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Secrets of a Mayor's Secretary in a Busy City Hall
A former secretary describes negotiating with politicians, handling diverse visitors from 40 to 60 nationalities, and balancing truth with diplomacy. He details the delicate craft of civil service, defending his chief, and keeping order in a crowded city hall as he juggled crank callers, alders, and newspaper men.
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Board of Local Improvements
Job
Health Department
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Bridewell
Civil Service
Lord Chesterfield
Chicago
Ernest M’gafiry
Joseph B. Bowles