Interior Department Reports Gradual Diminution of Public Lands
Secretary Bliss notes only 71.5 million acres of 301 million desert acres irrigable, leaving 200.7 million for grazing. About 40.1 million acres are in 20 forest reservations. the report covers pensions, Indians, education, Alaska prospects, and mining progress across 1896-97 with 685,000 pension claims and 132,681 appeals.
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Secretary of the Interior
Bliss
Tary Bliss
Spain
Interior
Webster Davis
Pension Bureau
Board of Pension Appeals
Postmaster Heath Reports Large Growth in Postal Service
First Assistant Postmaster General Perry B Heath notes a $6 million rise in department activity for the fiscal year with 7 798 078 domestic money orders issued, $191 854 121 in money carried, and 2 458 new money order offices opened. He urges consolidating small post offices, expanding free delivery, and stations to replace them.
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Navy Report Highlights Sea Power and Force Expansion
Washington dispatch reports Capt Crowninshield chief of the duress of navigs presents a 648 annual report praising sea power. He notes high ship and crew immunity during war and urges Congress to raise naval strength to 20 000 general service and 2 500 apprentices. The piece also lauds naval militia and calls for a national naval reserve under the department.
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Crowninshield
Navy Department
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Navigation Bureau
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Auxiliary Naval Force
National Naval Reserve
Secretary Long Reports Navy Strength and Reform Calls
Secretary John Long In his annual report details the organization of squadrons and ships that served in the Spanish American War. He urges reviving the grade of vice admiral, notes 196 ships, and recommends adding 15 new warships. He praises the service and outlines estimates for the next fiscal year totaling 47 million dollars, including 4.7 million for coal and docks and 1.62 million for the naval academy.
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Washington
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Long
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Important events told by the director George R Roberts
In his annual report the mint director notes key government finance events. He cites Russia resuming gold specie payments, Japan reorganizing its monetary system on gold, and India's refusal to cooperate with the U.S. and France on international bi metal coinage. Global gold coinage value rose to 487,718 42 after a 1 9 5 8 9 617 m coinage. 146,622,194 was re coinage and about 201,097,148 added to gold stock. The main coinage came from the United States Great Britain Russia Germany Austria Hungary France and Japan.
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South Dakota votes for initiative and referendum adoption
The article reviews South Dakota's constitutional amendment allowing citizen measures to bypass the legislature and go to a popular vote with five percent support. It notes potential national appeal and contrasts with Illinois. It also discusses Pastor Roy Peters’s views on Sunday evening services and endorses Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier with claims of health benefits.
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South Dakota
Illinois
Egisistine
Chicago
Republican Responsibility Highlighted by Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith says the Republican party bears greater responsibility than since the Civil War. He notes war questions were simple, but postwar issues are complex and affect the nation and administration. Proper handling could boost Republican prestige in 1900, while missteps pose dangers.
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Charles Emory Smith
McKinley
Spain
United States
Smith
Republican Party
Chicago
Why better article wins despite equal price
The public will buy the better article when prices are the same and claims differ. A proven, dependable remedy gains trust, as Chamberlain's Rough Remedy and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy show, with steady long-standing use. Dr Powell supplies the favored products.
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New Democratic Rep Says He Will Support Alien Bill
J. J. Kirby, newly elected Democratic Representative, tells Momence Press Reporter he is tired of the fuss over the Alien bill. He plans to vote to pay it and get rid of it in Springfield, according to the Kankakee Times.
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Momence Press
J. J. Kirby
Springfield
Kankakee
Auditor notes amendment ratification and reporting
The auditor of State says newspapers misread the law, which requires a majority of all votes cast for and against the measure. Returns indicate the amendment was ratified by a majority, but the governor must proclaim it to make it operative.
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Toso
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Promise Relief
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Fall
FJ Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
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