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Stranahan River
Stranahan may refer to: *Clara Harrison Stranahan (1831 – 1905), American author *Farrand Stewart Stranahan (1842–1904), American Civil War veteran, railroad executive, banker, and Republican U.S. politician *Frank Stranahan (1922–2013), amateur golf champion *James S. T. Stranahan (1808–1898), United States Representative from New York * Lee Stranahan, former reporter for Breitbart News, Radio Sputnik broadcaster * Nevada Stranahan (1861–1928), Collector of the Port of New York * R. A. Stranahan Arboretum, in Toledo, Ohio, USA, containing 1500 trees from USA, China, Serbia, Japan, and Norway *Stranahan High School, high school located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida *Stranahan House, historic home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States *Stranahan Theater The Stranahan Theater & Great Hall, commonly known as the Stranahan Theater is a 2,424-seat concert hall located in Toledo, Ohio. The facility was constructed in 1969 and until the mid-1990s was called Masonic Auditoriu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Harrison Stranahan
Clara Harrison Stranahan (, Harrison; pen name, C. H. Stranahan; April 9, 1831 – January 22, 1905) was an American author and the founder of Barnard College. Long identified with the higher education of women in the United States, she was at one time called "the best educated woman in the United States." She taught in Troy, Ohio and in Brooklyn, New York, and donated to University of Michigan as a memorial of her father, Seth Harrison. Stranahan was a founder and a trustee of Barnard College. She was a frequent contributor to magazines and other periodicals, and was the author of a work upon French painting. Stranahan was vice-president of the Emma Willard Association, composed of alumnae of the Troy Female Seminary, and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Early life and education Clara Cornelia Harrison was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, April 9, 1831. Descended of an old New England family, her parents were Seth and Letia (Viets) Stranahan. In her early c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farrand Stewart Stranahan
Farrand Stewart Stranahan (February 2, 1842 – July 13, 1904) was an American Civil War veteran, a railroad executive, a banker, and a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. Early life F. Stewart Stranahan was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Caroline (née Curtis) and Farrand Stewart Stranahan (1812–1845). New York State Senator Farrand Stranahan (1778–1826) was his grandfather, and General Charles Stewart was his great-grandfather. In 1859 Stranahan moved to Vermont. On August 6, 1862, he married Miranda Aldis Brainerd, daughter of Senator Lawrence Brainerd and Fidelia Gadcomb. The marriage tied him to two of Vermont's most prominent families, the Brainerds and the Smiths. Miranda's sister Ann was the wife of Governor and Central Vermont Railway President J. Gregory Smith. In addition, her brother Lawrence Brainerd, Jr. was married to Louisa T. B. Smith, J. Gregory Smith's sister. J. Gregory Smith's father John Smith served as Speaker of the Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Stranahan
Frank Richard Stranahan (August 5, 1922 – June 23, 2013) was an American sportsman. He had significant success in both amateur and professional golf. He was ranked number one in his weight class in powerlifting, from 1945 to 1954, and he became known on the golf course and off as the "Toledo strongman" long before the modern game of golf and fitness. After he retired from tournament golf in the early 1960s, he became a prolific long-distance runner, competing in 102 marathons. Early life and family Stranahan was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1922. He was born into a very wealthy family; his father, Robert A. Stranahan Sr., was the founder of the highly successful Champion Spark Plug company. Frank's father's millions allowed Frank to concentrate on golf, and while in his teens he set a goal of becoming the best golfer in the world. He grew up playing the famous Inverness Club in Toledo, and won several club championships there. Coached by Byron Nelson Stranahan received instruction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James S
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Stranahan
Lee Stranahan is an American writer who works for Sputnik, a Russian government-controlled news agency. He previously worked for Breitbart News, and has written for ''The Huffington Post'' and ''Daily Kos''. He has worked as a television producer, illustrator, and erotic photographer. Media career For some years, Stranahan worked as a television producer and graphic illustrator in Los Angeles, California. He had a sideline in erotic photography. Stranahan's career change originated during the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. During that time, he posted parody political advertisements on YouTube, including one that poked fun at Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. Stranahan later said the videos led to a job writing political comedy for ''The Huffington Post''. In March 2008, Stranahan was banned from making posts on ''Daily Kos'' after his comments about the John Edwards extramarital affair. Breitbart News Stranahan met Andrew Breitbart while working on assignment in 2010. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breitbart News
''Breitbart News Network'' (known commonly as ''Breitbart News'', ''Breitbart'', or ''Breitbart.com'') is an American far-rightMultiple sources: * * * * * * * * * * * * syndicated news, opinion, and commentary website founded in mid-2007 by American conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart. ''Breitbart News''s content has been described as misogynistic, xenophobic, and racist by academics and journalists. The site has published a number of conspiracy theoriesMultiple sources: * * * * * Multiple sources: * * and intentionally misleading stories. Posts originating from the ''Breitbart News'' Facebook page are among the most widely shared political content on Facebook. Initially conceived as "the '' Huffington Post'' of the right", ''Breitbart News'' later aligned with the alt-right, the European populist right, and the pan-European nationalist identitarian movement under the management of former executive chairman Steve Bannon,Multiple sources: * * * who declared the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sputnik (news Agency)
Sputnik (; formerly Voice of Russia and RIA Novosti, naming derived from Russian ) is a Russian state-owned news agency and radio broadcast service. It was established by the Russian government-owned news agency Rossiya Segodnya on 10 November 2014. With headquarters in Moscow, Sputnik claims to have regional editorial offices in Washington, D.C., Cairo, Beijing, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Montevideo and Rio de Janeiro. Sputnik describes itself as being focused on global politics and economics and aims for an international audience. Sputnik is frequently described by academics and journalists as a Russian propaganda outlet. In 2016, Neil MacFarquhar of ''The New York Times'' wrote: "The fundamental purpose of ''dezinformatsiya'', or Russian disinformation, experts said, is to undermine the official version of events—even the very idea that there is a true version of events—and foster a kind of policy paralysis." The Russian government rejects the validity of such assertions. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada Stranahan
Nevada N. Stranahan (February 27, 1861 – July 6, 1928) was a Collector of the Port of New York who was born in Oswego County, New York. Career He studied law at Columbia Law School and was admitted to the bar. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oswego Co., 1st D.) in 1890, 1891 and 1892; and was District Attorney of Oswego County. He was a member of the New York State Senate representing the 37th District from 1896 to 1902, sitting in the 119th, 120th, 121st, 122nd, 123rd, 124th and 125th New York State Legislatures. In March 1902, he was appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt as Collector of the Port of New York, and resigned his seat in the Senate. Illness forced him to resign the collectorship in 1907. Death Stranahan died in Winwick, Northamptonshire, England on July 6, 1928. His wife Elsie predeceased him in 1922. Afterward he lived in Winwick with his daughter Louise, the wife of Major Henry Torrens. He was survived by his daughter and a sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranahan High School
Stranahan High School, is located in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida was officially opened in 1953 as an elementary school. The school is a part of the Broward County Public Schools district. Originally for white students only, In 1963 Chester Seabury became the first African-American to graduate from a white high school in Florida when he graduated from Stranahan. The school was built on land donated by Ivy Julia Cromartie Stranahan, and was named after her late husband Frank Stranahan. The school progressively added the junior high school grades a year at a time due to rapid population growth in the area. The school opened as a high school in 1957. The first principal of Stranahan was Kenneth Dale Haun. Kenneth Haun had been a Junior High Assistant Principal when he was picked to help design and then serve as principal of Stranahan. As the school added grades each year and then gradually dropped the middle school grades, Kenneth Haun continued as head of the school. He served as princi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranahan House
Stranahan House is the home of Fort Lauderdale pioneers Frank and Ivy Stranahan. Built in 1901 as a trading post and converted into a residence for the Stranahans in 1906, the house is the oldest surviving structure in Broward County. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and today operates as a historic house museum. The House is open for guided tours at 1, 2, or 3 p.m. most Tuesdays through Fridays, and hosts special events throughout the year. Check their website for availability. The Stranahans 1893–1900 In 1893, at the age of 27 Frank Stranahan was hired by his cousin to manage his camp and ferry at Tarpon Bend located on the New River. He would quickly establish his own trading business with the Seminole Indians and gain the reputation of being a fair business man. Arriving via dugout canoes, large groups of Seminole families would camp at the post for days at a time. Eventually, in 1894 Frank would acquire ten acres of land for his own comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranahan Theater
The Stranahan Theater & Great Hall, commonly known as the Stranahan Theater is a 2,424-seat concert hall located in Toledo, Ohio. The facility was constructed in 1969 and until the mid-1990s was called Masonic Auditorium because attached to the west side of the theater is a structure owned and occupied by several Masonic organizations. Part of the construction and maintenance costs have been funded by the Stranahan Foundation. Around the time of the name change, theater management began seeking more broad-based community funding. The theater foyer is and the adjacent Great Hall features of meeting space. The property contains parking for 1,200 cars. Fulfilling its primary usage as a concert venue, the Stranahan Theater presents approximately 170 theater events a year. Broadway shows sponsored by Theater League have included ''The Phantom of the Opera'', ''Chicago'', ''The Lion King'' and ''Wicked''. It is also the site of Pops concerts by the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey
Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey is a 94 proof, small batch whiskey distilled in Denver, Colorado. Stranahan's was the first modern microdistillery to legally make whiskey in Colorado, and an early craft whiskey distiller in the United States. History Stranahan's was founded by Jess Graber and George Stranahan, after whom the whiskey is named, in Colorado in 2004.Jonathan Shikes“Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey has been sold to an East Coast liquid distributor,”''Westword'', December 28, 2010. In 1998, Graber, a volunteer firefighter, met Stranahan, the founder and owner of Flying Dog Brewery, while fighting a fire at Stranahan's barn.Sean Kenyon“Is Stranahan’s the punk rock of whiskey? Ask the bartender…”''Westword'', September 6, 2011.Natasha Gardner“Strange Brew,”''5280'', September 2011. They struck up a conversation about whiskey, and were soon in business together. One of the first craft whiskey distillers in the US,Geoff Kleinman“Stranahan’s New American Whis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
