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Taft Army Bill Fallout Threatens West Virginia Encampment
West Virginia Adjutant General reports the army appropriation bill failure endangers joint maneuvers with militia. The West Virginia militia faces abandonment of its Mt Gretna encampment, scheduled July 1 to 14, if Congress does not pass funds. Adjutant General Elliott attends a convention in Chicago and will issue new orders upon return. Nearby, William Crods faces jail for defrauding Mrs. Empy.
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Charleston
Taft
Adjutant General of
West Virginia
Division of Military Affairs
Washington
Adjutant General
Secretary of War
Mt. Gretna
Senate
Elliott
Chicago
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William Crods
G.'M. Gordon's Court
Anna Expy
Empy
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