VALLEY'S TOP 10: Priorities on Presidents' Day to-do list Feb 17, 2008
Long for the presidential days of Millard Fillmore and Rutherford B. Hayes. Send suggestions for our weekly Top 10 list to. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Celebrating Black History Through Music Feb 13, 2008
Soprano Marie "Selika" Williams was the first, in 1878, when she performed for President Rutherford B. Hayes. Other talented black musicians have since made their mark in presidential history. (ABC News)
* World News Quick Take Feb 13, 2008
" Troops from mainland France and the Antilles will begin the "exceptional operation" next week and will stay as long as necessary, Sarkozy said. For the first time, special intervention troops from the elite GIGN unit of the gendarmerie will take part in the operation, he said. UNITED STATES School filled with chickens Monday mornings are hard enough. Imagine finding 50 chickens running loose in your school. Workers arriving about 5:30am to open Northeast High School in Philadelphia found... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Presidential Beard Length Race Kicks Off Feb 13, 2008
The current, clean-shaven resident of the White House isn't the inspiratio 00000439 n. Instead, it's the nation's 19th president, Rutherford B. Hayes, born in Delaware in 1822 and typically pictured with long, wiry whiskers. The competitors all started Sunday with clean slates. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
COLUMN: The bloody drift's bill was paid in the blood of Sphinx-like Lincoln Feb 12, 2008
In a fitful slumber, rudely interrupted in 1876 when machination foiled the presidential election and put Rutherford B. Hayes in the White House, they came for Lincoln, but were foiled by nerve. A plot of ridiculous proportion, nearly equaling Edwin Booth s consideration of kidnapping the powerful 6-foot-4 president. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Beard-growing contest part of city's 200th birthday festivities Feb 12, 2008
Obviously, its not clean-shaven President Bush they'll try to resemble, but America's bearded 19th president, Rutherford B. Hayes, who was born in Delaware. The contestants all started yesterday with clean slates -- or chins, in this case. (WKRC.com, OH)
Presidential Treasures Feb 10, 2008
The items are on display from the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio. A black felt man's top hat worn by President James A. Garfield, who followed Hayes, is on display from the Western Historical Society in Cleveland. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
• Obama works to claim Latino vote Feb 2, 2008
In Telluride, a local paper reported, Obama opened the first presidential campaign headquarters since the town was founded during the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, in 1878. "We have never seen this before," said David Delgado, a Greeley native and chairman of the Weld County Democratic Party. (Q13.com, WA)
Presidents with strings Jan 28, 2008
Not all of the presidents will be portrayed by puppets, but by such random objects as a bag of cotton balls, a crumpled up $5 bill (President Lincoln, of course) and a stuffed purple parrot that channels the spirit of Rutherford B. Hayes, Mr. McGuigan said. Presidents, Ahoy. (Scranton Times, PA)
The Conservative Advocate: A black president? Jan 14, 2008
jeff wrote on Jan 10, 2008 3:58 PM:" I agree that just because he is black does not qualify him for the presidency (Nor does it disqualify him either) but I also think that the rest of this argument is weak and flimsy and here is why. Rutherford B. Hayes had only 11 years political experience before becoming President. Chester A. Arthur had no real political experience before becoming the Vise President and only became President because Garfield was shot. Benjamin Harrison was only a member of... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
One vote for allBut not when it comes to choosing a new president for the US Jan 6, 2008
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Ventre: Ex-athlete in Oval Office? Why not? Dec 28, 2007
If elected, he would join a rich tradition of fat presidents that includes Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison and William Howard Taft. His first order of business would probably be to declare, Why just State Dinners. (MSNBC -- Sports)
US Mint offers sneak peek of 2008 dollar coins Dec 27, 2007
U.S. Mint offers sneak peek of 2008 dollar coins - USATODAY.com. Real solutions for your real estate needs. (USA Today)
Register a look at valley's past Dec 21, 2007
Four U.S. presidents -- Ulysses S. Grant, James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes and Theodore Roosevelt -- signed the book. Roosevelt, however, didn't make his entry until after the Cosmopolitan had closed in 1884. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Grand Register of Yo-Semite Valley: A book packed with history Dec 16, 2007
The signing began in 1873 and continued until 1884, and the book contains more than 18,000 signatures, including those of four U.S. presidents: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield and Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt got special treatment. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Firing Line: 11/9 Nov 9, 2007
Voting "is like the payment of a debt - a duty never to be neglected." So sayeth Rutherford B. Hayes, a real American who knew the value of a vote. Michael Redding Plan II, history and government junior. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Osceola leaders are told: Keep Jesus out of prayers Oct 20, 2007
In past meetings, Commissioner Ken Smith has prayed to Christ when called to lead the invocation, while Commission Chairman Ken Shipley has avoided mentioning Christ "out of respect for the fact that members of the audience were of various denominations." On Monday, Shipley read a neutral prayer from President Rutherford B. Hayes. Commissioner Bill Lane said he doesn't pray in public. (Orlando Sentinel)
