A Democrat backed by Tammany Hall, Hylan won over 154,000 votes more than the outgoing Mayor, John Purroy Mitchell. These two candidates were trailed by Mr Hillquit, a Socialist, in third place ...

New York, 12 July 1918 - The former Mayor of New York City, John Purroy Mitchel, has been laid to rest. ... Dublin, 29 July 1915 - The remains of the late Fenian leader Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa ...