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E. H. S. Bailey : Chemical composition of cement plaster. 



E. A. DeBar: Decomposition of halogen-substituted acetic acids. 



H. Poole : Determination of fat and casein in feces. 



C. Baskerville and F. W.Miller: Reactions between mercury and concen- 

 trated sulphuric acid. 



Harry Snyder : Position in the periodic law of the important elements found in 

 plant and animal bodies. 



L. Kahlenberg and A. T. Lincoln: Solutions of silicates of the alkalies. 



H. P. Cady and E. H. S. Bailey: Electrical conductivity and electrolysis of 

 certain substances dissolved in liquid ammonia. 



A. A. Noyes and W. R. Whitney: The rate of solution of solid substances in 

 their own solutions. 



W. R. Whitney: Stereometric measurement of the velocity of a reaction. 



R. C. Kedzie: Some contributions to methods of testing flour. 



Leon Labonde : Distillation in general. 



M. D. Sohon: An electrical laboratory stove. 



H. W. Wiley : Recent progress in agricultural chemistry. 



H. W. Wiley and W. D. Bigelow : Calculations of calorimetric equivalents of 

 agricultural products from chemical analysis. 



W. H. Krug and H. W. Wiley: Solubility of pentosans. 



C. B. Cochran: Detection of foreign fats in butter and lard. 



E. D. Simons: Action of certain bodies on the digestive ferments. 

 E. A. de Schweinitz: Bacteriological products of hog cholera and swine 

 plague. 



Wm. McMurtrie: Recent progress in industrial chemistry. 

 H. C. Bolton: Annual report on indexing chemical literature. 



E. E. Ewell: A continuously revised compendium of chemistry. 



Section D. Mechanical Science and Engineering. 



W. S. Aldrich: Development of engineering industries by scientific research. 



F. P. Spalding: The cement laboratory as a field for investigation. 



R. C. Carpenter: Effects of temperature on the strength of steel Properties 

 of aluminum alloys. 



F. R. Jones: Theories of some planimeters without the aid of calculus. 



D. P. Todd: Engineering conditions connected with the mounting of in- 

 struments used in eclipse expeditions. 



D. S. Jacobus: Flue gas analysis in boiler tests. 

 H. S. Carhart: Universal alternator for laboratory purposes. 

 W. E. Goldsborough : Calculation of energy lost in armature cores. 

 W. A. Rogers: Production of X-rays by means of Plante accumulator. 

 J. B. Johnson: Definition of elastic limit for practical purposes. 

 M. E. Cooley: New apparatus for testing indicator springs. 

 W. F. M. Goss : Effect of spark losses on the efficiency of locomotives. 

 Thomas Gray: Machine for measuring friction under heavy pressures. 

 J. J. Flather: New formula for determining the width of leather-belting. 

 Graphical solution of belting problems 



Section E. Geology and Geography. 



F. W. Simonds: The Granite Mountain area of Burnet County, Texas. 



W. H. Sherzer : Exposures near Detroit of Helderberg limestones and asso- 

 ciated gypsum salt and sandstones. 



R. T. Hill: Nomenclature of the Carboniferous formation of Texas. 



Bailey Willis : Stratigraphy and structure of the Puget group, Washington. 



J. IT. Unden : The loess as a land deposit. 



Edward Orton: Ice-transported bowlders in coal seams. 



W. S. Gresley : Clay- veins vertically intersecting Coal Measures. 



J. W. Spencer: Analogy between declivities of land and submarine valleys. 

 Great changes of level in Mexico and the inter-oceanic connections. An account 

 of the researches relating to the Great Lakes. 



H. F. Osborn : The geological age and fauna of the Huerfano basin in 

 southern Colorado. 



