Mar 20, 1917
by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the aforesaid acts of Congress do hereby prescribe, proclaim and make known that the agricultural entries heretofore allowed for said coal lands classified and appraised as aforesaid…
Woodrow Wilson
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Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Virginia and raised in Georgia before moving to New Jersey, where he became a prominent political figure. Wilson was a key leader of the Progressive Movement, advocating for reforms such as antitrust legislation and the establishment of the Federal Reserve System. His presidency is also noted for significant events such as the United States' involvement in World War I and his efforts to promote the League of Nations, an international organization aimed at preventing future conflicts.
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Mar 20, 1917
the boundaries of the Crook National Forest are hereby changed to include the areas indicated as additions on the diagram hereto annexed and forming a part hereof and to exclude the areas indicated thereon as eliminations
Mar 15, 1917
I feel confident that the people of the United States will be moved to aid these people stricken by war, famine and disease;
Mar 4, 1917
We have been deeply wronged upon the seas, but we have not wished to wrong or injure in return; have retained throughout the consciousness of standing in some sort apart.
Mar 4, 1917
It is time rather to speak our thoughts and purposes concerning the present and the immediate future.
Mar 4, 1917
We are to beware of all men who would turn the tasks and the necessities of the nation to their own private profit or use them for the building up of private power.
Mar 4, 1917
It speaks for itself and will be of increasing influence as the years go by.
Mar 4, 1917
The shadows that now lie dark upon our path will soon be dispelled, and we shall walk with the light all about us if we be but true to ourselves.
Feb 25, 1917
I cannot imagine any man with American principles at his heart hesitating to defend these things.
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