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Book/Printed Material In the Senate of the United States. May 26, 1896. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, presented the following report of hearings before the Senate Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, May 13 and 20, 1896, regarding postal telegraphy by the machine system Cited as: S. Doc. 54-291

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Title

  • In the Senate of the United States. May 26, 1896. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, presented the following report of hearings before the Senate Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, May 13 and 20, 1896, regarding postal telegraphy by the machine system

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Doc. 54-291

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate. Committee on Post Office and Post Roads
  • Butler, Marion 1863-1938
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1896.

Headings

  • -  Western Union Telegraph Company
  • -  Government corporations
  • -  Inventions
  • -  Machinery
  • -  Business enterprises
  • -  Telegraph
  • -  Telegraphers
  • -  Cost
  • -  Great Britain

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Hearings
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (20 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 54-1:S.DOC.291
  • Y 1.1/2:3357

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024852703

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Post Office And Post Roads, Marion Butler, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, and Author United States Congress. Senate. In the Senate of the United States . -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, presented the following report of hearings before the Senate Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, May 13 and 20, 1896, regarding postal telegraphy by the machine system. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1896] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024852703/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Post Office And Post Roads, Butler, M., United States Government Publishing Office, P. & United States Congress. Senate, A. (1896) In the Senate of the United States . -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, presented the following report of hearings before the Senate Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, May 13 and 20, 1896, regarding postal telegraphy by the machine system. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024852703/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Committee On Post Office And Post Roads, et al. In the Senate of the United States . -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Butler, from the Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, presented the following report of hearings before the Senate Committee on Post-Offices and Post-Roads, May 13 and 20, 1896, regarding postal telegraphy by the machine system. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1896] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024852703/>.