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Cadets in Trouble Over Silence Incident at West Point
West Point cadets face trouble again for silencing the officer of the day in a recurring discipline clash. Earlier hazing cases under Taft led to dismissals and congressional appeals for reinstatement, with Roosevelt’s mercy blamed for weakened discipline. Captain Rufus Longan of the Eleventh Infantry cited as the target of the incident.
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James A. Edgerton
West Point
Plebe” Sentinel
Congress
Taft
Roosevelt
Military Academy
Anuulas Club
Wes Point
Rufus Longan
Eleventh Infantry
Lousian
Edo
Isude
Booz
Broateh
Nebraska
Broatch
Academy
Uring
Brontelh
Cuba
Sutton
Annapolis
Grant
General Sherman
ISTA
Frederick Pent Grant
Ulysses
George Washington
Ulysses So Grant
Fred
Washington