New Library of Congress features novel book handling
The article outlines the approaching completion of Uncle Sam's Library of Congress with underground book transport, machine sorting, and endless chains delivering volumes to desks. It describes stacks, ventilation, and the planned capacity for 5 000 000 volumes, plus a look at foreign libraries and historic shelves.
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Uncle Sam
Library of Congress
Capitol
House
Senate
Librarian of Congress
Uncle San
Great Central
Mint
Egypt
Alexandria
Caesar
For Our Little Folks And Their Everyday Lessons
A collection of juvenile vignettes and tales from Harper's Young People and the Portland Argus including a Frog and Mouse fable, a crow anecdote, a child’s plea, and reflections on kindness and learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Molyneux
Courtney
Papa
Harper
Nashville
Crow
Karper
National quarantine proposed by Surgeon General Wyman
Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine Hospital service proposes national quarantine control or a dedicated health bureau to handle future emergencies. His forthcoming report to the Secretary of the Treasury aligns with the Quarantine Committee’s findings and cites New Orleans’ fumigation system as a model, noting seven years without yellow fever as proof of its effectiveness.
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Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Secretary of the Treasury
Bureau of Health
National Medical Congress
Maine
New Orleans
Storm floods Changchow as walls collapse burying soldiers
A traveler reports a gale with a waterspout sweeping from the mountains into Changchow, flooding the area with water up to ten feet deep. The Confucian temple and the City God temple were submerged, the latter’s walls collapsing and burying eighty soldiers.
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Starship
Chris
Foochow
Changchow
Nan-Hsien
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Baby Ruth
Spofford
Washington
New Library of Congress
British Museum
National Museum
Otis T. Mason
Holland
Bibliotheque Nationale
Paris
John
Charles V
Vatican
Rome
Nicholasv
Pontifical
Sixtus V
Imperial Public Library
St. Petersburg
Assyria
Nineveh
Sardanapalus
THE
Bibliotheque National
Tlis
Jupiter
Nancy Wranks
City of
Uncle Sam's New Library
Frog
Sir Frog
Miss Mouse
Mouse
New York World
Dr. Primrose
Johnny
New York Evening Sun
Nana
Portland
Rosie
Portland Argus
Toulouse
France
M. de la Houss
Jie
London Graphic
Brighton
TE Smith College
Chicago Ninn
Texas
Dyrenforth
San Antonio
Tex
Kingdom Come
Dickenson and King
San Antonio Board of Trade
Rosell
Professor Ellis
Charles H. Parkhurst
New York City
City Vigilance League
San Francisco
Diaz
Missouri
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