46 Fascinating Facts About Our 46 Presidents-- Part 5: Arthur to McKinley

Well, since today IS actually Presidents Day.

In Honor of Presidents Day this Monday.

21.  CHESTER A. ARTHUR  (1881-1885)

Arthur was named  in honor of Chester  Abell, the doctor who delivered him.

22 AND 24.  GROVER CLEVELAND  (1885-1889) and (1893-1897)

No president except Cleveland has ever served non-consecutive terms:  He defeated  James g. Blaine in 1884, lost to Benjamin Harrison in 1888(despite winning the popular vote), and then came back to defeat Harrison in 1892.

23.  BENJAMIN HARRISON  (1889-1893)

He was the first president to hire a female White House staffer.

25.  WILLIAM McKINLEY  (1897-1901)

His likeness appears on the $500 bill, which was discontinued in 1969.

--CootPres

About College and Valentine's Day Back in 1878

From the  June 3, 2020, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1877,  Lots and Lots of Years Ago.

"Fifteen or twenty young gentlemen and ladies of Sycamore went to school or college last week, and 15 to 20 parents are receiving letters this week saying, 'Send me a little more money, father, it takes more money than I thought it would."

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"Valentine's Day sent  500 Sycamore children crazy, last Wednesday.  The amount of foolishness sent through the mail was enough to sicken the stomach of a dog.

"The glory of Valentine's Day has departed."

Bah, Humbug.  --DaCootTine

More On Ohio Presidents-- Part 1: How Many Ohio Presidents Were Assassinated?

From Touring Ohio:  Ohio's Presidents.

**  Of the four men assassinated while president, two were from Ohio:  James Garfield and William McKinley.

**  Eight presidents where born in Ohio.  Seven were born in the state.

**  Eight presidents have died while in office.  Of those four are from Ohio:  William Henry Harrison, James Garfield, William McKinley and Warren G. Harding.

**  Of the nine presidents portrayed on U.S. paper currency, two are from Ohio  Guess.  Answer below.

**  Of the twelve U.S.presidents who were generals at one time, five were from Ohio:  William Henry Harrison, U.S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield and Benjamin Harrison.

Ohio Proud.  --CootPres


Grant ($50) and McKinley ($500)

Making Money Off Those Parking Meters in Sycamore in 1968,

From the March 6, 2019, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1969, 50 Years Ago.

"From records maintained by the employees of the Sycamore  city clerk's office, it was noted that a total of $41,891 was collected from the city's parking meters and from fines paid for violations during the year 11968."

Just Rolling In the Money.  --Cooter

New Design for the Lincoln Penny Goes Into Circulation Today in 1959

On February 12, 1959, the redesigned Lincoln penny -- with an image of the Lincoln Memorial replacing two ears of wheat on the reverse side -- went into circulation.

--CootAbe

Then and Now-- Part 1: Who Earns/Earned More?

From the April 30, 2017, Parade magazine."Then & Now" by Kathleen McCleary.

How to celeb salaries today stack up against the stars of previous generations?

THEN

Year, amount paid,  Amount in today's money:

SHIRLEY TEMPLE--  actress    1937,  $300,000  ($5,075,063 today)

S.E. HINTON--  writer  1967,  $1,000 advance for "The Outsiders"  ($7,294 today)

WOLFMAN JACK--  KDAY Los Angeles disc jockey  1972, $18,000   ($104,901 today)

BABE RUTH  (Baseball)  1930,  $80,000, ($1,166,960 today)

NOW

TAYLOR SWIFT--  Singer  $170 million

JAMES PATTERSON--  writer   $95 million

ELLEN DeGENERES--  Actress/TV host   $75 million

MIGUEL CABRERA--  Detroit Tigers 1st baseman   $28 million

Good Money if You Can Get It.  Cooter

ROSANNA PANSINO--  You Tuber (Nerdy Nummies)  $6 million

Which Woman Gets on the $10 Bill?-- Part 1

From the June 19, 2015, Chicago Tribune by Corilyn Shroposhire.

"Move over Alexander Hamilton, a woman will soon grace the $10 note.

"The challenge will be figuring out just who fits the bill.  And there's a caveat: She must be dead."  Guess that pretty much rules out Jenner.

The U.S. treasury plans to drop Hamilton and replace him with a woman "who contributed to the development of democracy in the United States."

They are accepting suggestions on social media at #TheNew10 or submit to www.thenew10.treasury.gov.

The new bill will be launched in 2020, the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

And, i Am Sure There Are Some Who Would Like to See Andrew Jackson Off the $20 Bill Because He Owned the "S" Word.  --Cooter

Seinfeld Cast Made the Big Bucks

From the May 31, 2015, Yahoo! Finance/CNBC"'Seinfeld cast members made money hand over fist."

Jerry Seinfeld reportedly turned down a $100 million contract, $5 million per episode, to make one more season of his highly acclaimed series.

By the ninth and final season, he was making one million dollars an episode.  His three co-stars were making around $600,000 a show.  these contracts were the record at NBC until the six cast members of "Friends" made $1 million each per episode.

Starting with the very first "Seinfeld" episode, CNBC did an analysis to determine who played the biggest roles.  Jerry Seinfeld was the most talkative, but his lines declined as the series continued.

Cosmo Kramer played a bigger role as the series went on and George Costanza and Elaine Benes stayed about the same.

Good Money If You Can Get It.  --DaCoot

Not Saying Current Baseball Playres Are Paid Too Much, But This Is What Ernie Banks Was Paid

From the Jan. 25, 2015, Chicago Tribune.

Ernie Banks "was an immediate hit, and in 1955 broke the all-time record for home runs from a shortstop in a season, 39, and finishing with 44, including five grand slams, another record that stood until 1987.

"Despite playing for awful Cubs teams, he earned the National League MVP Awards in 1958 and '59, and quickly became a household name.

"he made $27,500 in '58 and got a raise to $45,000 in '59.  In his final two seasons, 1970-1971, he earned $85,000 in each.

"(His salary as CTA board member, a post he held from 1969 to 1981, paid $15,000 annually.)"

Compared to Today's Salaries?  --Cooter

Don't Want Them Dollar Coins

From Dec. 15, 2011, Chicago Tribune.

Production of the new presidential dollar coins is being slashed as yet another effort to get Americans to stop using their dollar bills has evidently failed. But, these are not the only dollar coins that haven't done well.

1794-1795 Flowing Hair
1795-1894 Bust
1836-1839 Gobrecht
1840-1873 Seated Liberty
1849-1854 Liberty Head

1854-1856 Small Indian head
1856-1889 Large Indian head
1873-1885 Trade
1878-1904 and 1921 Morgan

1921-1928 and 1934-1935 Peace
1971-1978 Eisenhower
1979-1981 (short run in 1999) Susan B. Anthony
2000 to current Sacagawea
2007 to current Presidents.

I Remember the Last Four. --Cooter