Northwest wheat growers seek local market Sep 23, 2009
Fred Wagner, whose 1888 homestead deed bears the signature of President Grover Cleveland, would not recognize the way his great-grandson makes a living planting with a satellite-guided seeding drill and harvesting with air-conditioned combines that can measure the average moisture in each swath of wheat. The complexity and cost of farming have exploded in recent decades, making it impossible for many farmers to keep up. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
What College Students Don't Know Sep 13, 2009
"Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote," declared Grover Cleveland in 1905. Harry Truman, in his 1950 State of the Union address to mark the midcentury, predicted that "our total national production 50 years from now will be four times as much as it is today." It turned out to be more than 33 times as large. (Time.com)
World's oldest person dies in Los Angeles at 115 Sep 12, 2009
on April 6, 1894, when Grover Cleveland was in the White House, radio communication was just being developed and television was still more than a half-century from becoming a ubiquitous household presence. Damian Dovarganes, File. (Fresno Bee)
Gertrude Baines, 115; gained fame as world’s oldest person Sep 12, 2009
native, whose father was believed to have been a slave, was born April 6, 1894, when the US flag had 44 stars and Grover Cleveland was president. She married at a young age and later divorced. (Boston Globe)
Labor Day - I'm Not Celebrating Sep 7, 2009
While that horrible day played a part in May Day celebrations thereafter, it also influenced President Grover Cleveland to bypass May as a date for Labor Day to avoid stirring up negative emotions. Union membership has grown a bit lately but primarily due to the growth of government. (Townhall.com)
Labor Day: What are we celebrating? Sep 7, 2009
In 1894 President Grover Cleveland and Congress, in an attempt to appease the labor movement after Cleveland employed the U.S. military to squash the deadly Pullman Strike earlier that year, had Labor Day declared a national holiday. An examination of the social and economic forces at work that led up to the Pullman Strike of 1894 is highly revealing both of the results of government intervention into the economy, and of the nature and intent of America s then-growing labor movement. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Editorial: Holiday's history reveals progress Sep 7, 2009
President Grover Cleveland signed it into law in 1894, just days after federal troops, which he'd ordered to Chicago, broke the famous Pullman strike. The national holiday's beginnings were less a cause for celebration than a hope that the nation could turn the page on an era of friction between workers and management that too often turned violent. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Column: Government actually had a 'best idea' Sep 7, 2009
When Grover Cleveland set aside much of the Cascades and Olympics in 1897, Northwesterners all but mutinied. It's "a galling insult to local sovereignty," the Seattle Chamber of Commerce wrote to Congress. (Longview Daily News, WA)
The truth about Labor Day Sep 6, 2009
In 1884, when President Grover Cleveland signed the bill making Labor Day a national holiday on the first Monday in September, he and its sponsors intended it not as a celebration of leisure but as a promotion of the great American work ethic. Work, they believed, was the highest calling in life, and Labor Day was a reminder to get back to it. (Boston Globe)
COLUMN: The true meaning of Labor Day Sep 5, 2009
Declaring the strike illegal, President Grover Cleveland sent in 12,000 federal troops to quell the unrest. There was violence, and two men were killed. (Hopkinton Town Crier, MA)
Can Sarah Palin be more than a political celebrity? Sep 4, 2009
In 1884, Republican opponents of Grover Cleveland discovered that, as a young man, the eventual two-term president may have sired a child out of wedlock. Their campaign chant became, "Ma, Ma, where's my Pa? He's gone to the White House, ha, ha, ha.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Summer vacation over for most Erie County students Sep 1, 2009
Grover Cleveland Elementary teacher Andrea Gloystein greets incoming kindergarten student Emma Revak in one of the main hallways of the school Aug. 31 ... The Grover Cleveland Elementary School kindergartner was among almost 13,000 students starting school or returning to class in the Erie School District on Monday ... Emma has been visiting Grover Cleveland School since she was born and has been eager to attend school there almost as long. Her mother, Laura, is vice president of Point Click... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Samuel Tilden and the 1876 race for president Aug 29, 2009
