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Word: proconsulship (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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General Wood has exercised his proconsulship over the Philippines, if not to the satisfaction of the natives at least to the satisfaction of the War Department. Nevertheless, a Republican insurgent, Representative Frear of Wisconsin, proposed an inquiry into the General's administration (TIME, Dec. 31). The result was to bring not General Wood, but his two sons into the limelight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: A Filial Affair | 1/14/1924 | See Source »

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