Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) was an American journalist. He is noted for his humorous sketches in which an Irish saloonkeeper named Mr. Dooley commented on current events. Peter Dunne was born July 10, 1867, in Chicago, the fifth of seven children of...

Finley Peter Dunne, a newspaperman of considerable personal merit, is best remembered for the alter ego that he so carefully created and nurtured for some three decades: Martin Dooley, an Irish immigrant and saloonkeeper on Chicago's Archey Road, who...

Finley Peter Dunne is not a familiar literary name, but the comic character he created, Mr. Martin Dooley of "Ar-rchey R-road," a Chicago Irish-American saloonkeeper, has enjoyed an enduring fame. Through Mr. Dooley's rambling monologues, skillfully...

"Mr. Dooley" was a product of the 1890s, a time when a memorable fictional character was likely to come not only from the pages of a novel or a play but also from a column in the newspaper. Chicago-born newspaper writer Finley Peter Dunne...

Finley Peter Dunne (July 10 1867–April 24 1936) was a Chicago-based U.S. author, writer and humorist. He wrote Mr. Dooley in Peace and War in 1898. "Mr. Dooley" became one of the first nationally syndicated newspaper features. Set in a South Side...

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 16, the 16th day of 2007. There are 349 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Jan. 16, 1920, Prohibition began in the United States as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect. (It was later repealed by...

There is never a bad reason to consult George Washington Plunkitt on matters relating to politics here, there, anywhere. The old Tammany sachem understood the attractions of power, and his reflections on how you get it and how you keep it are as relevant today...