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Secretary Lane vows red tape reform for western homesteaders
The Interior Secretary returns to Washington from a western trip promising to cut red tape in the General Land Office to speed justice for homesteaders. He argues officers misjudge settlers as land robbers and suggests officials spend time among entrymen to gain a fair view of land rights and hardships.
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