Dunkers
or DUNKARDS, a sect of German Baptists, founded by by Alexander Mack, about A. D. 1708. Persecution drove them in 1723 to the United States, where they are now divided into four branches.
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These 12 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Dunkers, Dunkirk, Dunmore.
Dunkirk
city and port of entry of Chautauqua co., N. Y.; on Lake Erie, and the Erie, the Nickel Plate, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, the Western New York and Pennsylvania, and the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pittsburg railroads; 40 miles S. W. of Buffalo. It is an important shipping port, having a good harbor and facilities for freight handling. Its industries include a plant for the manufacture of locomotives, foundry, planing mills, grain and mills, grain and coal elevators, various other factories. It is a popular summer resort, with a beautiful park overlooking Lake Erie, and has a public library, orphan asylum, public schools, . Pop. (1910) 17,221; and national banks (1920) 19,336.
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Dunmore
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna co. It is on the Erie and the Lackawanna railroads, and adjoins Scranton. The borough is an important anthracite coal region and there are manufactures of brick, stone, and silk. It is the seat of St. Mary's Academy, and several homes for children and for the aged. Pop. (1910) 17,615; (1920) 20,250.
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Dunne
EDWARD JOSEPH, an American clergyman; born in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1848. He came to the United States when he was a year old, was educated at the Theological Seminary in Baltimore, and ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1871. He was appointed Bishop of Dallas, Texas, in 1893.
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Dunne
EDWARD FITZSIMONS, an American public official; born in Waterville, Conn., in 1853. He was educated in the High School of Peoria, Ill., and for 3 years studied at Trinity College, Dublin. He studied law at the of Law, graduating in Union College 1887. In the same year he was admitted was to the bar. From 1892 to 1905 he judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, III. In the latter year he was mayor of Chicago, serving until 1907, when he again engaged in the practice of law. From 1913 to 1917 he was governor of Illinois. He was a prom figure in Democratic politics. In 1906-1907 he was president of the League of American Mnicipalities, and in 1919 he was a member of the commission from Irish societies of the United States to present claims of Ireland for self- Conference determination at the Peace in Paris.
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Dunne (II)
FINLEY PETER, an American writer, born in Chicago in 1867. He was educated in the common schools and served on the staffs of several newspapers in Chicago from 1885 to 1900. He first attracted attention by the publication in the Chicago "Times-Herald" of a series of sketches in which the chief figure was one Martin Dooley. Upon the publication of these sketches in a volume entitled "Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War," his reputation was established. This was followed by "Mr. Dooley in the Hearts of his Countrymen" (1898); "Mr. Dooley's Philosophy" (1900); "Mr. Dooley's Opinions" (1901); "Observations by Mr. Dooley" (1902); ). He and "Mr. Dooley Says" (1910 served as editor for several publications and in 1918-1919 was editor Collier's Weekly. He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
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Duns Scotus
JOANNES (duns skō' tus), a Scotch metaphysician, head of the Schoolmen, called "the subtle doctor"; born in Ireland, 1265 or 1274. His opposition to the Thomists or adherents of Thomas Aquinas was spirited. He wrote an "Exposition of Aristotelian Physics"; "Questions on Aristotle's Work on the Soul"; and similar works. He died in Cologne, Nov. 8, 1308.
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Dunsany
EDWARD JOHN MORE- TON DRAX PLUNKETT, BARON, an English poet and dramatist. He was born in 1878 and was educated at Eton. He was a captain in the 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and was wounded in 1916. His works include: "Gods of Pegana"; "Time and the Gods"; "A Dreamer's Tales"; "Five Plays"; "Plays of God and Men"; "The Glittering Gate"; "The Gods of the Mountain"; "The Tents of the Arabs"; "A Night a an Inn"; "Tales of War," etc.
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Dunstan
ST., an Anglo-Saxon ecclesiastic; born in Glastonbury in 925. youth he was remarkable for his As a learning and his skill in music, painting, carving, and working in metals. He entered the Benedictine order, became an anchorite at Glastonbury, and in 945 was made abbot by King Edmund. After the death of Edmund, Edred, the next king, made him his prime minister and principal director in civil and ecclesiastical affairs. In the reign of Edwy he was banished, but was recalled by Edgar, and made Archbishop of Canterbury. He was again deprived of power on the accession of Ethelred in 978. He did much to improve education and to raise the standing and character of the priesthood. He ing died in Canterbury in 988.
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Duquesne
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Allegheny co. It is on the Monongahela river, and on the Pennsylvania railroad. The city has large steel works and blast furnaces. There is a public library and an institute. Pop. (1910) 15,727; (1920) 19,011.
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Duquoin
a city of Illinois, in Perry Illinois, in Perry co. It is on the Illinois Central railroad. Its industries include iron works, flour mills, planing mills, etc. There are important coal mines in the neighborhood. Pop. (1910) 5,454; (1920) 7,285.
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Duran
CAROLUS, CHARLES AU- GUSTE-EMILE, called DURAND, a French painter; born in Lille, July July 4, 1837. He received his early art education at the municipal school in his native town, and in 1853 went to Paris and spent much time in copying again and again "La Joconde," at the Louvre. He gained the Wicar traveling scholarship Italy, and at Rome painted and went to "La Prière du Soir." exhibited at the Salon in 1865. For "L'Assassiné (1866), he was awarded his first medal. M. Duran resided for a year in Spain, and the influence of Velasquez is clearly seen in his "St. Francis of Assissi," exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1868. But the fame of Carolus Duran rests principally on his portraits, which are very numerous. Among them may be mentioned Emile de Girardin, those of his daughters, the equestrian portrait of Mlle. Croizette, the well-known actress, and a portrait of Pasteur. He was a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, and of the Order of Leopold. In 1898 he made a lecturing tour to the United States, this being his second visit. In the same year he was elected president of the National Society of Fine Arts. Exhibited at St. Louis Exposition in 1904. Member of French Institute (1915), and Director of French Academy at Rome. He died in Paris, Feb. 18, 1917.
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