Word: curleys
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Boston, last summer, one "Lafayette Mulligan," unidentified jokester, posed as Mayor Curley's social secretary, bestowed the keys of the city upon Edward of Wales. Last week, two distinguished Manchurian citizens had an audience with Mayor Curley but came away without city keys. Asked if he had not forgotten something, said Mayor Curley: "No, . . . not with all this competition from Lafayette Mulligan. I guess I'll wait till he dies before I give away another...
...three day program there are included several meetings open to the public. On Tuesday afternoon there will be a discussion of "The Government of Metropolitan Areas," at which papers will be read by Mayor James M. Curley of Boston, Mayor Clayton C. Townes of Cleveland, Ex-mayor Andrew J. Peters, and C. A. Dykstra, secretary of the Los Angeles City Club...
Riding on the Republican wave, which swept over Massachusetts yesterday, Lieutenant-Governor Alvan T. Fuller was far in advance of Mayor James M. Curley in the race for the governor ship of the state. The majority of Boston papers had conceded the election to Fuller early this morning, and Curley was so far behind that it seemed impossible for him to win. Although few returns had been heard from in Boston itself, the Republican lead was large enough to outweigh the majority that Curley is expected to receive in the city...
...pinch-kicker named Curley alone saved Chicago from disaster at the hands and shoulders of Ohio State, which until the last minute of play seemed imminent. Curley's drop-kick crossed the bar, kept Chicago in the conference running. Score: Chicago 3, Ohio...
...well known saying among local Democrats that, 'if Curley and Walsh want to carry Massachusetts, they will have to soft pedal this Davis stuff.' This does not of course mean that there is more than usual support for Coolidge. It means that with two reactionaries in the national field, all the liberal vote is swinging to La Follette. You and Senator Walsh seem aware of this and have done all in your power to 'soft pedal this Davis stuff.' You have stood from under all that you could. But it is necessary to satisfy the national campaign managers that...