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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Sep 24, 1905

Warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to make settlement upon the lands reserved in this proclamation.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 30, 1905

It is further ordered that the allowance of $5,000 to Gen. Davis and Gen. Abbott shall be increased by the amount of their retired pay for the time during which they are employed upon the work of the board, it being my intention that these…

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 30, 1905

He shall also be allowed the actual cost of transportation incurred by him in travel on duty in connection with the board to include cost of ticket by railway or steamer, sleeper or parlor car accommodations, baggage transportation, cabs…

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 30, 1905

In addition thereto he shall, when on duty with the board, be allowed $15 per day for personal expenses from the date of leaving his home until his return thereto, including Sundays and Holidays.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 30, 1905

It is ordered that each member of the advisory board of engineers upon plans of the Panama Canal shall be allowed $5,000, payable upon the completion of the report of the board.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 25, 1905

The requirement that a person proposed for transfer must have actually served in the classified service at least six months next preceding the transfer may be waived in the case of the transfer of W. E. Lackland from the Treasury…

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 24, 1905

The public good would be promoted by setting apart and reserving said lands as a public reservation

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 13, 1905

I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the act of Congress, do hereby declare and make known that the lands above described are hereby reserved as townsites.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 13, 1905

Now, Therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by said act, do hereby make known and proclaim that all lands embraced in my said proclamation of August 3, 1905, saving…

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 10, 1905

Every consideration of wise policy, and, above all, every consideration of large generosity, bids us meet the request of Santo Domingo as we are now trying to meet it.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 10, 1905

I earnestly hope it never will be called again, and I will make every effort to see that peace obtains, but one first-class way to keep peace is to make it evident that you are not afraid to fight.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 10, 1905

One of the main features of our national governmental policy should be the effort to secure adequate and effective supervisory and regulatory control over all great corporations doing an interstate business.

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Teddy Roosevelt
@teddyroosevelt· Republican · NY· Aug 10, 1905

Therefore it is a fine thing to see men who have taken up a profession which calls for the exercise of very ounce of courage and coolness and prowess a man can have.

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