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Page 7682
... port . This fleet , under command of Rear - Admiral Badger , was made up of seven battle ships - the Arkansas , Louisiana , New Hampshire , Michigan , Ver- mont , New Jersey and South Carolina . The aggregate strength of the fleet was ...
... port . This fleet , under command of Rear - Admiral Badger , was made up of seven battle ships - the Arkansas , Louisiana , New Hampshire , Michigan , Ver- mont , New Jersey and South Carolina . The aggregate strength of the fleet was ...
Page 7703
... ports . The changes recommended will im- prove in many ways the auditing of public accounts and will result in an immediate saving of at least $ 135,000 annually . GENERAL TECHNICAL SERVICES . A third series of reports is being prepared ...
... ports . The changes recommended will im- prove in many ways the auditing of public accounts and will result in an immediate saving of at least $ 135,000 annually . GENERAL TECHNICAL SERVICES . A third series of reports is being prepared ...
Page 7707
... ports brought to light the fact that present methods were quite the reverse of uniform . Some offices follow the practice of briefing all correspondence ; some do not . Some have flat files ; others fold all papers before filing . Some ...
... ports brought to light the fact that present methods were quite the reverse of uniform . Some offices follow the practice of briefing all correspondence ; some do not . Some have flat files ; others fold all papers before filing . Some ...
Page 7742
... ports , and known as naval officers , be made assistants to the auditors . An in- crease in the efficiency of the Treasury audit will be one result of the carrying out of these recommendations , and the saving of expense when the ...
... ports , and known as naval officers , be made assistants to the auditors . An in- crease in the efficiency of the Treasury audit will be one result of the carrying out of these recommendations , and the saving of expense when the ...
Page 7773
... ports and the business and industry of the South . The Republics of Central America and the Caribbean possess great natural wealth . They need only a measure of stability and the means of financial regeneration to enter upon an era of ...
... ports and the business and industry of the South . The Republics of Central America and the Caribbean possess great natural wealth . They need only a measure of stability and the means of financial regeneration to enter upon an era of ...
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Page 7896 - Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas...
Page 7979 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 7870 - We shall deal with our economic system as it is and as it may be modified, not as it might be if we had a clean sheet of paper to write upon; and step by step we shall make it what it should be...
Page 7968 - Majesty, without special permission, until after the expiration of three months from the time when such coal may have been last supplied to her within British waters as aforesaid.
Page 7927 - President shall prescribe any arms or munitions of war from any place in the United States to such country until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress.
Page 7940 - Britain, whole within herself, A nation yet, the rulers and the ruled — Some sense of duty, something of a faith, Some reverence for the laws ourselves have made, Some patient force to change them when we will, Some civic manhood firm against the crowd — But yonder, whiff!
Page 7700 - Never has a complete description been given of the agencies through which these activities are performed. At no time has the attempt been made to study all of these activities and agencies with a view to the assignment of each activity to the agency best fitted for its performance, to the avoidance of duplication of plant and work, to the integration of all administrative agencies of the government, so far as may be practicable, into a unified organization for the most effective and economical dispatch...
Page 8094 - In cases where the service of any seaman terminates before the period contemplated in the agreement, by reason of the loss or wreck of the vessel, such seaman shall be entitled to wages for the time of service prior to such termination, but not for any further period.
Page 7868 - Vice-President have been put into the hands of Democrats. What does the change mean? That is the question that is uppermost in our minds to-day. That is the question I am going to try to answer, in order, if I may, to interpret the occasion. It means much more than the mere success of a party. The success of a party means little except when the Nation is using that party for a large and definite purpose. No one can mistake the purpose for which the Nation now seeks to use the Democratic Party. It...
Page 7848 - An Act to regulate the immigration of aliens to, and the residence of aliens in, the United States...