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First Reported May 27 2012 - Updated May 27 2012 - 1 Documents

Jack the Ripper

Book collects two centuries of campaign posters

The Wichita Eagle“Presidential Campaign Posters from the Library of Congress” (Quirk Books, 208 pages, $40)Now that the presidential election is in full swing, it’s fun to take a look back to see how previous candidates have presented themselves and what ... [ Published May 27 2012 by Wichita Eagle ]

Entities: New Scotland Yard, Wichita, Quirk Books, William Howard Taft, Jack the Ripper

First Reported May 27 2012 - Updated May 27 2012 - 1 Documents

‘Taft 2012’ is an amusing Rip Van Winkle for our time

What do we know about William Howard Taft? In my case, sadly, not much. I’ve heard about his girth, and the famous stuck-in-the-bathtub story.Perhaps we also recall his moustache, a long, Lorax-like handlebar that, when combined with his size, made him ... [ Published May 27 2012 by Buffalo News ]

Entities: William Howard Taft, Hippocampus (genus), Creationism, Civil Rights

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Ralph Nader

'Fatally flawed': Why third parties still fail despite voter anger

WASHINGTON (CNN) -They had the money. They had the organization. They had the ballot access. What they were missing, however, was a candidate.Most Americans have probably never heard of Americans Elect. But as polls show dissatisfaction with both parties ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Channel4000 ]

Entities: Americans Elect, John Avlon, Anger, Ralph Nader, Henry Ross Perot

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 19 2012 - 1 Documents

The Bicentennial Challenge: Test yourself on city history - Part 20

Today we continue the Bicentennial Challenge, a yearlong series of Saturday quizzes about Columbus history.The first reader to email Joe Blundo at jblundo@dispatch. com with the correct answers is declared the weekly winner. At the end of each quarter, ... [ Published May 19 2012 by Columbus Dispatch ]

Entities: Columbus (Ohio, United States), Martin Van Buren, John Quincy Adams, William Howard Taft, Calvin Coolidge

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Southern Pacific Transportation Company

Museum opens for free on National Train Day

The Republic | azcentral.comRailroad fans and history buffs will find something to catch their eye Saturday at the Arizona Railway Museum.In celebration of National Train Day, the museum will be open for free 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is at 330 E. Ryan ... [ Published May 10 2012 by AZCentral.com ]

Entities: Southern Pacific Transportation Company, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 1 Documents

Chandler Railway Museum celebrates National Train Day

Tribune Ahwatukee Foothills News | 0 commentsNational Train Day: Celebrating the 143rd anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad at Promotory Summit, Utah, the Arizona Railway Museum offers railcar tours and exhibits featuring the ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Ahwatukee Foothills News ]

Entities: William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Donations

First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

Taft Museum of Art

From Ohio to the White House

Friday-July 29: Ohio to the White House: Photographs by Matthew AlbrittonSeven American presidents were born in Ohio: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding. ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Cincinnati Enquirer ]

Entities: White House, Taft Museum of Art, Benjamin Harrison, James Garfield

First Reported Apr 15 2012 - Updated Apr 15 2012 - 1 Documents

A dusty plaque recalls a great journalist, lost on The Titanic

On a spectacular spring morning, my daughter and I walked Saturday along Fifth Avenue, on the edge of Central Park in New York City. I stopped when I noticed the faded bronze of a plaque on the wall near the engineer's gate to the park.It was dedicated ... [ Published Apr 15 2012 by Syracuse Online ]

Entities: William Howard Taft, W T International BV, Industrial Revolution, Nobel Peace Prize, Prostitution

First Reported Feb 15 2012 - Updated Feb 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Radical Solutions to Economic Inequality

A century ago, in one of his last acts of office, President William Howard Taft attempted to solve the problem of inequality in America. In August 1912, on the cusp of a brutal third-place finish in the presidential election, he created a Commission ... [ Published Feb 15 2012 by Slate Magazine - Dilettante, The ]

Entities: Inequality, Progressive Era, William Howard Taft

First Reported Jan 10 2012 - Updated Jan 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Books: Feature: Taft 2012

Readers of The A.V. Club know Jason Heller as a regular contributor, but they may not also know he has another career as a writer of science fiction and fantasy. Taft 2012 , Heller’s soon-to-be-released first novel, imagines a world in which William ... [ Published Jan 10 2012 by A.V. Club ]

Entities: William Howard Taft, Elections

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Book collects two centuries of campaign posters [ Published May 27 2012 by Wichita Eagle ]
‘Taft 2012’ is an amusing Rip Van Winkle for ou... [ Published May 27 2012 by Buffalo News ]
Uncorked book club enjoys new authors [ Published May 27 2012 by Dayton Daily News ]
"Art for All" paintings and "Big Pig Gig" pigs ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Examiner.com ]
Hicks: Whitney Houston's daughter allegedly gam... [ Published May 23 2012 by Marin Independent Journal ]
'Fatally flawed': Why third parties still fail ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Channel4000 ]
The Bicentennial Challenge: Test yourself on ci... [ Published May 19 2012 by Columbus Dispatch ]
BWW Reviews: Contemporary Politics Could Write ... [ Published May 19 2012 by Broadway World ]
Art of the campaign: Library of Congress collec... [ Published May 13 2012 by Missoulian ]
Book Review: 'Stewardship: Lessons Learned From... [ Published May 12 2012 by Seeking Alpha ]
Museum opens for free on National Train Day [ Published May 10 2012 by AZCentral.com ]
'Presidential Campaign Posters' offers lessons ... [ Published May 09 2012 by Belleville News Democrat ]
Chandler Railway Museum celebrates National Tra... [ Published May 08 2012 by Ahwatukee Foothills News ]
Plan a visit to a tristate historic site at Mus... [ Published May 07 2012 by Examiner.com ]
From Ohio to the White House [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Cincinnati Enquirer ]
A dusty plaque recalls a great journalist, lost... [ Published Apr 15 2012 by Syracuse Online ]
Hicks: Mindy McCready has second child [ Published Apr 14 2012 by ChicoER.com ]
On top of the world [ Published Apr 11 2012 by Issaquah Press ]
Radical Solutions to Economic Inequality [ Published Feb 15 2012 by Slate Magazine - Dilettante, The ]
Books: Feature: Taft 2012 [ Published Jan 10 2012 by A.V. Club ]
Bio of newspaper publisher Cissy Patterson deli... [ Published Sep 11 2011 by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]

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Books: Feature: Taft 2012 [ Published Jan 10 2012 by A.V. Club ] Readers of The A.V. Club know Jason Heller as a regular contributor, but they may not also know he has another career as a writer of science fiction and fantasy. Taft 2012 , Heller’s soon-to-be-released first novel, imagines a world in which William ...