Thomas Hendricks, who was Tilden s running mate, would eventually attain the position of vice president in 1884 under President Grover Cleveland and would die in office the next year. Hayes, who only served one term as president, hadn t been his party s first choice for the job, but was elected as a compromise to James G. Blaine, who they believed couldn t win the general election. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Phils watch Happ as innings total rises Aug 27, 2009
54, 1907) and Grover Cleveland Alexander (2. 57, 1911). (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
Passing Of Era... Aug 26, 2009
His mother, a devout Roman Catholic, was exposed to the boisterous world of Boston Irish politics early, campaigning as a young girl with her father, the mayor, and meeting presidents Grover Cleveland and William McKinley. Decades later, she became an accomplished campaigner for her sons. (The Drudge Report)
History of Labor Day Aug 25, 2009
President Grover Cleveland signed the bill into law, and a proper observance of the holiday was set to include a street parade followed by a festival or recreational gathering for workers and their families. These original rules were more or less stuck to for years and are even still loosely used as a basis for many modern Labor Day celebrations, which now include speeches by leading union officials, industrialists, educators, clerics, and government officials. (Suite101.com)
Book tells Clark County history with photos, narratives Aug 25, 2009
Abraham Lincoln stayed at the Archer House before he was sworn in as president and Grover Cleveland stayed there during his presidency. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The Pullman Strike of 1894 Aug 16, 2009
President Grover Cleveland, under pressure from Attorney General Richard Olney, a former railroad attorney with many high level contacts in the industry, finally authorized the use of federal troops. At issue was the delivery of mail, held up by the strike, and a convenient legal excuse to intervene. (Suite101.com)
Vicks aim? Only the greatest comeback story ever written Aug 15, 2009
Or Grover Cleveland Alexander, who lost a leg and fought back to play in the major leagues again. There are many other inspiring sports stories comebacks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
USA's Yesterdays: Pullman strike -- Well-intended Utopian confronts hard actualities Aug 15, 2009
After Gov. Altgeld s National Guardsmen had proved ineffective in quelling the disturbance, over Altgeld s vigorous protests pro-railroads President Grover Cleveland called out 12,000 federal troops from nearby Fort Sheridan ... And, it also effectively curtailed Grover Cleveland s political career, as he lost his bid for a third term at the 1896 Democrat convention. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Smoltz declines minor league option, mulls future Aug 13, 2009
Anybody ever heard of Grover Cleveland Alexander. Gassed in WWI and a hardcore alcoholic, suffering from seizures, old Pete was waved by Chicago in the tail end of the 1926 season. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
J.P. Ricciardi and George Santayana Aug 1, 2009
Grover Cleveland Alexander after the 1917 season. Lefty Grove after the 1933 season. (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)
Obama Mounts "Aggressive" Health Care Push Jul 21, 2009
He's more like a Grover Cleveland gone bonkers. by areuforreal July 20, 2009 1:38 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Ranked voting and rank politics Jul 19, 2009
If I got to choose any president from our nation's past, and vote, and picked my favorite (say, Grover Cleveland. that would be a "wasted vote" under normal ballots. (Townhall.com)
Civic-minded teens chosen for summit Jul 10, 2009
Tammy Tran, a Woodhaven resident and senior at Thomas Edison Career and Technical Education High School and Melisa Bardhi, a Ridgewood resident and recent graduate of Grover Cleveland High School, are among 230 of the nation s top high school juniors and seniors who will head to Washington, D.C. on July 19 for the Bank of America Charitable Foundation s weeklong Student Leadership Summit. The summit aims to inspire students to serve their communities. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
All-Time Top 40 Players Jul 5, 2009
