Word: term
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...Bryan is at present engaged in a lecture tour of the Northeast, speaking on both war questions and on the subject of prohibition. He is the fourth of the series of distinguished speakers who have appeared before the Graduate students this term. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, former ambassador to the Netherlands, Ian Hay Beith, British soldier-author, and the Hon. Albert Halstead, ex-consul-general to Austria, have given the previous talks, all of which have had for a subject some phase of the world conflict...
Three years ago Mr. Halstead was appointed consul-general to Austria-Hungary. He has had excellent opportunities for observing the effects of the war in Austria during his term of service there. It is understood that one of the topics which he will consider in his address is the question as to whether the United States will be drawn into a state of actual warfare with Austria, and the possible effect of the present Italian situation on such a move. At the conclusion of the lecture Mr. Halstead will answer any questions which may come...
...admitted nonentity, the candidate of the Brooklyn Republicans opposed to Fusion. Such is the situation as the polls open, with the betting over two to one in favor of Hylan. New York has never been able to keep a reform mayor in office for more than one term; its bursts of idealism are not of long life. But in this critical year, any victory of Tammany would be doubly disastrous, a menace to the public security and a knockout blow to good municipal government...
...last regular meeting of the executive committee of the Graduate Schools Society officers for the ensuing year were elected, and new members of the committee appointed. The following will hold office in the society this term...
...labor organization in the ordinary meaning of the term. It is composed of many diverse elements, some of which have mutually antagonistic objects in view. In its worst aspects it unquestionably extends to different forms of treason. But beyond a few leaders, it has no real organization of any kind. These men the government has been arresting. As a result the whole structure has crumbled like a pillar of sand, scattering the individual members over the country where they are still free, however, to do much as they have done in the past...