill
Reese
Wallace
Ide Ludlow
Ludlow
Carthage
Cit
Fletcher Gray
Bentonville
W. H. Glidewell
Decatur County
Alumni Association Organized at Connersville High School
Last Thursday a representative group of graduates met in the County Superintendent’s office and formed the Alumni Association of Connersville High School. Officers were elected unanimously for the coming year with plans for annual meetings during commencement week and a series of committees to organize constitution and by laws, finances, history, reception, and music. The group aims to promote educational interests and social and intellectual engagement among alumni.
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Leo Rassteur
St. Louis
Grand Army of the Republic
Chicago
West
Grand Army
Senate
Denver
Colorado
Connersville High School
L. M. Ellis
Will Wright
Will K. Stoops
Charles Fahey
Mra. H. M. Zoring
Mary Johnson
Etha Wright
Anna Sinks
Officera
Mra Reith
Mra. Becker
Hattie Williams
Madge Jewisa
Will Sparkes
Gertrude Flores
Mary Little
Deed Hack Teman Robincop
Daisy Dixon
Maybelle Sanders
J. M. Carter
Lizzie Friedgee
Burt Barrows
William E. Barkerl
Mildred A. Vogel
Mary E
Edwin Tatman
Roy McKennan
Ned Hawkins
Flora Broaddue
Lizzie Friedgep
Ethel Pitts
Jessie Manlove
Anna Devor
Ethel Backous
Corinne Wysong
Ethel Thomas
Maud Brown Little
Harriz Wilwiams
Sec
Marriage Licenses and War Veteran Sightings Noted
Rosas Stevens wed Nellie May Dye and Arthur Gillispe Saxon married Mare guerite Rosena Waleb. A veteran on an eastbound train visiting Chicago described Swift & Company’s meat packing plant as the finest and cleanest he ever saw, detailing Chicago site size and output. James R. Carnahan of Indianapolis was reappointed Major General of the Uniform Rank K of P. in Detroit.
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Chicago
Swift& Company
James R. Carnahan
Indianapolis
Knights of Pythias
K. of P
Detroit
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