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change "cenotaph" to "headstone" in photo caption

A cenotaph is a memorial to a dead person who lies elsewhere. The photo shows a headstone, as one can deduce from the inscription and the mention of the wife. 69.121.6.97 (talk) 16:39, 17 December 2009 (UTC)captcrisis[reply]

Reason for Resignation or Retirement from the Supreme Court?

In the table on the List_of_Justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States Taft is listed as having resigned from the as compared to "retired." Also, the footnote alludes to some disagreement over whether he resigned or retired. I think it would be interesting to cover this in more detail in this article about him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by JimD (talk • contribs) 08:26, 6 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Relevance?

Is his physical stature really relevant enough to have in the introductory portion of the article? Wouldn't it better be under a subcategory? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.232.72.153 (talk) 10:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Carl Panzram story

I can find no source earlier than 1970 for the story of Carl Panzram burglarizing Taft's home. This causes me to question the veracity of this account. Cheers! bd2412 T 22:43, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Utah's Sen. Thomas Kearns and relationship with Roosevelt & Taft

U.S. Senator Thomas Kearns (1901 - 1905 Utah), mining magnate, newspaper owner, and railroad builder was the first gentile U.S. Senator from Utah. He enjoyed a close relationship with Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft. In 1903 Roosevelt made a special trip to Utah and made a point of a special lunch at the Kearns mansion (now the Utah's Governor's mansion) Kearns later broke with the Republican Party in Utah and formed the "American Party" which is thought to be the inspiration for Roosevelt's "Progressive Party." This is especially relevant in that it split the Republican vote and Woodrow Wilson, a democrat, won the election. Roosevelt and Taft remained friends with Thomas Kearns until his death in 1918. A new book is being published with companion DVD by Coventry-LDS press in the next month, with never before scene photographs and letters between Kearns and the two presidents. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.182.201.141 (talk) 04:48, 11 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

President Taft's pony brigade

In Taft's later years, he devoted his life to developing a brigade of ponies capable of killing the British. Why is this not mentioned in the article??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chemtype (talk • contribs) 20:34, 11 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Year of appointment to Court of Appeals

Article gives year of appointment to Court of Appeals as 1891. This is unlikely as Wikipedia says he served as Solicitor General until 1892.

His denomination's biography says he was appointed to the court in 1893.