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Word: mayors (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...politician was Mayor Freeland W. Kendrick of Philadelphia. Two years ago he announced his intention of "cleaning up the town." He set out to find a fighting police commissioner (Director of Public Safety). He found him. For one reason or another he got rid of him last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: In Philadelphia | 1/4/1926 | See Source »

...centre. Therefore the notables in the boxes, like the men on the ice, had been led to display an interest in professional hockey, in "Les Canadiens," in the Prince of Wales Cup, which will go to the team which wins the league championship. John Ringling, Rosamond Pinchot, Frank Crowninshield, Mayor Hylan, Charles Sabin, Mayor-Elect Walker, Paul D. Cravath, Clarence Mackay, Mr. and Mrs. James N. Hill, Paul Manship, Sarah Schuyler Butler and innumerable others with printable names saw the Canadians in their scarlet shirts drub the New York team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: New Garden | 12/28/1925 | See Source »

...That is a very bad corner," Mayor Quinn admitted, "and no doubt something should be done about it. I have already ordered a silent policeman no be placed there, and believe there will be no delay...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SILENT POLICEMAN TO GO UP AT LAMPOON CORNER | 12/22/1925 | See Source »

Traffic accidents at the corner of Mt. Auburn and Plympton Streets are to have an immediate remedy, it was revealed in a statement made to the CRIMSON last night by Edward W. Quinn, Mayor of Cambridge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SILENT POLICEMAN TO GO UP AT LAMPOON CORNER | 12/22/1925 | See Source »

...matter of fact," said the Mayor, "the corner is no worse that that at DeWolfe Street, and accidents there are very rare. I am inclined to think it is the fault of the motorists, who see a good stretch of road ahead on Mt. Auburn Street, and start speeding up. It might almost be better for them if there were some big holes in the road." When asked if there had been any thought of providing the road with protective bumps, Mayor Quinn replied in the negative...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SILENT POLICEMAN TO GO UP AT LAMPOON CORNER | 12/22/1925 | See Source »

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