Schenectady Elects Rev. Dr. George R. Lunn Mayor
The Socialist Rev. Dr. George R. Lunn, aged thirty eight, recently elected mayor of Schenectady New York, has a career tracing from Lenox Iowa to Bellevue College and Union Theological Seminary. He served in the Spanish American War, taught at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Brooklyn, led First Reformed Church Schenectady, and founded Peoples Church a year after his 1903 call to Schenectady.
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George R. Lunn
Schenectady
N.Y
Lenox
Elis
Bes Moines
Omaha
Grand Island
Neb
Des Moines
Bellevue
Bellevue College
Priceton
William Jennings Bryan
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Cold Spring
Mabel Healy
Linn
Lune
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
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First Reformed Church
Peoples Church
Merrill Wins Seat as Socialist in New York Legislature
Merrill born in Campton New Hampshire in 1871 is the first Socialist to win a New York State Legislature seat. A Schenectady armature winder and longtime Socialist he aimed for home rule and municipal ownership. He challenged opponents to public debate. his plurality was 1000.
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Erbert Ams
Merrie
Aissem
Wleation
Hag
Peity
New York
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Merrill
Campton
Newbury
Mass
New England
Boston
Plymouth
AN. HL
Schenectady
Mfr
Dob Harriman
Los Angeles
Shenectady Loxal
Electrical Workers’ Union
Rochester
Maeterlinck Wins 1911 Nobel Prize for Literature
Belgian author Maurice Maeterlinck receives the Nobel Prize in literature worth $10,000. He is described as the Belgian Shakespeare and is noted for works including Pelicans et Melisande and The Blue Bird, with a noted career spanning poetry drama and philosophy.
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Maurice Maeterlinck
Tigato
Maeterlick
Emerson
Maeterlinck
Rear Admiral Wainwright to Retire After Navy Service
Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, one of the Navy’s best officers, is set to retire in December. He commanded the Gloucester during the Cuban War era and played a key role in engaging two Spanish torpedo boats near Santiago, aiding in destroying enemy vessels and harming their crews.
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Havana
Harbor
Wainwright
Gloucester
Simpson
Santiago
Cervera
Wralawricht
Sumeta
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Delawanutua Station
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Riverside
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