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William McKinley: “That the lands hereby restored to the public domain shall be open to settlement from date hereof, but shall not be…”

On the recordApril 2, 1901
That the lands hereby restored to the public domain shall be open to settlement from date hereof, but shall not be subject to entry, filing or selection until after ninety days' notice by such publication as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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Proclamation 455—Withdrawing Lands From the Washington Forest Reserve, Washington

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