The Commission Plan As It Was Prepared By The 1915 Committee
The piece recounts the 1915 New York City commission plan created by a five member board to replace the aldermen, detailing department restructures, salaries, election mechanics, petitions, recalls, and the abolition of the old board. It notes McAneny’s address and the referendum context amid wartime concerns.
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George A. McAneny
New York Times
Chamber of Commerce
Times
John S. Pullman
Hamilton S. Shelton
Clarence D.S. Miller
Guy P. Miller
Lucien T. Warner
Department of Safety
Department of Welfare
Department of Engineering
Department of Property
Board of Building Commissioners
Department of Finance
Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners
Director of Finance
Board of Eduation
Onty
Rimary
Mexicans Stir Up Bad Feeling in Central America
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Dec. 17. Several Mexicans including a senator on a propaganda tour in Central America have given the press lengthy attacks against the United States. Their presence coincides with renewed anti American sentiment in Salvadoran, Nicaraguan, and Costa Rican papers. Mexican diplomatic representatives invited Central American journalists to visit Mexico City for General Obregon's inauguration with the American government as guests.
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Tegucizalpa
Honduras
Central America
United States
Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Mexico City
General Obregon
Mexico
Dutch "Red" Ardently Mobbed at Amsterdam Bourse
Amsterdam reports Herr Van Leuven a Dutch communist and Moscow delegate was mobbed upon returning to resume banking duties at the Amsterdam Bourse. Police intervened as brokers questioned how he reconciled Bolshevik allegiance with his broker role.
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Amsterdam
Herr van Leuven
Communist Party
Syrian College Renamed American University of Beirut
New York city reports the Syrian Protestant College at Beirut has been renamed the American University of Beirut under a New York State charter. Executive secretary Albert W. Staub cites an international student body and broadened instruction as reasons, noting departments in arts and sciences commerce medicine pharmacy dentistry and nursing training.
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Beirut
Syria
American University of Beirut
New York State
Albert W. Staub
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