Roscoe Conkling

Type: Person

Name: Roscoe Conkling

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

This Week in Mohawk Valley History

1863, 150 years agoTragedy of warChurch bells toll throughout the Upper Mohawk Valley as news reaches the region on the number of local men lost in the recent Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia – 101 killed, 174 wounded, 54 missing in action.Hardest ... [Published Observer-Dispatch - May 11 2013]

Entities: Utica (New York, United States), Herkimer (United States), Oneida (New York, United States), Mohawk (United States)

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Our view: Political patronage bad business

Where’s James Garfield when you need him? Our 20th president fought the good fight against political patronage – a practice that was no stranger to New York, whose one-time Republican U.S. senator Roscoe Conkling of Utica used patronage and party discipline ... [Published Observer-Dispatch - May 03 2013]

Entities: Andrew Cuomo, Roscoe Conkling, James Garfield

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Governor Cuomo Reminds New Yorkers to Volunteer at State Parks this Saturday for Second Annual "I Love My Park Day"

)Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today reminded New Yorkers to volunteer at their favorite state park or historic site as part of the second annual “I Love My Park Day” that will be held this Saturday, May 4, 2013. Volunteers who would like to support clean-up ... [Published New York State Parks - May 01 2013]

Entities: Andrew Cuomo, Oneonta (New York, United States), Westchester County, John Boyd Thacher, Roscoe Conkling

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Getting tough on bullying: Bigger steps taken to stop harassment

Legs covered with bruises, glasses broken, homework ripped up.This is how fifth-grader Lily Boxall spent the majority of her school year at Hugh R. Jones Elementary School."I knew people were going to bully me every day. I would be scared even just to ... [Published Observer-Dispatch - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Harassment, Roscoe Conkling, Rome

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Michael Gerhardt: 13 Most Overlooked Presidents In History

is the author of ($34.95, OUP) The 43 different men who have been president of the United States are not all equal. Americans revere and know a lot about only a few of these men. Yet, many presidents whom we have forgotten have had an impact on the office ... [Published Huffington Post - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Benjamin Harrison, John Tyler, Supreme Court, Calvin Coolidge, Zachary Taylor

First reported Apr 21 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 1 reports

Utica road race held, raised money for Boston victims

UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A portion of the proceeds of a road race in Utica held Saturday will go to help the Boston Marathon bombing victims.The 18th annual "Save Our Switchbacks" Road Race started and ended on the Parkway in Utica. The event is a 7.5K race, ... [Published NBC-WKTV News Channel 2 - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Boston (Massachusetts, United States), Roscoe Conkling, Boilermaker, Boston Marathon, Donations

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

This Week in Mohawk Valley History

1863, 150 years ago‘We’re on the move’Maj. Gen. Dan Butterfield spreads a small map of Virginia across President Lincoln’s desk and says, "We’re on the move, Mr. President."Lincoln welcomes the news that his well-equipped, 120,000-man Army of the Potomac ... [Published Observer-Dispatch - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Utica (New York, United States), Joseph Hooker, Robert Lee

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Educators, students approach exams with trepidation

Many students across the state began taking standardized tests this week.Tom Snizek’s fourth-grader was not one of them.He and his wife decided to opt out their daughter from testing at Myles Elementary School in New Hartford.His main issue: the new Common ... [Published Observer-Dispatch - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Education, Roscoe Conkling, New Hartford (New York, United States)