Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1913 — TWO OF GOTHAM’S NOTABLES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TWO OF GOTHAM’S NOTABLES

The Old and the New Collector of the Great Port of New York. New York.—At 11 o'clock, June 7th, only a few hours after his resignation as president of the board of aidermen, John Purroy Mitchell was sworn in by. United States Commissioner Shields and took office as collector of the port of New York, succeeding William Loeb. (left) In reply to the former collector’s welcome of the “highest type of public official for the office” as he termed Mr. Mitchell, the latter in part thanked Mr. Loeb fog the good feeling and the many suggestions and help received during the past six weeks in preparing him for

■ the duties he was about to take up where Mr. Loeb had Jest off. and promtsed to build up Instead of tearing down the structure Mr. Loeb barf built around the oflke of the port eoL lector of the great port of New York

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