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Newt Baker Seen as Quiet yet Steady War Secretary Pick
A Cleveland profile outlines Newton Baker as a calm analytical mind with a poker face, famed for public service from city solicitor to mayor and his push for home rule and a city owned light plant. Born 1871 in Martinsburg. 45 in 1916. married Elizabeth Leopold. three children. He supports suffrage and the Consumers' League while preparing to handle the Villa situation.
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