If you think stamp collecting is dull, think again Oct 20, 2007
The early presidents' stamps had a face value the same as the order in which they served, e.g., the seven-cent stamp, Andrew Jackson, the eleven-cent, James K. Polk and the nineteen-cent, Rutherford B. Hayes. Those stamps, and all the presidential series that followed it, sparked my interest in presidential politics that has followed me into adulthood. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
20th Century Images by Richard Andre Oct 15, 2007
During the Civil War, two future presidents, Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley, were quartered near the falls in a crude log cabin at Camp Reynolds ... During the Civil War, two future presidents, Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley, were quartered near the falls in a crude log cabin at Camp Reynolds. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Today in History - Oct. 4 Oct 5, 2007
In 1822, the 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, was born in Delaware, Ohio. In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps, where the Nazi leader sought Italy's help in fighting the British. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Forgettable leaders Oct 3, 2007
Former presidents Chester Arthur, Millard Fillmore, Rutherford B. Hayes ... Rutherford B. Hayes (President #19, 1877--1881) ... Rutherford B. Hayes is slightly more memorable due to the catchiness of his name, but he's still more than obscure enough to make our list. (CNN -- World)
Time for electoral reform? Oct 2, 2007
No, it wasn t Al Gore, but New Yorker Samuel Tilden, who lost the election of 1876 to Rutherford B. Hayes. While Bush v. Gore remains fresh in the memories of many Americans, it was not the first time in our nation s history that a candidate had won the presidency despite losing the popular vote. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)
One man and his guns, guns and more guns Sep 21, 2007
Darnell started collecting high-quality guns, old and unusual or rare: rifles used during the Civil War, Japanese Arisakas taken during the American occupation after World War II, guns that date to the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes or to the Mexican Revolution, guns with Nazi engravings, guns that collectors get hives for. Darnell worked for less than five years of his adulthood, teaching English at private schools and then at Pepperdine University in California. (Las Vegas Sun)
Documentary brings back the memories Sep 9, 2007
" Attendees of the movie premiere lined up for photographs in front of a life-size Rocky Lobster, as well as to try Rocky Point's famous clam cakes and chowder. The Rocky Point Chowder House remains on Post Road in Warwick, serving the park's original clam cakes and chowder. The first gathering at the famous park took place in 1847, when Captain William Winslow and his ship's passengers stopped at an area known as Rocky Point for a picnic. The film captures not only Rocky Point's history, but... (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Report: Congressman Likely Fell to Death Sep 8, 2007
Others honored with Statehouse services include Presidents James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley, all Ohioans. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
OH Congressman Dies In VA Autopsy Sep 8, 2007
Others honored with Statehouse services include Presidents James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley, all Ohioans. Lincoln's body was taken from Washington to his Springfield, Ill. (WTVR.com, VA)
Report: Congressman likely fell to his death Sep 8, 2007
Others honored with Statehouse services include Presidents James A. Garfield, Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley, all Ohioans. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (USA Today)
Spend the golden days of autumn in Connecticut Sep 5, 2007
Among those identified in the crypt are Benedict Arnold's first wife, minister and Yale University founder James Pierpont, and the family of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Free tours are offered by , 311 Temple St., New Haven, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays through Oct. 31; 203-787-0121. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Politics: How to divvy up state's electoral votes? Sep 3, 2007
Four presidents have been elected by the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote: John Quincy Adams in 1824, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888 and George W. Bush in 2000. Republican attorney Thomas Hiltachk set off Democratic alarm bells across the country by filing an initiative to award electoral votes in California by congressional district. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Civil War character Petersons' passion Aug 25, 2007
One of his friends there was Rutherford B. Hayes. He, Garfield, Sherman and Grant were all Ohio boys who became generals in the Union forces during the Civil War--three of them later became Presidents of the United States. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Wonderful Wawona Aug 19, 2007
In 1882, Washburn's wife, Jean, suggested the name of the hotel be changed from Big Tree Station to Wawona, an In- dian word meaning "big tree."Several famous people have visited the Wawona over the years, including presidents Ulysses S. Grant (1879), Rutherford B. Hayes (1880) and Theodore Roosevelt (1903). Other celebrity visitors have included actress Lily Langtry, financier Bernard Baruch, tycoon Diamond Jim Brady, politician/orator William Jennings Bryan, California Gov. Edmund "Pat" Brown... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Grand Rapids celebrating art and jazz Aug 16, 2007
