Word: york
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Lord Mayor of London is almost invariably a different sort of man from his counterpart in a great U. S. city such as Chicago or New York. Political pull cannot elevate an Englishman to the post whose incumbent has authority to grant (and hence to refuse) permission to the King-Emperor to pass Temple Bar, traditional gateway to the City of London. Great wealth and an established, honorable position in the business community are the well-nigh indispensable qualifications of any Londoner who would become "My Lord Mayor." The office is really honorary, the incumbency only one year. Anyone...
Throughout the world last week all Jews celebrated the last day of the Passover feast.* But in the three great centres of Jewry?historic Jerusalem, young Tel Aviv and New York City?the celebrations differed vastly...
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics MacCracken exercised his persuasive powers, induced Col. Charles Augustus Lindbergh to fly from New York to Washington last week, to tell a joint committee of Congress what sort of airport the capital ought to have. To the Committee, headed by air-minded Senator Bingham of Connecticut, Col. Lindbergh laid down the following specifications...
...York city one Salvador Ateca, gambling concessionaire of Juarez, Mexico, often mentioned as the financial backer of General Escobar's revolution, was arrested as he prepared to sail for Spain. In his possession was a small black handbag, containing $750,000 in bills, securities and gold pieces, stolen, said representatives of the Mexican Government, from looted banks and the State Treasury of Chihuahua...
...port is an hour's ride from the city, it takes away the advantage of flying time. On a trip from New York or Philadelphia to Washington, the time required going to and from distant landing fields would add so much to the flying time as to leave little advantage over railroad transportation...