Fortunately, the rules of this exercise helped a little considering only the body of their work as Cardinals eliminated some players who might well have deserved consideration otherwise Roger Maris, Orlando Cepeda, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Burleigh Grimes, Jack Clark and Dennis Eckersley come quickly to mind. As it was, I started off with a list of about 70 players and then started pruning. (St. Louis, TheInsiders.com)
Maritime art goes on display Jun 30, 2009
The display also includes a copy of the portrait of President Grover Cleveland on loan from the Wareham Historical Society. The exhibit is open to the public Tuesday and Saturdays 1 to 4 p.m.. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
History Happened Here — Hudson’s own Mohammedan Jun 27, 2009
In 1887 he was appointed by President Grover Cleveland, during his first administration, as consul general to Manilla, in the Philippines. There he connected with a number of Islamic scholars in India and spent as much time as possible studying the religion. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
The Dissing of a 300 Game Winner Jun 23, 2009
Grover Cleveland Alexanders drinking problem (unlike Robert Hays in Airplane, he could get the alcohol into his mouth that was his problem) meant he wore out his welcome in St. Louis during the 1929 season, despite the fact that he could still pitch. In December 1929, he was traded back to his original team, the Phillies, and pitched for them until May 28, 1930. (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)
N.D. judge good friends with TR Jun 21, 2009
Thomas died on Aug. 8, 1896, and President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, needed to appoint his successor. As luck would have it, Amidon's partner, Benton, was not only an active Democrat, but had been a boyhood friend of Cleveland. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Race is on to save historic Storm Lake home that pioneered North Hollywood, CA Jun 17, 2009
A grateful President Grover Cleveland personally declared Weddington as the first postmaster of that region of California. The railroad named the station Lankershim in honor of one of two original owners of the ranch. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
The numbers » Jun 5, 2009
Grover Cleveland Alexander. Sept. 20, 1924. (ESPN -- Baseball)
College Education and American Pres... Jun 4, 2009
Grover Cleveland, the only President to win two non-consecutive terms, is generally consider a cut above post-Civil War Presidents. The final three, however, rank as some of America s greatest: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln. (Suite101.com)
Morning Minutes: June 2 Jun 3, 2009
June 2, 1886: President Grover Cleveland marries Frances Folsom in the White House, becoming the only president to wed in the executive mansion. Loading commenting interface. (Medfield Press, MA)
Click for Full Story Jun 2, 2009
On June 2, 1886, President Grover Cleveland married Frances Folsom in a White House ceremony. Cleveland was a bachelor when he entered office. (KWTX.com, TX)
Democracy in Vermont Jun 1, 2009
He is the real Vermont, the enduring Vermont, not the picture postcard, not the New York Times reader in her air-conditioned summer home, but the Vermont of Robert Frost (a Grover Cleveland Democrat who placed his faith in insubordinate Americans ) and craggily iconic Sen. George Aiken, who once explained that some folks just naturally love the mountains, and like to live up among them where freedom of thought and action is logical and inherent. (The American Conservative)
First Lady Sarah Childress Polk May 30, 2009
In 1877 she received a visit from President Rutherford B.Hayes, and in 1888 President Grover Cleveland called on her at Polk Place. In 1877she was honored by being asked to turn the switch that brought electricity to Cincinnati, Ohio. (Suite101.com)
Corvallis man aces NPR’s ‘Sunday Puzzle’ May 28, 2009
Rove Elan Grover Cleveland. Shapiro said he was in the zone when he answered one challenge after the next with barely a pause. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Grover Cleveland Alexander had distinguished baseball career May 19, 2009
Grover Cleveland Alexander, a right-handed pitcher, debuted with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1911. Before retiring from professional baseball in 1930, he also played for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Biden reveals VP's secret bunker May 19, 2009
Eleanor Clift, Newsweek magazines Washington contributing editor, said Biden revealed the location while filling in for President Obama at the dinner, who, along with Grover Cleveland, is the only president to skip the gathering. According to the report, Biden said a young naval officer giving him a tour of the residence showed him the hideaway, which is behind a massive steel door secured by an elaborate lock with a narrow connecting hallway lined with shelves filled with communications... (India Times, India)
Historical landmark once visited by presidents Lincoln and Cleveland May 17, 2009
In another room, known as the Grover Cleveland room, more Marshall history is highlighted. Cleveland came to the town after John Scholfield, a prominent Marshall attorney, turned down a nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Third Parties from the GOP May 15, 2009
For instance, in 1884, the Mugwump Republicans voted for Democrat Grover Cleveland in the name of civil service reform. In the end, the regulars solidified control by 1912. (Suite101.com)
SportsBeat: Burns still a treasure at 100 May 14, 2009
It could accurately be called a storybook career, for Fred Mitchell had the pleasure of playing and/or managing with, for and against, many of the all-time greats of baseball, such as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Walter Johnson, Christy Matthewson, Cy Young, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Rube Waddell, Jimmy Collins, Connie Mack, John McGraw, George Stallings and so many, many more. Fred Mitchell certainly lived out and enjoyed his boyhood dreams. (Needham Tab, MA)
DEATHS FOR SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2009 (43) May 3, 2009
Grover Cleveland Holland, Jr., age 69, of Pine Bluff, died Thursday, April 30, 2009 ... he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Holland Sr., and Mary Viola Casper Holland. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Grover Cleveland Cleve Garner Apr 30, 2009
Grover Cleveland Cleve Garner. Castleberry. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Former frat members react to allegations Apr 28, 2009
Sig Apr 27, 2009 2:09 PM Heres just a short list of famous Sigs, Grover Cleveland, Brad Pitt, John Wayne, Barry Goldwater, David Letterman, and many,many more. If you think that these are the type of low self-esteem people then you would be wrong about what Sigma Chi stands for. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Out of breath Apr 20, 2009
Each device is for a different Grover Cleveland School student who has asthma. "We keep an inhaler on hand all school year," said Williams, Grover Cleveland's school nurse and head nurse for the Erie School District ... The study showed that the protein in these cockroach droppings can lead to asthma problems," Chinsky said. There is also debate about how many children diagnosed with asthma actually have the illness. Williams keeps four inhalers in her office, but 36 Grover Cleveland students... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Rediscovering the 10th Amendment -- Too Little, Too Late Apr 17, 2009
President Franklin Pierce vetoed an 1854 bill to help the mentally ill, saying, "I cannot find any authority in the Constitution for public charity" and that such spending "would be contrary to the letter and the spirit of the Constitution and subversive to the whole theory upon which the Union of these States is founded." And President Grover Cleveland, when vetoing an 1887 appropriation to help drought-stricken counties in Texas, said: "I feel obliged to withhold my approval of the plan to... (Human Events Online)
Ex-U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III comes bearing gifts at ISU Apr 10, 2009
These papers, later known informally as the black book, started with stories about Abraham Lincoln told by his great-grandfather Adlai E. Stevenson I, who served as vice president under Grover Cleveland. It continues with observations by Adlai E. Stevenson II, former Illinois governor and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, and concludes with the 78-year-olds political and civic career. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Is Joe Biden Really the President? Apr 9, 2009
Not since Grover Cleveland has a President of the United States ditched the Gridiron Club s white tie dinner in Washington. It is just not done. (Human Events Online)
Gerald Cleveland Dunham (2) Apr 8, 2009
He was born on July 17, 1919 in Jasper, AL. to Grover Cleveland Dunham and Clyde Fomby. He worked as a Theatre Projector Repairman. (Alexander City Outlook, AL)
Sen. Adlai Stevenson to share excerpts from family book Apr 6, 2009
Then, he brought it to Washington, D.C., where he served as vice president in the Grover Cleveland administration ... Elected U.S. vice president, under Grover Cleveland in 1892. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Luminaries past and present featured in Bournes 125th Apr 4, 2009
