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true, as was first reported, that the Cabinet resigned. The Jones Act of 1916 created a Cabinet appointed by the Governor. It happened, however, that the two leading politicians of the island, Sergio Os-mena and Manuel Quezon, were Speaker of the Assembly and President of the Senate respectively. They wished a part in the executive end of the Government. Governor General Harrison allowed the formation of a new body, the Council of State. This is comprised of the members of the Cabinet and the two officers above named. Osmena was elected Vice President of this body...
Four weeks ago Manuel Alonso, dashing Spanish tennis player, whipped William T. Tilden, II, national champion, for the Illinois state title. Three weeks ago Tilden got revenge in the national clay court finals at Indianapolis. He beat swart Alonso three sets out of four...
Meanwhile, the Mayor of Manila and the Secretary of the Interior also resigned as a protest. Then Manuel Luis Quezon led the whole Filipino Cabinet into Governor Wood's office and they all resigned because they had not been consulted on Conley's reinstatement. Quezon declared that...
...Manuel Quezon and Sergio Osmena carry the Philippine politics more or less in their political vest-pockets. Quezon is a Spanish-Filipino, fiery and magnetic Osmena a Chinese-Filipino,. coolheaded, sphinxlike...
...Manuel Herrick, whilom Congressman from Oklahoma: "Jilted by Miss Ethelyn Chrane, I demanded $50,000 heart balm. In answering this suit Miss Chrane told the Court I had proposed to marry her secretly and later sell the ' scoop' to newspapers. She said that after she promised to marry me my personality and habits became exceedingly distasteful, and eventually so obnoxious that I was unendurable...