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In reply to the discussion: Trump, Jr. winds up in felony poaching scandal in Utah after killing a bear baited with pastries [View all]Drum
(9,090 posts)61. On the other hand: Teddy Roosevelt and the Story of the Teddy Bear
https://www.nps.gov/thrb/learn/historyculture/storyofteddybear.htm
Did you know that the Teddy Bear was invented in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt? It all began when Theodore Roosevelt was on a bear hunting trip near Onward, Mississippi on November 14, 1902. Mississippi's Governor Andrew H. Longino had invited him, but unlike other hunters in the group, Theodore had not located a single bear.
Roosevelt's assistants, led by Holt Collier, a born slave and former Confederate cavalryman, cornered and tied a black bear to a willow tree. They summoned Roosevelt and suggested that he shoot it. Viewing this as extremely unsportsmanlike, Roosevelt refused to shoot the bear. The news of this event spread quickly through newspaper articles across the country. The articles recounted the story of the president who refused to shoot a bear. However, it was not just any president, it was Theodore Roosevelt the big game hunter!
Clifford Berryman, a political cartoonist, read the article and decided to lightheartedly satirize the president's refusal to shoot the bear. Berryman's cartoon appeared in the Washington Post on November 16, 1902. Morris Michtom, a Brooklyn candy shop owner, saw the cartoon and had an idea. He and his wife Rose also made stuffed animals, and Michtom decided to create a stuffed toy bear and dedicate it to the president who refused to shoot a bear. He called it 'Teddy's Bear'.
After receiving Roosevelt's permission to use his name, Michtom mass produced the toy bears which were so popular that he soon founded the Ideal Toy Company. To this day the Teddy Bear has worldwide popularity and its origin can be traced back to Theodore's fateful hunting trip in 1902.
Did you know that the Teddy Bear was invented in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt? It all began when Theodore Roosevelt was on a bear hunting trip near Onward, Mississippi on November 14, 1902. Mississippi's Governor Andrew H. Longino had invited him, but unlike other hunters in the group, Theodore had not located a single bear.
Roosevelt's assistants, led by Holt Collier, a born slave and former Confederate cavalryman, cornered and tied a black bear to a willow tree. They summoned Roosevelt and suggested that he shoot it. Viewing this as extremely unsportsmanlike, Roosevelt refused to shoot the bear. The news of this event spread quickly through newspaper articles across the country. The articles recounted the story of the president who refused to shoot a bear. However, it was not just any president, it was Theodore Roosevelt the big game hunter!
Clifford Berryman, a political cartoonist, read the article and decided to lightheartedly satirize the president's refusal to shoot the bear. Berryman's cartoon appeared in the Washington Post on November 16, 1902. Morris Michtom, a Brooklyn candy shop owner, saw the cartoon and had an idea. He and his wife Rose also made stuffed animals, and Michtom decided to create a stuffed toy bear and dedicate it to the president who refused to shoot a bear. He called it 'Teddy's Bear'.
After receiving Roosevelt's permission to use his name, Michtom mass produced the toy bears which were so popular that he soon founded the Ideal Toy Company. To this day the Teddy Bear has worldwide popularity and its origin can be traced back to Theodore's fateful hunting trip in 1902.
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Trump, Jr. winds up in felony poaching scandal in Utah after killing a bear baited with pastries [View all]
Faygo Kid
May 2022
OP
I would think it would be Jr's responsibility to know the rules when hunting.
riversedge
May 2022
#34
I have a friend who has a shop next door to a taxidermist who sets up African hunting junkets.
Dustlawyer
May 2022
#44
Yeah, I think the killing of Cecil the Lion changed a lot of 'hunts' for tourism purposes.
Calista241
May 2022
#88
Wade Lemon facing 5 years for baiting, and the Trump who killed the Bear will walk, UGH!
sarcasmo
May 2022
#5
LOCK HIM UP! Such an arrogant prick; just like his orange father. Indicted yet?
Evolve Dammit
May 2022
#8
A hunting guide, failing to disclose the location/substance of baiting to a client?
Paladin
May 2022
#11
Like orange father, he enjoys death. Sick homo sapiens that deserve to be treated accordingly. nt
Evolve Dammit
May 2022
#12
Long time ago a hunter said to this city kid when canned hunts came up...
TreasonousBastard
May 2022
#20
'Kim "tells me everything," including a graphic account of Kim having killed his uncle'
speak easy
May 2022
#83
I suppose it was too much for cokehead Jr to know that he killed the bear out of season.
Botany
May 2022
#28
Junior takes the kill shot and Lemon does the crime for laying the bait. Trump logic.
sarcasmo
May 2022
#51
Just when I think they can't get any more despicable, they again prove me wrong.
catbyte
May 2022
#80