It includes: Joe Jefferson, noted Shakespearian and comedy actor; Grover Cleveland, U.S. president on two separate occasions; Leonard Wood; presidential candidate and governor-general of Cuba and the Philippines; Eben SS Keith; Keith Car Works founder, industrialist and manufacturer; Charles Raleigh; master artist mural painter and Bourne separatist; Peter Storm; ship s captain associated with Simon Bolivar; C.B. Taylor; Boston Globe newspaper owner; August Belmont; New York philanthropist who... (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Stephanopoulos Fawns Over Obama's 'Law Seminar' Mar 27, 2009
And that's the first time a president has missed the dinner in his first year in office it since President Grover Cleveland in 1885 ... That, as you mentioned, has never happened in the first Gridiron of a new President's administration since Grover Cleveland. (MediaResearch.org)
Biden Tests Obama's Limits on Taking a Joke Mar 24, 2009
Barack Obama is the first president since Grover Cleveland to skip the Gridiron Clubs annual dinner. Somehow Joe Biden was sent instead to the formal press event where politicians essentially roast each other. (Newsmax)
Who put the fish in Crater Lake? Mar 22, 2009
After being fired from his Post Office job in Portland for being a Republican (Americans had just elected Grover Cleveland, and the Dems were cleaning house), he went out to explore the state. One of his first priorities was to find the jewel-like lake he d heard about as a boy, which none of the locals seemed to know existed. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Once in a lifetime Mar 22, 2009
S.F. Travis Hardware started right around the time Grover Cleveland was sworn in as president of the United States. Yes, the folks at the Cocoa institution have seen a lot. (Florida Today)
A president remembered in Princeton Mar 21, 2009
A small crowd has gathered to celebrate the life of Princeton Cemetery's most famous officeholder: Stephen Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States. On Wednesday, officials walked up a red carpet and laid a wreath of red and white carnations and blue irises in front of the monument, which someone had already decorated with seashells, a brazil nut necklace and pennies. (NJ.com -- Times)
Heard the one about the President and the comic? Mar 18, 2009
But Mr Obama plans to spend the evening with his family, becoming the first president since Grover Cleveland not to show up for the first such dinner of his presidency. "He's kind of setting a tone that he's not going to be restrained by the rules," said Michael Dimock, associate director of the nonpartisan Pew Research Centre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Coxey's Army Mar 16, 2009
President Grover Cleveland had soldiers from local barracks and the eastern seaboard on alert. Guards surrounded the Treasury building. (Suite101.com)
School cafeterias reveal few violations Mar 13, 2009
-Grover Cleveland Elementary School, no violations. -Lincoln Elementary School, no violations. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Life as Art: Celebrating Lincoln as... Mar 8, 2009
In this year of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln s birth, it should not go unnoticed that many Presidents have been lawyers: Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Grover Cleveland, William Howard Taft, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, and Barrack O bama. A total of 26 Lawyer- Presidents if all were to be named ("Legacy of Liberty" American Bar Association Publication - 2009). (Suite101.com)
Rushmore Redo - an Interview Mar 4, 2009
He ranks them on how well they adhered to the principles of limited government as put down in the Constitution by our Founding Framers -- which is why obscure John Tyler is Eland's No. 1, under-appreciated Grover Cleveland is second, derided Warren Harding is sixth, ridiculed Jimmy Carter is eighth, revered Abe Lincoln is 29th, hallowed FDR is 31st, beloved Ronald Reagan is 34th and progressive icon Woodrow Wilson is dead last ... I picked presidents who were for limited government, a limited... (Townhall.com)
Click here to watch AP Video. Pothole season is back, damaging cars in its wake Mar 4, 2009
The crossing guard for nearby Grover Cleveland School said stretches of Greengarden Boulevard are "very dangerous" and "like an obstacle course" for anyone driving on it or walking across it. "If a driver has to pay close attention to all these potholes, they can't keep their eyes on the road," Sabatini said. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Obama To Seek $634 Billion For Health Care Feb 26, 2009
I think it was Grover Cleveland who said 'It's not up to the government to take care of the people, it's up to the people to take care of the government. . (CBS News)
