When Joseph Henry Cover was born on 1 February 1886, in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States, his father, Erastus Leroy Cover, was 28 and his mother, Clara Louisa Taylor, was 19. He married Gladys Atha Morgan on 19 October 1912, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Chapin, Teton, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Siltcoos, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1950. He died on 29 September 1967, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Dufur, Wasco, Oregon, United States.
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This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Historical Boundaries - 1892: Linn, Oregon, United States
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
English: occupational name for a roofer, from Old French co(u)vreur, an agent derivative of co(u)vrir ‘to cover’. Roofing materials in the Middle Ages might be tiles (see Tyler ), slates (see Slater ), or thatch (see Thatcher ), depending on the regional availability of suitable materials.
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a cooper, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French cuve ‘cask, vat’, or from an unattested Old French cuvier ‘cooper’ (from Late Latin cupa, of ancient Germanic origin; compare Cooper ).
Americanized form of German Kober .
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