On the recordOctober 12, 1900
By virtue of the authority vested in the President of the United States by Section 3141, Revised Statutes of the United States, I hereby order
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presidency.ucsb.eduBy virtue of the authority vested in the President of the United States by Section 3141, Revised Statutes of the United States, I hereby order
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