Republican (proto-fascist/socialist) Speaker of the House David B. Henderson administers the oath of office to Federico Degetau, Puerto Rico, as the federal enclave’s first Resident Commissioner (non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives).  

       [added 5/28/2022] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.

Subsequent Events:

12/11/1906                   11/23/1993

Authority:

“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface

References:

Chronology of Puerto Rico in the Spanish-American War – The World of 1898 The Spanish-American War (Hispanic Division, Library of Congress).mht
www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/chronpr.html

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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