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center: Spiegel Grove, Fremont; 419-332-2081. Hours: Mon. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Republicans? More like Republi-can'ts Jul 31, 2007
The Republicans maintained themselves as a power long after the war electing presidents like U.S. Grant (who managed to maintain the drunk he began in 1862) and Rutherford B. Hayes (whose most outstanding presidential achievement was having the name Rutherford). In 1980 the Republican Ronald Reagan was elected president. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Labor riot breaks out in Scranton Jul 29, 2007
Strikes spread to other states, mobs took action, and governors called on President Rutherford B. Hayes for military help. The railroads were the lifeline of the country, and their shutdown affected industries everywhere. (Scranton Times, PA)
Uncovering history for profit Jul 23, 2007
The newspapers of that day virtually ignored the event -- probably because of the controversies engendered by the Hayes-Tilden election in which Republicans stole the presidency for Rutherford B. Hayes from Samuel Tilden. Stealing a presidency was more newsworthy than a failed attempt to steal a president. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Memo to Politicians and Poets: Fame Is Fleeting Jul 19, 2007
Minkoff accurately explained that President Rutherford B. Hayes and his entire Cabinet, along with 10,000 spectators, came for the dedication of the statue in 1877 ... Minkoff accurately explained that President Rutherford B. Hayes and his entire Cabinet, along with 10,000 spectators, came for the dedication of the statue in 1877. (Townhall.com)
Book revisits the plot to steal Lincoln's body Jun 20, 2007
None of this made much of a splash, Craughwell explains, because it took place on the night voters cast their ballots in the presidential race between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden -- a hotly contested race that wasn't decided until the next year. "In some cities the Lincoln break-in didn't get any coverage," says Craughwell. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Walking in the other person's shoes for a bit Jun 17, 2007
You're Tim Duncan and even you are amazed at how, year after year, game after game, you never fail to bring that scary, locked-in, high-def concentration, and you think back to high school history class when you had the boring substitute teacher, and while the other kids were throwing spitwads and napping, you were up in the front row, taking notes and asking questions about Rutherford B. Hayes. You're a CYO basketball coach and you still can't believe the Cavs let Duncan barge into the lane and... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Doug Wead: He Who Fathers Least, Fathers Best Jun 16, 2007
Three fathers of presidents died before their sons were even born: Andrew Jackson, Rutherford B. Hayes, and Bill Clinton. And many others died young. (Newsmax)
19th-Century Weapon Found in Whale Jun 14, 2007
If 130 years old, it would have been born in 1877, the year Rutherford B. Hayes was sworn in as president, when federal Reconstruction troops withdrew from the South and when Thomas Edison unveiled his newest invention, the phonograph. The 49-foot male whale died when it was shot with a similar projectile last month, and the older device was found buried beneath its blubber as hunters carved it with a chain saw for harvesting. (Newsmax)
News from the Pennsylvania General Assembly May 24, 2007
She reported on presidents Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes and James A. Garfield. She signed columns published from 1866-82 as "Olivia.". (NEPA News, PA)
'The Reagan Diaries' reveal the man behind the presidency May 22, 2007
Only George Washington, John Quincy Adams, James K. Polk, and Rutherford B. Hayes kept regular diaries. Reagan's entries are all the more remarkable because he was the first president in exactly 100 years to be a diarist, because the president never kept a diary before he entered the election, and because Reagan always thought of himself as a man of celluloid, not of paper. (Boston Globe)
The No. 1 salesman for sanity May 18, 2007
(Rutherford B. Hayes' contrived victory over Tilden came at the height of post-Civil War differences concerning treatment of erstwhile secessionists and only after all electoral votes from Florida and Louisiana had been disqualified. Continuing bitterness was inevitable. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Opinion)
Mint hails another chief: Adams coin joins presidential series May 17, 2007
Nation's second president makes debut on presidential dollar - USATODAY.com. Real solutions for your real estate needs. (USA Today -- Money)
Review: 'Betrayal' looks at gloominess after Civil War Apr 30, 2007
By Russ Juskalian, Special for USA TODAY "This is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people no longer," wrote President Rutherford B. Hayes. "It is a government by the corporations, of the corporations, and for the corporations.". (USA Today -- Money)
A national Roosevelt center in wester N.D. Apr 22, 2007
In other words, while there may not be that much to study in the presidencies of Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes or Millard Fillmore, Roosevelt represents a motherlode of historical possibility. Until very recently, the idea of a Roosevelt presidential library was simply a logical impossibility, since the vast majority of his papers are deposited at the Library of Congress and the Houghton Library at Harvard, and those institutions would not be willing to hand them over to a new... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Winter-Coat Weather for Rite of Spring Apr 10, 2007
At the White House Easter Egg Roll, an event that began in the 1870s when Rutherford B. Hayes was president, tradition endured yesterday, but with a modern-day twist. Children dressed in their Sunday best posed for photographs with giant eggs and cartoon characters at the White House affair, while across the street in Lafayette Square, antiwar groups tried to urge passersby to think about what bombs are doing to children in other countries. (Washington Post)
