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Library of Congress1876

In the Senate of the United States. February 9, 1876. -- Agreed to and ordered to be printed. Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin, from the Committee on Claims, submitted the following report: The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Alexander C. Crawford, of Galveston, Texas, praying compensation for the use and occupancy of his property in Galveston by United States forces during the late war, have considered the said petition, and submit the following report

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Library of Congress1876

In the Senate of the United States. January 7, 1876. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Mitchell submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 192.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Mrs. Caroline M. Purviance and Francis Wyeth, praying compensation for the use and occupation, as well as for the destruction, of their property at Saint Joseph, Mo., by the military authorities of the United States, having considered the same, beg to submit the following report

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Library of Congress1914

Image 1 of The Caldwell watchman (Columbia, La.), January 9, 1914

VOL XXVIII COLUMBIA L RIDAY JANUAUY1 91 1914 O HOUSE OF MORGAN Sr AU5ES UPHEAVAL GREAT NEW YORK BANKING CON CERN WITHDRAWS FROM MANY CORPORATIONS IS BIG CHANGE IN POLICY Action Is Believed to Mark Passing of System of Interlocking Directorates Wetern NewsDpaper Union News Service New YorkThe withdrawal of J P Morgan Company from more than a score of great corporations anl the statement shortly afterward by Geo F Baker an almost equally dominant figure in American finance that he soon will take similar action gave Wall street a thrill that almost broeght trading on the stock exchange to a halt Mr Morgan departing from his firms traditional policy of silence made a public statement announcing the withdrawal of five members of J P Morgan Company from director ships in 27 corporations and the inten tion to withdraw from more Sees Change in Public Sentiment The necessity of attending many board meetings Mr Morgan said has been so serious a burden upon our time that we have long wished to withdraw from the directorates of many corporations Most of these directorships we have accepted with reluctance and only because wo felt constrained to keep in touch with properties which

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Library of Congress1874

In the Senate of the United States. April 8, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Wright submitted the following report. The Committee on Claims, to whom were referred the petition and accompanying papers of Charles W. Adams, by which he demands $157,665.25 for property sold and seized, loss of profits, and injury to vessel, &c., have had the same under consideration, and submit the following report

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Library of Congress1876

In the Senate of the United States. July 1, 1876. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Caperton submitted the following report. (To accompany Bill H.R. 429.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Charles C. Campbell, of Virginia, praying compensation for certain property taken by United States forces during the war, together with the House Bill No. 429, have had the same under consideration, and report as follows

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Library of Congress1870

In the Senate of the United States. March 21, 1870. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Willey made the following report. (To accompany Senate Bills Nos. 685 and 686.) The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the petition of loyal citizens of Loudoun County, Virginia, praying compensation for property destroyed by fire, and for live stock taken for the use of the Army or sold for the benefit of the United States by order of General Sheridan, having considered the same, beg leave to submit the following report

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Library of Congress1907

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), August 22, 1907

THE BEST TIMBER TREES How the Government Studies Them for thi Benefit of Forest Owners and the Public Timber owners and manufacturer will be interested in the results of thi detailed studies of commercial timbei trees which the Forest Service of thi V S Department of Agriculture ii making These studies are not confined exclusively to the wellknown trees oi recognized value but owing to thf rapid decrease in the supply of oui valuable woods include those cheapei woods whose properties are imperfect ly known Such studies of the tupelc gum and western hemlock have done much to overcome the common preju dice against these species and have add ea materially to their commercial im portance Commercial tree studies begin with the tree in the forest and follow it all the way to the finished product in the market The intermediate steps are many and complex but a little expla nation of them may not be amiss since they typify the field methods of a forest investigation The selection of a suitable place is the first step in this the aim is to ob tain average conditions as far as pos sible When the range of the species to be

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Library of Congress1878

In the Senate of the United States. January 31, 1878. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. McMillan, from the Committee on Claims, submitted the following report: The Committee on Claims, to whom was referred the memorial of Elisha Basse, praying compensation for injury done to his property near Brownsville, Tex., by the military authorities of the United States between November, 1863, and April 12, 1867, have had the same under consideration, and submit the following report

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Library of Congress1914

Image 56 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), October 11, 1914

I amactt 1 Newspapermen Who Cover Foreign Embassies in Search of Information on War MovesHow News Is Received and Handed OutWireless Messages to Ambassadors Sometimes T ransmitted More Speedily Than Ordinary News Matter on Account of Rigid Censorship in Europe fP f3 ASHINGTON ha f an aual zone o iLTjf I European war T V fltf I is true that n Im I hostile armies op VQ I erate therein anc I that the zone ii Vf I as yct free rori I y I the shriek ol I shells and the bel aV azr V V guns but there it an alert and active corps of war cor respondents operating in this territory and it is through their activitiei that many important messages having to do with the checkerboard movei upon the war ground across the Atlantic have been given to the public some times many hours in advance of th censored and obstructed message which too often snails its way over th commercial cables Washingtons war zone is widelj scattered It is comprised of manj bits of property which in the eyes ol international law if not in the sighi of astute and literal geographers an really bits

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Library of Congress1920

Image 6 of The Starkville news (Starkville, Miss.), May 14, 1920

THE PRESS US II FREE BOOSTER change a publication issued by the Corn Exchange bank of Philadelphia Were Philadelphia to pay at com mercial rates for all the advertising which the newspapers now contribute gratis the annual outlay for that item would exceed the whole cost of the llolice department Mull well When Your Friends Ask That Can You Always Say Yes PeptoMangan Builds Red Blood The Happy Family Is the One Where Everybody Has RedBlooded Health Children should not be pale and wan Women should not be tired weak and blue Young girls should not be sallow listless and anemic Men should not feel rundown and poorly Poor health and lack of vitality are often merely the result of im poverished blood Gudes PeptoMangan is for peo ple whose bodies suffer from lack of proper blood nourishment Pepto Mangan enriches the blood and in creases the number of healthy red blood cells which are so necessary to carry the proper nourishment vigorousness and strength to every part of the body It contains the very properties that are so sorely needed to build up thin watery blood Physicians call It the Red Blood Builder For your convenience PeptoMan gan is

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