Extra Credit Questions
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06-25-2013, 07:31 AM
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
When the Oldroyds were living in the Lincoln Home, they invited other people to move in, too. One author facetiously wrote, "One might have also accused Oldroyd of operating a "boardinghouse."
Who was this author? |
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06-25-2013, 08:10 AM
Post: #1097
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
(06-25-2013 07:31 AM)RJNorton Wrote: When the Oldroyds were living in the Lincoln Home, they invited other people to move in, too. One author facetiously wrote, "One might have also accused Oldroyd of operating a "boardinghouse." Sounds like something wry as Mark Twain might have said. |
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06-25-2013, 11:11 AM
Post: #1098
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
Great guess, Joe, but it wasn't him.
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06-25-2013, 12:03 PM
Post: #1099
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
A secretary of state said the following to the president he was serving under-that he was:
"one of the men who most thoroughly understood and appreciate Lincoln." Who were the two individuals? Bill Nash |
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06-25-2013, 12:11 PM
Post: #1100
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
John Hay and T Roosevelt
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06-25-2013, 12:18 PM
Post: #1101
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
Would that be Paul Angle, Roger?
"There are few subjects that ignite more casual, uninformed bigotry and condescension from elites in this nation more than Dixie - Jonah Goldberg" |
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06-25-2013, 12:29 PM
Post: #1102
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
Joe, that is certainly a good guess, but it was not him.
Hint #1: This gentleman has a PhD in history from the University of Illinois. |
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06-25-2013, 12:44 PM
Post: #1103
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
Bill Nash |
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06-25-2013, 01:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-25-2013 01:16 PM by Joe Di Cola.)
Post: #1104
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
(06-25-2013 12:03 PM)LincolnMan Wrote: A secretary of state said the following to the president he was serving under-that he was: Bill, Was it John Hay? If so, he said it to McKinley or, after September 1901, he said it to Theodore Roosevelt. Joe |
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06-25-2013, 01:21 PM
Post: #1105
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
Hi Joe: Mr. Hay said it to President Roosevelt. Roosevelt kept Hay on in the post that he was serving under McKinley.
Bill Nash |
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06-25-2013, 01:25 PM
Post: #1106
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
(06-25-2013 01:21 PM)LincolnMan Wrote: Hi Joe: Mr. Hay said it to President Roosevelt. Roosevelt kept Hay on in the post that he was serving under McKinley. Bill, I was thinking about reading the new bio of Hay that was just released, but have only read one review of it. It was well-reviewed. Have you seen or read it? Joe |
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06-25-2013, 01:38 PM
Post: #1107
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
Hint #2: He is a former editor of the Lincoln Herald.
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06-25-2013, 01:42 PM
Post: #1108
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
It gets very confusing when too many threads get interlaced so that it resembles the human genome!
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06-25-2013, 01:59 PM
Post: #1109
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
Hopefully this will give it away:
Hint #3: His first name is Wayne. |
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06-25-2013, 02:23 PM
Post: #1110
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RE: Extra Credit Questions
Wayne Temple? His name has cropped up a lot lately.
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