Word: centralized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Leadership is, apparently, an inherited characteristic of Dr. Osborn's family. His father, William Henry Osborn, was a founder and for many years president of the Illinois Central Railroad. Ancestors were the Osborns of colonial Salem, Mass. On Dr. Osborn's mother's side, Nathan Gold and Andrew Ward were active in the Revolution; Reverend Ebenezer Pemberton was one of the three founders of Princeton (where Dr. Osborn later studied and taught); Jonathan Sturges was a president of the New York Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Osborn has an able younger brother. William Church Osborn, 66, Manhattan lawyer...
Actually supreme at Nanking is the Central Executive Committee of Forty-Six, which recalls by its title the Russian Central Executive Committee. The Chinese Committee is technically responsible to the Party Congress; but the Congress cannot assemble except by order of the Committee, which is supreme when the Congress is not in session...
Responsible to the Central Executive Committee are the Political Council and the State Council. The former is a propaganda and political strategy bureau. The latter is unique; but may be called a super-cabinet. The President of the State Council or super-cabinet is Marshal Chiang Kaishek, who is by courtesy "The President of China...
...Curtiss Flying Field where he trained, was still at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, last week. Three weeks ago he kissed Manhattan friends goodbye and started to fly to Bogota, Colombia, in his Curtiss seaplane, the Ricaurte (TIME, Dec. 3). He cleared the U. S., the Greater Antilles, Central America. Then two weeks ago he insisted on leading a fleet of welcoming planes into Colon Bay. Overeager to alight, he pitched into the water. Last week his Ricaurte was not yet repaired. The U.S. War Department offered him an Army plane wherewith to complete his voyage. Said Lt. Benny, sharply aware...
Dawes-Banks. Two Chicago banks-Central Trust Co. and Bank of America, -last week merged to create a $161,000,000 bank, to be chairmaned by U. S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes...