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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : William McKinley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
McKinley was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.
McKinley led the country into the Spanish-American War, bringing the former colonies of Spain in the Pacific (Guam and the Philippines) and the Caribbean Sea (Cuba and Puerto Rico) under American control.
McKinley was the first president to ride in an automobile (the ambulance that took him to the hospital after he was shot).
www.hallencyclopedia.com /William_McKinley   (871 words)

  
 Wilbur McKinley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilbur McKinley has been accused of being a member of the conspiracy to kill Malcolm X.
Not much is known about McKinley, other than that he was over 30 years old at the time and that he was part of a construction business.
Convicted assassin Talmadge Hayer said McKinley participated in the assassination in two affidavits; see Hayer affidavits.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wilbur_McKinley   (101 words)

  
 Connecticut's Heritage Gateway
The Republican presidential candidate in 1896 was William McKinley (1843-1901), an Ohioan who had served with distinction in the Civil War, had been a United States congressman from 1876 to 1890 (except for 1882), and had held the Ohio governorship in the early 1890s.
McKinley ran on a Republican business-oriented platform that stressed a high protective tariff and sound money, i.e., the preservation of the gold standard.
Hanna, an Ohio businessman who was behind the McKinley boom for president from its inception in 1894, built up a campaign fund of over $7 million and used it to brand Bryan an anarchist/revolutionist who would destroy private property and bring industrial America to its knees.
www.ctheritage.org /encyclopedia/ct1865_1929/bryan_campaign.htm   (878 words)

  
 First Chapter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Wilbur Wright’s missive was among scores of letters raining down on Langley from those newly aspiring to fly, a fraternity that included the misguided, the unbalanced and the opportunistic, all drawn to the prospect by word of Langley’s unprecedented $50,000 grant from the U.S. Army Board of Ordnance.
Wilbur began to contemplate how buzzards, in the face of wind gusts, could keep their equilibrium by, as Wright called it, “a torsion of the tips of the wings.” This led him to build a biplane kite whose wings could be warped at the tips.
Wilbur’s seminal letter to the Smithsonian was written in the first person singular, and as late as September 3, 1900, Wilbur wrote his father, Bishop Wright, to let him know he planned to fly his glider at Kitty Hawk.
stephengoddard.com /first_chapter2.htm   (4771 words)

  
 TCL - Wilbur Fisk Stone - July 2002
Wilbur Fisk Stone, a descendant of early English settlers of the Guilford colony in southern Connecticut, was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, December 28, 1833.
He was the last of the pioneer lawyers whose record of activity in the profession dates back to 1860; his was the longest service on the bench; his law from the mastermind which encompassed every phase of the law from the crude machinery of a miners’ court to the most intricate constitutional interpretation.
Wilbur Fisk Stone spent much of his life in public service and was, by all accounts, a true gentleman and scholar.
www.cobar.org /tcl/tcl_articles.cfm?ArticleID=1759   (2795 words)

  
 CinemaSpeak.Com - Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself
Wilbur has never had a problem attracting members of the opposite sex, but is reluctant to forge a meaningful relationship with anyone.
Wilbur is the character the writers are most guilty of not adequately fleshing out.
Although afflicted with a mental illness, Wilbur's character arc falls flat due to the fact that we don't see him enough in a sympathetic light (the few times we do is when he presents the figure of a much needed older sibling to Mary).
www.cinemaspeak.com /Reviews/wilbur.html   (753 words)

  
 All Family - pafg13 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Roscoe McKinley Clem on 5 Jul 1913 in Valparaiso, Porter, IN.
Roscoe McKinley Clem Jr was born on 31 Jul 1927 in South Bend, St Joseph County, Indiana.
Wilbur Wilson Wright was born on 6 May 1913.
www.stephensfam.com /all/pafg13.htm   (504 words)

  
 The Assassination of President McKinley
McKinley had raised three and a half million dollars to spend on his campaign.
After McKinley was elected to the presidency, America found itself involved in a short war against Spanish forces in Cuba.
McKinley declared that he didn't want Puerto Rico and the Philippines to be taken over by enemy forces.
www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_35_452.html   (410 words)

  
 Schwabe, Williamson and Wyatt
Wilbur was a native of Vermont who received his law degree from Boston University in 1892 and immediately moved to Portland at the urging of his brother Earl.
Wilbur began law practice during a time of growth and optimism in Portland and Oregon.
Wilbur joined Spencer in the Board of Trade Building in 1909 (where the firm stayed until 1963), and they formed a partnership, Wilbur and Spencer.
www.schwabe.com /history.asp   (1352 words)

  
 Hour.ca - Film - Wilbur
Wilbur was always adored by his departed parents, as well as most women the two men encounter.
Yet Wilbur is the pessimist overcome by life's sadness, and Harbour an optimist sweetly fixated on his brother's company.
Wilbur and Harbour return home as roommates to sort out the remnants of their father's will, which consists of an old, musty used-books store you don't see much anymore.
www.hour.ca /film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=5266   (1464 words)

  
 Movie Review
Thirty-something brothers Wilbur and Harbour (Sives and Rawlins) inherit their father's failing used bookstore in Glasgow.
Her little girl Mary takes to Wilbur (as does Alice) even as he makes halfhearted attempts to find a girlfriend, often with hilarious results.
"Wilbur" had only festival exposure in the UK and U.S. in the winter of 2003-04, but is scheduled for limited U.S. release in the spring of 2004.
www.allwatchers.com /MovieRView.asp?BRID=66590   (190 words)

  
 Grace Trout: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
With the help of first-term Speaker of the House, Democrat William McKinley, the bill was given to a favorable committee.
In 1912, Grace Wilbur Trout, head of the Chicago Political Equality League, was elected President of the state organization.
McKinley told Trout that he would only bring it up for a final vote if he could be convinced that there was sentiment for the bill in the state.
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Trout_Grace_823657.htm   (1456 words)

  
 Lee's Movie Info - Sneak Preview: "Sunset Junction"
McKinley wasn’t quite sure what Jones’ intent was at first, as he didn’t want these teenagers’ lives exploited.
McKinley noted that he and Jones have kept in touch with most of the students who have been involved.
McKinley mentioned one guy who had called him out of the blue from Las Vegas, telling him how much he appreciated what he did for him, and came into town and bought McKinley dinner.
www.leesmovieinfo.net /Article.php?a=433   (1155 words)

  
 Katmai NP and Aniakchak NM & Preserve: Administrative History (Chapter 3)
The staff at Mount McKinley National Park, who were located some 400 miles northeast of Katmai, appear to have ignored the monument completely; not one of the Mount McKinley Superintendent's Monthly Reports issued between 1921 and 1935 mentioned Katmai National Monument.
Wilbur's letter was favorably received by President Hoover, who made no modifications to it.
Demaray, shortly after his McKinley visit, broke the stalemate by assigning the patrol to one of Liek's rangers, the expenses to be paid for from the general national monument appropriation.
www.nps.gov /katm/adhi/adhi3.htm   (6236 words)

  
 Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress -- THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, 1800-1992
William McKinley appointed a new Librarian of Congress to supervise the move from the Capitol and implement the new reorganization.
McKinley in the spring of 1899 and served as Librarian of Congress for forty years, until the autumn of 1939.
Asked to characterize the Library as he neared the end of his long career, Putnam penned the phrase "Universal in Scope: National in Service." This view marked his entire tenure, for if Spofford was the principal collection-builder, Putnam was the Librarian who did the most to extend the Library's use to the American people.
www.loc.gov /loc/legacy/loc.html   (7947 words)

  
 Cross-Country Estates: Wilbur Wright Drive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Wilbur Wright Drive has an automatic 32 foot wide double gate, an entryway marker for the subdivision (see photos below), and a Neighborhood Postal Unit outside the gate with a drive-by so that persons getting their mail don't block the entrance.
Wilbur Wright Drive has only two addresses, for the last two lots on the south end of the subdivision west of the runway.
Visible in the background is the Ewen's hangar (center), their house, and the McKinley house (right).
www.airparks.com /07ts/wwd.html   (168 words)

  
 Oregon Magazine
His great-nephew Todd McKinley, a school resource officer with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, and great-niece Jina (McKinley) Carniglia, who lives in Canyon City, affectionately recalled “Uncle Ray’s” pranks with Bigfoot feet.
Wilbur came up with the idea of planting Bigfoot footprints around the Northwest, according to his local relatives.
Both McKinley and Carniglia recall that when they were children, they discovered a set of Bigfoot model feet at the family’s ranch near Mt. Vernon.
oregonmag.com /BigfootHoax.htm   (700 words)

  
 Solid! -- Will Bradley Biography
Drummers were also the rage, and Alexander teamed Bradley with old bandmate McKinley, who was then with Jimmy Dorsey.
In 1940 Bradley and McKinley began to feature the boogie woogie sound in their arrangements.
McKinley disagreed and left to form his own band.
www.parabrisas.com /d_bradleyw.php   (529 words)

  
 A History of Curtis Township,Alcona Co., Michigan
Wilbur moved to Tawas were they lived many years.
Wilbur was active in the lumber industry, the town of Wilbur, Washington is named for him].
The AuSable River, Wilbur Creek and Smith Creek are fine trout streams.
members.tripod.com /~nvance/Alctship.html   (1666 words)

  
 About Franklin McKinley School District
In 1913, the McKinley School District was established when a school building was erected at the corner of Fair and McLaughlin as a result of a split up of a Jackson School located on Story Road.
In 1958, a second McKinley School was built at 810 Macreades Avenue; however this school was only used for 6 years as the construction of the future Junipero Serra freeway (280) across town would force the demolition of the school which stood directly in its path.
This school was replaced by the third McKinley School at 651 Macreades Avenue in 1967.
www.fmsd.k12.ca.us /about   (1372 words)

  
 Massillon Tigers CyberRevue
The fortune was reversed in the playoffs when McKinley defeated the Tigers in the second round.
The 1996 season started off with great success and the 9-0 Tigers entered the McKinley game assured of a playoff spot but the Bulldogs won and the Tigers were defeated 7-6 during a snowstorm in the first round by Brunswick.
In 1997, the Tigers won their 700th game but after a 7-3 season and another McKinley loss Coach Rose’s contract was not renewed.
www.massillontigers.com /history.htm   (5575 words)

  
 Site Title - Person Page 74
Emmett Franklin Trenor was the son of Austin Oscar McKinley Trenor and Levia Alice Belle Frances Craft.
He was the son of Wilbur Clements Bostic and Ida Bell Frances Reynolds.
She was the daughter of Wilbur Clements Bostic and Ida Bell Frances Reynolds.
www3.telus.net /public/byrt/test-p/p74.htm   (902 words)

  
 Exploring the politics behind the murders of Presidents Garfield and McKinley
McKinley's successor was another New Yorker, Theodore Roosevelt, who made the most of his accidental presidency by widening the role of the federal government in economic and social areas.
The stodgy McKinley and his wealthy backers were content to maintain the status quo in 1901, despite powerful forces that were changing American society.
The killing of McKinley proved to be a "troubling bell," signaling that perhaps the anarchists were correct in charging that the overstuffed Ohio politician did represent an "oppressive system." The new president heard it loud and clear.
www.post-gazette.com /books/20030817deadpresidents0817p2.asp   (2663 words)

  
 American BigBands - Page 3 "S" Bands
In 1942, Slack formed his own orchestra (as also did Ray McKinley), and was one of the first bands signed for Johnny Mercer's then brand new label, Capital Records.
The band's popularity was greatly aided by the work of their "girl" singer, Ella Mae Morse, whose voicings were just perfect for the band's Swing styling and Boogie Woogie recordings.
Wilbur was taught piano by his sister (pianist) and was self taught on violin and clarinet.
www.nfo.net /usa/s3.html   (7296 words)

