Word: mayors
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Died. Colonel George Brinton McClellan, 75 (son of Civil War General George B. McClellan, who lost the Seven Days' Battles), mayor of New York City from 1903 to 1909, lecturer on economics and public affairs at Princeton until his retirement in 1930; in Washington...
John Astor Drayton, tall, 26-year-old great-great-great-grandson of John Jacob Astor (who in 1937 was with John Roosevelt in Cannes the night there was a rumpus because someone squirted champagne on the Mayor), passed his physical examinations, headed for Fort Dix, N. J. with 191 other volunteers. "Come on, blue blood," yelled another rookie. "Right with you, chum," answered Drayton...
...Helis family belongs in Arcadia, high in a mountain district which not even the terrible Turks ever conquered and from which come some of Greece's ablest highland fighters. William Helis' grandfather was mayor of their town for 32 years. Young William went to America after finishing secondary school, did odd jobs in New York and Milwaukee. In 1908 he married a Philadelphia girl of Dutch descent, who bore him three daughters and a son. He set up a coffee and spice business in Kansas City, Mo., became a top sergeant in the National Guard in World...
Besides his university work and his services to the national government, Professor Merriam has entered politics in Chicago, serving as city alderman for six years, running as candidate for mayor, and serving as chairman of the Commission on City Expenditures...
Besides his university work and his services to the national government, Dr. Merriam has entered politics in Chicago, serving as city chairman for six years, running as candidate for mayor, and serving as chairman of the Commission on City Expenditures...