White House Hosts Easter Egg Roll for Thousands of Children Apr 10, 2007
The annual , started by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878, typically has been a rite of spring in Washington. But on Monday, it was afflicted by winter's parting bite cold air and even colder grounds. (Fox News -- Politics)
Old Man Winter visits egg roll (Natasha T. Metzler) Apr 10, 2007
The event, started by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878, is considered a rite of spring in the region. But yesterday, it was held amid gusting winds and temperatures in the 30s and 40s. (Washington Times)
Geneva Artist to Represent Alabama at the White House Apr 5, 2007
That tradition began with President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878. This is the second time that one of Mrs. Kinman's egg designs has been chosen for display in Washington. (WSJA.com, AL)
Geneva County artist chosen to create decorated egg for White House Apr 5, 2007
The annual event started when President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the White House grounds to local children for egg rolling on the South Lawn on Easter Monday in 1878. The state display will run through April 24th. (WSJA.com, AL)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Apr 5, 2007
In 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes opened the White House grounds to local children for egg-rolling on Easter Monday. Successive presidents continued to host the event. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Can the Cubs score 16 again? Apr 3, 2007
Cincinnati hadn't given up so many runs in a season opener since 1877, when they lost to Louisville 24-6 during the third month of Rutherford B. Hayes' presidency. know what I have to do, Harang said. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Cubs have hope Apr 2, 2007
Cincinnati hadnt given up so many runs in a season opener since 1877, when they lost to Louisville 24-6 during the third month of Rutherford B. Hayes presidency. I know what I have to do, Harang said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Read More: Reef Ship Sinks Mar 18, 2007
Built in 1956 and named for President Rutherford B. Hayes' Ohio estate, the Spiegel Grove saw active duty off Lebanon, in the Mediterranean and the Caribbean during the Cold War. It sat for a decade at a Navy shipyard on the James River in Virginia, one of 97 decommissioned "ghost ships" mothballed there until someone figures out what to do with them. (CBS News -- US)
Governor OKs early primary Mar 16, 2007
"Just by talking about moving the presidential primary has already elevated California's status," Schwarzenegger said, just before signing the bill, SB 113, in the courtyard of the Leland Stanford mansion in Sacramento, the site of the first visit by a sitting president to California, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880. Calderon said he was "jumping for joy" that Schwarzenegger signed his bill so quickly. (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
Henry Rodriguez lands appointment Mar 8, 2007
Gov. Charlie Crist has appointed Osprey businessman and developer Henry Rodriguez to the board of directors for Enterprise Florida (). Rodriguez, 43, said being on the board will help him assure southwest Floridas needs are addressed by Enterprise Florida, which serves as the economic development arm for the state. (Herald-Tribune)
Mahoney in a race of a different kind Mar 8, 2007
AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES. Fast Politics U.S. Rep. (Herald-Tribune)
Buchanan sends out new mailer Mar 7, 2007
Changing Mail On top is mail Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, sent out this week featurering Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (Herald-Tribune)
Letters to the Editor Mar 5, 2007
President Rutherford B. Hayes conceded this when he withdrew Federal troops from those states shortly after he took office in 1877. Moreover, the armed forces of the United States do not exist to police foreign civil wars. (Washington Times, DC)
Today in History - March 2 Mar 2, 2007
Todays Highlight in History:On March 2, 1877, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular vote. On this date:In 1793, the first president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, was born near Lexington, Va. (MSNBC -- Race)
Holder aims to sink battleships Feb 21, 2007
All of you Rutherford B. Hayes fans will know Spiegel Grove was the name of the presidents homestead in Ohio ... All of you Rutherford B. Hayes fans will know Spiegel Grove was the name of the presidents homestead in Ohio. (Herald-Tribune)
McCain turns attention for Florida Feb 21, 2007
All of you Rutherford B. Hayes fans will know Spiegel Grove was the name of the presidents homestead in Ohio. In 2006 the U.S.S. Oriskany () was sunk off the coast of Pensacola. (Herald-Tribune)
Can You Make the Grade? Feb 20, 2007
" 22. What was the longest major-party nominating convention on record? 23. Only two vice presidents were appointed rather than elected to office. Who were they? 24. Which religious denomination has claimed the most presidents? 25. First ladies haven't all been housewives. Lou Henry Hoover (1929-1933) served for a time as president of the Girl Scouts of America. Florence Harding (1921-1923) was circulation manager of her husband's newspaper, the Daily Star of Marion, Ohio. Lady Bird Johnson... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
America's first ladies: Ohio library was established in 1997 in their honor Feb 19, 2007
Who was the only president to get married for the first time while serving as president: a. Rutherford B. Hayes b. John Tyler c. Grover Cleveland d. Woodrow Wilson. 12. (Deseret News)