  
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On 4 June 1938 Moore wrote Wilbur (in what was probably a general circular sent many or all RCPA members) conveying news and asking for responses to these recent trends in the group's affairs.
Aside from Bowman, Carlson, and Wilbur, these scientists did not pursue alcohol-related research themselves, and so their participation in the RCPA cannot be accounted for simply in terms of substantive interest.
The ABMRF noted that the RCPA could hardly advertise itself as free from presumption and prejudice when the group had begun from the assumptions that prohibition was a failure, main force was useless, and hasty and ineffective controls should not be embraced.
www.roizen.com /ron/dissch7.htm   (9293 words)

  
 Movie Habit: Review of Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002), ***
The upshot of Wilbur’s repeated attempts is that he is asked not to return to the group therapy sessions at the hospital, a place which will play a large part in Wilbur and Harbour’s future.
Meanwhile, Wilbur has found a reason to live, and her name is Alice.
It’s possible to interpret the plot as “tragic and cruel.” Harbour is responsible for at least six characters falling in love, and yet his reward may be that those closest to him take advantage of his kind heart.
www.moviehabit.com /reviews/wil_dv04.shtml   (651 words)

  
 BRADLEY, Will : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
To NYC '28; met Ray McKinley in Milt Shaw's Detroiters (Roseland Ballroom house band); with Red Nichols; CBS staff '31--4; with Ray Noble '35--6, then more radio work.
Approached by booking agent Willard Alexander, formed own band actually co-led by McKinley '39--42; changed name because 'Schwichtenberg' wouldn't fit on marquee.
It was an unusually polished white jazz-oriented dance band, with Peanuts Hucko, Freddie Slack; records incl.
www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/b/B223.HTM   (119 words)

  
 Famous Firsts in Aviation
Wilbur and Orville Wright with their second powered machine.
crawled to his prone position between the wings of the biplane he and his brother Wilbur had built, opened the throttle of their homemade 12-horsepower engine, and took to the air.
McKinley, photographer, flew a trimotor Fokker from the Bay of Whales, Little America, over the South Pole and back (Nov. 28–29).
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0004537.html   (2997 words)

  
 KC Flyer January 2004
Dressed in the typical bicycle maker's uniform of tie and white shirt with rolled up sleeves and vest, Wilbur established his connection with Kansas City by mentioning his and Orville's good friend, Octave Chanute, who designed the Hannibal Bridge, first railroad crossing of the Mighty Mo in 1869.
Wilbur narrowed the time frame of his talk from May 30, 1899, when they requested the latest information available from the Smithsonian, to the date of the first flight.
Wilbur was somewhat discouraged on the way back to Dayton, declaring that men would not fly for another 1000 years, toning that down to 50 years!
www.rollanet.org /~mopilots/kc/jan2004kc.htm   (966 words)

  
 The Biography Channel - Malcolm X Biography
This seemed unlikely, however, as both were well known to OAAU members, and they would certainly have been recognised as hostile members of the audience on that evening.
Hayer also denied that Butler and Johnson had been involved, instead identifying his co-conspirators as Leon David and Wilbur McKinley, in a sworn affidavit.
Despite this, the trials of Hayer, Butler and Johnson began on 12th January 1966, and they were all convicted of the murder of Malcolm X, in March 1966, and received life sentences.
www.thebiographychannel.co.uk /biography_home/154:0/Malcolm_X.htm   (1783 words)

  
 Garfield's Lawnfield leads pack of Ohio's presidential sites
The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in Niles is not a family outing kind of place but a stop for history buffs.
McKinley was born and reared in Niles but spent his adult years in nearby Canton, where he is buried.
There's more to be learned about McKinley at his tomb in Canton, an imposing granite domed structure completed in 1907 on landscaped grounds northwest of the city.
www.post-gazette.com /books/20030817ohiotour0817p3.asp   (2459 words)

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