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Shonts resigns Panama Canal post Stevens takes helm
Washington letter reports the Panama Canal Commission transition as John F Stevens becomes chairman after S H Shonts resigns to lead a Belmont firm venture. The piece notes lobbying scandals around naval and artillery bills, treasury rule breaches, counterfeit seizures from Richmond’s Planter Bank, and Mont Blanc observatory life with extreme conditions.
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Panama Canal
Chairman Shonts
Panama Canal Commission
John P. Stevens
Shonts
Commission
New York
Belmont-Ryan Institution
Shont
Wallace
John F. Stevens
Canal Commission
Taft
Stevens
Washington
Navy
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
War Department
Secret Service
Treasury Department
Planter’s Bank
Richmond
United States
Baldy” Smith
Brockaway
American Bank Nota Company
House
Committee On Rivers and Harbors