Interior Department annual report highlights land disposals and pension trends
The Secretary reports 16,408,821 acres disposed, 32,000 patents granted, and a pension roll of about 1.64 million with 98,762 remaining. It notes declines in total pension costs, extensive investigations into land laws, unlawful fencing removals, and ongoing efforts to prosecute violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land Office
Edose Ates
Ow Yuk
Indian Territory
Commissioner of Tons
Spe‘ Ut
Congress
Commissioner of Patents
Patent Office
Commissioner of Education
United States
Obscure Claim Promises High Pay From Brain-Body Serus
An early 20th century advertisement touts Bloc Bitters promising a $100000 yearly income to those with a keen clear brain in a sergus body. It promises satisfaction or no pay from druggists and emphasizes mind over matter in a bold, promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloc Bitters
Interior to prosecute all land frauds without regard to position
An Interior Department statement vows to prosecute every public land fraud offender to the full extent of the law. Portland convictions and upcoming trials are cited as steps in a three year effort to root out land criminals and bar no one from accountability, with Justice Department cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Hfe
Portland
Oreg
Secretary of the Interior
Gaan
Wie
Department
Department of Justice
Civil Service Reformers Convene at New Willard Hotel Today
National Civil Service Reform League opens its annual convention at the New Willard Hotel with Daniel Gilman as president and Charles J. Bonaparte as council chair. Morning council meeting, luncheon, and two public sessions feature addresses by Henry B. F. Macfarland and Dr. Daniel C. Gilman. Noted attendees include Gov. Winthrop of Porto Rico not addressing. sessions run through tomorrow.
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the Willard
W National Civil Service Reform League
New Willard Hotel
Daniel Gilman
Eliott H. Goodwin
Charles J. Bonaparte
League
Henry B. F. Macfarland
Board of Commissioners of
District of Columbia
Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Reform Committee
General Federation of Womeno's Clubs
Imogen B. Oakley
Clinton Rogers Woodruff
John W. Foster
Eighteenth Street
Daniel C. Gilman
Carl Lenurz
Siddons
Civil Service Reform Association
Gov
Winthrop
Porto Rico
Boston
W. F. Willoughby
Adolph G. Wolfe
Supreme Court of
Island
Reductions Hit Salaries in Government Departments
Department budgets face cuts across Pension Office White House and War Navy branches with an appropriation bill of 28.9 million dollars reported by Representative Bing ham. The committee trimmed estimates by 846 thousand and added 164 salaries while preserving strong en tities and pending positions across Treasury Interior State and Post Office auditor offices.
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Treasury
Spain
Uncle Sam
Pension Office
White House
State
War
Navy
Bingham
Isthmian Canal Commission
War Department
Commissioner General of Immigration
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Senate
Ivar
House
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Postal Service
State Department
Treasury Department
Office of Auditor
Navy Department
Interior Department
Division of Customs
Omee
Treasury and War Department Clerical Staffing Revisions
The document outlines broad increases and reductions in federal payrolls across departments including Internal Revenue, War, Navy, Commerce and Labor, and Immigration. It details specific clerkial additions and eliminations, salary rises, and reallocations to fit new staff levels, with overall net changes varying by bureau and function. It also notes policy shifts such as prohibiting certain detailees to the Civil Service Commission and adjusts topography and passport related matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Department
Bureau of Corporations
Bureau of Manufacturers
Lighthouse Board
Census
Commissioner of Navigation
Bureau of Immigration
Bureau of Standeras
Washington
District of Columbia
Civil Service Commission
Department cites sugar duty savings after court ruling
The Department of Agriculture notes the Supreme Court decision upholding sugar import rates and polarization rules, claiming duties paid under protest saved about $300,000,000 over five years. It estimates potential claims could have totaled at least five to eight million dollars if the ruling had gone the other way.
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Department of Agriculture
Supreme Court of the United States
American Sugar Refining Company
United States
Court of Appeals
Second Circuit
Secretary of the Treasury
Nfe
Expenses Rise at National Home for Disabled Soldiers
The annual board report to Congress notes higher costs due to aging members and fuel and food prices, with modest ration savings from economy. Deaths rose 67 year over year, treasurers report pension funds totaling $3,306,067 with $479,050 sent to dependents. Michigan association names executive committee for 1865 and plans a January 2 banquet. Secretary Wilson seeks $2,500 rent for Plant Industry quarters.
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Board of Managers of the
National Home For
Congress
Michigan State Association
Ebbitt House
Richard W. Ople
Henry M. Rose
Edwin & Pierce
Edward B. Moore
Peter A. Auer
Plant Bureau
Wilson
The
Agricultural Department
Shaw
Bureau of Plants Industry
A Vile Disease Cured by 5.3.8 and 8.9.8 Tonic
A. Wright of Perrysville Avenue Allerheny City Pa recounts long chronic blood trouble cured after using 5.3.8 bottles and praises 8.9.8 as the best tonic. He notes weight gain and overall health improvement while taking it.
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Wright
Perrysville Ave
Allerheny City
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Public Land, Pension, and Patent Statistics
Hitchcock
Land Department
Ducitle
Interior De-artment
Anl- Beatty
Ann
Public Lands
Civil Service
Tyner
James N. Tyner
Charles Emory Smith
Barnard
District Supreme Court
Stanton J. Weele
United States Court of Claims
Frederick K. Landis
Indiana
Willliam M. Dudley
Pensions
L. T. Mich
R. Ross Perry
Annie Larrabee
Oyster Bay
N. Y
New York—West
Webster
John A. Goetzman
Pennsylvania
Brook
Ira L. Knotts
Glerks
Ortis
cy—Tado
Hotel Driscoll
N. W
U. S. Capitol and Grounds
T. A. McKee
Mer
Internal Revenue
Collectora
Internal Revenue Service
Government of the
Territories
Record and Pension Office
Adjutant General's Office
Military Secretary
Bureau of Navigation
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Bureau of Supplies and Accounte
Bureau
Sizo
Department of Commerce and Labor
Count Cassini
Hay
Russia
Board of Examiners
Supreme Court
SWIFT
Atlanta
S.S
CORBY
Corby’s Modern Bakery
Forest City
Walter B. Stevens
Washington Post
Burlington, Vt
Welcvilte
Uneeda Biscuit
Warner
Warners
Algo Ag Valuabis
Warnera Cure
Warneria Safe Cure Company
Rochester
N.Y
Washington Pos
the Sunday Post
Lewspapee
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