Word: mayors
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Highlights. Mr. Vare was placed on the stand and he admitted that besides his contribution of $71,000 to his campaign he had signed a note for $100,000 to help campaign finances. Mayor Kline of Pittsburgh was questioned about a speech he was alleged to have made to city employes declaring that if they did not vote for Pepper they would be separated from the city payroll. This he vehemently denied. Colonel Eric Fisher Wood, Chairman of the Pepper Committee, admitted that a letter favoring Pepper had been published by his committee which purported to be signed by William...
With the prestige of Poincaré assuring support from the Right, M. Briand turned to his confrere and rival of the Left, M. Edouard Herriot, for 21 years Mayor of Lyons, President of the Chamber of Deputies, leader of the Coalition of Left Parties, ousted from the Premiership (TIME, April 13, 20, 1925) when it was rumored that he had connived at juggling the accounts of the Finance Ministry to conceal inflation of the franc...
...local Bishop strode at the head of eight score monks, all carrying funeral candles. The Mayor, the town Council, municipal school children, citizenry followed...
...Mayor Dever of Chicago was there to express his city's appreciation. President Walter Dill Scott acknowledged gifts in behalf of the faculties and students...
...first outdoor event of the polo season, officials of the Intercollegiate Polo Association expect the largest crowd of spectators that has ever witnessed a college match. Many prominent sportsmen are to be present among whom will probably be Mayor James J. Walker, of New York City. His honor has been asked to throw out the ball for the first flit. The New York official is known to be an ardent polo fan, and will attend his engagements permit...