Fortifications Bill 1920
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ISBN13: 9780217937818
Paperback|9780217937818
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: HEARINGS BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CONSISTING OF Messrs. THOMAS UPTON SISSON, Chairman JAMES McANDREWS CHARLES R. DAVIS JAMES A. GALLIVAN WILLIAM R. WOOD IN CHARGE OF RELIEF IN ALASKA PORTO RICO SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS THIRD SESSION Lt, ': ' '. V WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 4 INFLUENZA IN ALASKA AND PORTO RICO. HEARING BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE OF HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, CONSISTING OF MESSRS. THOMAS UPTON SIS- SON, JAMES McANDREWS, JAMES A. GALLIVAN, CHARLES R. DAVIS, AND WILLIAM R. WOOD, ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS. Monday, Jan Hary 13, 1919. Re1jef In Alaska. STATEMENTS OF MR. THOMAS RIGGS, JR., GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, AND MR. P. P. CLAXTON, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. COMBATING INFLUENZA. Mr. Sisson. You have before this committee a joint resolution for relief in Alaska, which passed the Senate a few days ago, enabling the Secretary of the Interior to pay $100,000, which is necessary to cooperate with the Public Health Service to combat influenza in Alaska, and in addition to combating influenza, to relieve the indigent natives that may be affected by influenza of their wants. Mr. Biggs. Yes, sir. Mr. Sisson. Out of which I suppose you could buy food and clothing as well? Mr. Eiggs. Yes, sir. Mr. Sisson. Will you explain the situation in Alaska ? Mr. Eiggs. The influenza epidemic reached Alaska through the regular channels of transportation and affected practically all of the coast of Alaska from the international boundary up to the Steward Peninsula, which is in the northern part of Alaska. Those most affected were the natives; about 90 per cent of the indigency and the deaths have been among the natives. In southeast Alaska we were able to reach the natives before very..
| ISBN-13 | 9780217937818 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217937810 |
| Weight | 0.33 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.23 In |
| List Price | $28.01 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 94 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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