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WILLIAM RUDOLF, an American sculptor, born in Preston co., Va., in 1884. He served in the Confederate Army and after the war established a studio in New York City, where he executed many portrait busts of wellknown people, including Walt Whitman, General Wheeler and others. He also made statues of Washington for Caracas, Venezuela, and many monuments and statues for American cities and institutions. He was one of the founders of the Tile Club.
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JAMES ALOYSIUS, born in New York City, 1860; educated in the College of the City of New York and was admitted to the bar in 1882. the District Court of New York, then From 1893 to 1900 he was a justice of justice of the Supreme Court of New York. In 1911 he was elected to the United States Senate, whereupon he resigned from the bench. His term ending in 1917, he resumed law practice. In 1912 he was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention.
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THEODORE, an American lawyer, author of the poem "The Bivouac of the Dead"; born in Danville, Ky., in 1820. He was a lawyer and journalist; at one time an officer in the United States navy; connected with the Lopez and Walker movements; served as captain and major in the Mexican War; afterward, for a year, in the United States cavalry; and in the Civil War as a colonel on the Confederate side. He died in Barbour co., Ala., June 7, 1867.
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a province of Chile with an area of 2,342 square miles. The eastern part of the slope of the Andes is very mountainous. It has a large area suitable for grazing, in the western part. Agriculture and grazing are the chief industries. Some mining of gold and other metals is carried on in the mountain regions. Pop. (1917) 120,750. The capital is Rancagua.
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JOHN CALLAN, an American newspaper writer, born in Washington in 1873. He was educated in the common schools and studied European diplomacy in Columbia University. He served as correspondent in various parts of the world for many newspapers and contributed much to current magazines. He served as first assistant secretary of state for three months in 1909, and was secretary of Theodore Roosevelt during the latter's trips in Africa and Europe. He wrote "With Roosevelt from the Jungle Through Europe" (1910); " Imperilled America" (1916). He was commissioned major in the tional Guard the Nain 1918 and served as aide to Major-General Goethals.
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EMMET, an American public official; born in Florence, Ala., in 1853. Graduated University of Alabama in 1873, and was admitted to the bar in 1875. He was United States attorney for the N. district of Alabama from 1893 to 1897 and was elected governor of Alabama for the term 1911 to 1915. He was president of the Alabama State Bar Association from 1909 to 1910, and was a member of other important professional associations. He was chairman of the District Exemption Board of Division 1, during the operation the operation of the draft. He wrote "The State Constitution."
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CHARLES, an American rear-admiral; born in Manchester, Eng- He entered the American land, in 1842. naval service as master's mate in 1861, and served in many American naval engagements during the Civil War. Commissioned lieutenant in 1868, and rose successively through the grades until he became rear-admiral, in 1901. From 1897 to 1904 he was Chief of the Naval Bureau of Ordnance. In the latter year he retired but was detailed for special ordnance duty abroad for one year, in 1904.
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JAMES, an American actor, born in Ireland in 1847. He made his first appearance on the American stage in Cincinnati in 1867, after which he appeared as leading man and as star in many theaters in the United States. For fifteen years he was star in "Monte Cristo," and afterwards played the star part in "The Three Musketeers" for many years. He died in 1920.
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JAMES, an American Roman Catholic bishop, born in Ireland in 1856. Educated in All Hallows College in Ireland and was ordained priest and served as pastor in Stillwater and Lake City, Minn., and in Padua, Minn. In 1909 he was consecrated bishop of Fargo.
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PETER J., an American Roman Catholic bishop, born in Dublin, Ireland, Ireland and was ordained priest in 1877. in 1853. He was educated in In the same In 1901 he was consecrated Bishop of year he came to America. Lebedos, Diocese of Peoria.
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CHARLES J., an Ameri can bishop born in St. John, New Bruns wick, in 1860. He was educated at St. Joseph's College and at the Grand Seminary, Montreal. He was ordained priest of the Roman Catholic Church in 1890 and for several years was in charge of missions at Oswego. He served as rector in Portland, Ore., in 1894 to 1903. In the latter year he was consecrated first bishop of Baker City. He was for several years editor of the "Catholic Sentinel."
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JOHN BOYLE, an Irish American poet; born at Dowth Castle, County Meath, Ireland, June 28, 1844; became a reporter for English and Irish papers, and Fenianism. In 1863 he en- " attracted a large listed in the 10th Hussars, in Ireland, for the avowed purpose of spreading revolutionary doctrines among the soldiers. For this he was arrested, tried for treason and sent for 20 years penal servitude in Australia. The following year (1869) he escaped to America. In Boston he found work on "The Pilot" (subsequently owner). In 1870 he went to Canada for became editor and principal "The Pilot" during the second Fenian raid and commanded Irish forces. His works include: "Songs of the Southern Seas" lads" (1878); "Moondyne, a Novel" (1873); "Songs, Legends and Bal- (1879); "Statues in the Block" (1881); "In Bohemia" (1886); 1886); and "Stories and Sketches" (1888). He died in Hull, Mass., Aug. 10, 1890.
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MAX. See BLOUET, PAUL.
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JOHN F., an American army officer. He was born in New York, 1874, and after attending Catholic public schools, studied at College of the City of New York from 1890 to 1893. In 1898 he graduated as LL.B. from New York University, being in the same year admitted to the bar, becoming member of the firm Corbin & 패 IN.Y. 1110 GENERAL JOHN F. O'RYAN O'Ryan. In 1897 he enlisted as a private in Company G, 7th Infantry, National Guard, New York and from 1900 commanded as second lieutenant the 2d Battery. He became first lieutenant in 1904, and captain of the 1st Battery in 1907. In 1911 he was promoted Major of the 2d Battalion Field Artillery and in 1912 became Major-General commanding the National Guard of New York. He commanded the New York Division on the Mexican border in 1916 and after the United States had declared war with the Central Powers was in 1917 appointed by President Wilson commander of the 27th Division, National Guard, and later Major-General in Europe. He was through all the campaigns with the National Guard during the World War, and on his return to the United States with his war-tried veterans in 1919 was given a great popular reception.
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