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William McKinley
@williammckinley· Republican · OH· Mar 29, 1901

It is hereby ordered that the hereinafter described tracts of land in the District of Alaska be, and they are hereby reserved and set apart for Reindeer stations, subject to any legal existing rights to any land in the limits of the…

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William McKinley
@williammckinley· Republican · OH· Mar 25, 1901

It is hereby ordered that the unsurveyed portion of Eliza Island and Billingham Bay in section five (5), township thirty-six (36) north, range two (2) East Willamette meridian, Washington be, and it is hereby reserved for light-house…

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William McKinley
@williammckinley· Republican · OH· Mar 24, 1901

Counsular officers will hereafter collect any fees for bills of health and supplemental bills of health issued foreign war vessels.

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William McKinley
@williammckinley· Republican · OH· Mar 21, 1901

The sum of six thousand dollars is hereby allotted and set apart from the appropriation made for the benefit and Government of Puerto Rico by the Act of March 24, 1900 (131 Stat., p. 51) to be expended by the Treasurer of Puerto Rico upon…

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William McKinley
@williammckinley· Republican · OH· Mar 13, 1901

The sum of two hundred thousand dollars is hereby allotted and set apart from the appropriation made for the benefit and Government of Puerto Rico by the Act of March 24, 1900

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William McKinley
@williammckinley· Republican · OH· Mar 11, 1901

By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, I hereby order and direct that during the maintenance of Military Government by the United States in the Island of Cuba there is…

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William McKinley
@williammckinley· Republican · OH· Mar 8, 1901

I, William McKinley, President of the United States, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 3141, Revised Statutes of the United States, hereby order that the States of North Dakota and South Dakota, now part of the Internal…

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William McKinley
@williammckinley· Republican · OH· Mar 7, 1901

On recommendation of the Military Governor of Cuba, approved by the Secretary of War, I hereby order and direct that the export rates of duty on tobacco, provided on page 50 of the 'Customs Tariff for Ports in the Island of Cuba'…

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William McKinley
@williammckinley· Republican · OH· Mar 6, 1901

To the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of February 19, 1901.

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William McKinley
@williammckinley· Republican · OH· Mar 3, 1901

May it end without further bloodshed, and there be ushered in the reign of peace to be made permanent by a government of liberty under law!

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