The following excerpt is from the June 18, 2015 edition of newstribune.com:
Missouri state workers donned masks and blue gloves with the care of surgeons to cut open the Capitol’s 100-year-old time capsule Thursday, revealing relics such as a Bible, photos of the Capitol’s groundbreaking ceremony and yellowed newspapers.
The box — placed inside the Capitol’s cornerstone June 24, 1915 — was opened in preparation for a ceremony marking the building’s 100th anniversary.
“This has been preserved incredibly well,” Cathy Brown, the Office of Administration’s facilities management, design and construction director, said as the box was opened.
OA staff did not invite members of the media or the general public to the unveiling, citing cramped quarters and concern for the aged items from the time capsule.
But in a move telling of advances in technology since the box was sealed, hundreds watched through the new live-streaming app for smartphones called Periscope as the century-old keepsakes delicately were lifted from the copper box.
