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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· Jun 27, 1911

It is hereby ordered that the following described lands in the State of Florida be, and they are hereby withdrawn from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposal, and set aside as a reservation for the Seminole Indians in southern Florida…

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· Jun 19, 1911

The need is urgent for legislation which will prevent the raising of false hopes of speedy cures of serious ailments by misstatements of fact as to worthless mixtures on which the sick will rely while their diseases progress unchecked.

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· Jun 19, 1911

Fraudulent misrepresentations of the curative value of nostrums not only operate to defraud purchasers, but are a distinct menace to the public health.

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· Jun 19, 1911

An evil which menaces the general health of the people strikes at the life of the Nation.

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· Jun 15, 1911

It is hereby ordered that the following described lands in Pima County, Ariz., be, and they are hereby, reserved from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposal and set aside for school, agency, and other necessary uses for the benefit of…

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· Jun 1, 1911

It is hereby ordered that the following-described land, to wit, the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the west half of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 26, township 18 north of range 13 west of the…

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· May 29, 1911

We have made great progress, almost within our own memory, in such ideals.

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· May 29, 1911

I shall not stop to discuss whether it might have been possible to accomplish the same great reform by milder methods.

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· May 29, 1911

Love of country, love of family, love of God—it is difficult to classify these affections of the human heart and soul, for they so melt into each other that the one who has most of one has most of all.

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· May 29, 1911

Let us leave this beautiful city of the national dead, therefore, with the deepest gratitude to the men whose valorous deeds we celebrate.

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· May 23, 1911

Provided, That nothing herein shall affect any valid existing rights of any person

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· May 23, 1911

It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands in New Mexico, being a part of the lands restored to the public domain by Executive order of January 16, 1911, be, and the same hereby are, reserved from entry, sale, or other…

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· May 7, 1911

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order of November 15, 1883, creating a reservation for use of the 'Pima and Maricopa Indians,' be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to make such reservation available for use of the Pima and…

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· Apr 4, 1911

This agreement was the consummation of earnest efforts, extending over a period of nearly a year, on the part of both governments to effect a trade arrangement.

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Robert Taft
@roberttaft· Republican · OH· Apr 4, 1911

In concluding the negotiations, the representatives of the two countries bound themselves to use their utmost efforts to bring about the tariff changes provided for in the agreement by concurrent legislation at Washington and Ottawa.

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