[?]ding to a statement presented to the London County Council last month of the [?]-nine London mayors, four have salaries —namely, the Lord Mayors, £10,000 a year; the ...
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Article : 82 wordsMr. Carnegie, in bis evidence before the Steel Inquiry Commission, referred not infrequently to the world-wide movement for peace. He took in the entire audience with his arms as he ...
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Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sun 10 Mar 1912, Page 15
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