UNITED STATES.
SECRET SERVICE EXPENSES
Uhl ted Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received January 16, 8.30 a.m. New York, January 15. The United States Congress in 1908 appropriated nearly £1,500,000 for secret service work. The total appropriation for the purpose of prosecuting and preventing frauds on various branches ofjthe public service exceeded £4,700,000. THE IRREPRESSIBLE ROOSEVELT. RIDES 98 MILES [IN I 17 HOURS. In order to demonstrate the reasonableness of his recent order that military and naval officers should periodically ride 90 miles in 3 days, President Roosevelt yesterday, in 17 hours through fsnow and slush, rode 98 miles without fatigue.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9347, 16 January 1909, Page 5
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100UNITED STATES. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9347, 16 January 1909, Page 5
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