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Ben Harrison: “I hereby warn all persons against entering the waters of Bering Sea within the dominion of the United States for the…”

On the recordMarch 14, 1890
I hereby warn all persons against entering the waters of Bering Sea within the dominion of the United States for the purpose of violating the provisions of said section 1956, Revised Statutes; and I hereby proclaim that all persons found to be or have been engaged in any violation of the laws of the United States in said waters will be arrested and punished as above provided, and that all vessels so employed, their tackle, apparel, furniture, and cargoes, will be seized and forfeited.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana
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Proclamation 297—Prohibiting the Hunting of Fur-Bearing Animals in Alaska and Bering Sea

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