Newton D. Baker letter to William Ganson Rose, 1917 November 9.
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Cleveland, Ohio author, historian, lecturer, advertising executive, and civic promoter. In 1915, Rose formed Wm. G. Rose, Inc., his own advertising and public-relations firm. He managed numerous fairs and expositions, including the first Cleveland Electrical Exposition (1914), the Gordon Bennett International Balloon Race and Aerial Carnival (1930), the Great Lakes Exposition (1936-37), and the Cleveland Sesquicentennial (1946). In 1916-17, Rose chaired the group which promoted and ultimately se...
