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Hazing Eradication Shaped by Federal Action
Hazing at West Point and Annapolis has been largely halted by federal enforcement and supportive press advocacy. The Philadelphia Inquirer and others pushed for laws, with President Taft credited for progress. isolated incidents still occur, prompting calls for stricter, more effective measures. Auguste Leguia, Peru’s former president and noted financier, rose to power after serving as minister of finance in 1903. born 1863, educated in Valparaiso, he joined the army during the Chilean war, gaining distinction in battle.
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West Point
Annapolis
the Inquirer
Congress
Taft
Philadelphia Inquirer
Auguste B. Leguia
Peru
Candamo
Valparaigo
Iar
Chile