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On the recordAugust 15, 1895
Hereafter compositors and pressmen will be appointed by competitive examination.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order—Civil Service: Withdrawing Compositors and Pressmen From the List of Places to Be Filled By Noncompetitive...

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