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3 days ago · Hewitt purchased the chain segment from Abbey in the early 1900s, but almost immediately realized he had been conned. He had the links analyzed and found out they were made of...
1 day ago · Roosevelt accepted the nomination despite having little hope of winning the race against United Labor Party candidate Henry George and Democratic candidate Abram Hewitt. Roosevelt campaigned hard for the position, but Hewitt won with 41% (90,552 votes), taking the votes of many Republicans who feared George's radical policies.
3 days ago · The Democratic National Committee ( DNC) is the principal committee of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well as works to establish a "party brand". [1] It organizes the Democratic National Convention held ...
3 days ago · Abram S. Hewitt. In the early 20th century, the New York Fire Department used predominantly coal-powered ships, including the Abram H. Hewitt, named for the former New York mayor of the...
2 days ago · In January 1877, a contract for crucible steel was awarded to J. Lloyd Haigh, who was associated with bridge trustee Abram Hewitt, whom Roebling distrusted. The spinning of the wires required the manufacture of large coils of it which were galvanized but not oiled when they left the factory.
5 days ago · Architecture. Emily Roebling, The Unsung Hero of the Brooklyn Bridge. Nicole Saraniero. Some say the Roebling family was cursed. Patriarch John Augustus Roebling, the innovative engineer who...
4 days ago · Hewitt v. United States. Linked with: Duffey v. United States. Issue: Whether the First Step Act ’s sentencing reduction provisions apply to a defendant originally sentenced before the act’s enactment, when that original sentence is judicially vacated and the defendant is resentenced to a new term of imprisonment after the act’s enactment.
