Talk:T. D. Bancroft

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A fact from T. D. Bancroft appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 May 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that temperance movement activist T. D. Bancroft (pictured) witnessed Abraham Lincoln's assassination and lectured about it across America?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2025/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/T. D. Bancroft.

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by RoySmith talk 11:58, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Clipping featuring T.D. Bancroft and the program he donated

T. D. Bancroft

... that T. D. Bancroft was an eyewitness of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and donated a program from Ford's theatre with two drops of Lincoln's blood (pictured) to the Kansas State Historical Society?

Source: "Lincoln's Blood. State Historical Society Receives a Priceless Relic. T. D. Bancroft Presents Two Drops of Blood. Fell From President. Was Carried From Ford's Theatre". The Topeka State Journal. January 16, 1901. p. 7.

ALT1: ... that temperance activist T. D. Bancroft (pictured) was part of a Kansas militia protecting Washington D.C. during the American Civil War that was quartered in the East Room of the White House? Source: Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. Historical and biographical. Comprising a condensed history of the state, a careful history of Wyandotte County, and a comprehensive history of the growth of the cities, towns and villages. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing. 1890. p. 501.
ALT2: ... that in an 1876 United States centennial publication T. D. Bancroft (pictured) was the first person to write about Abraham Lincoln's relationship with his dog Fido? Source: Kunhardt, Philip B.; Kunhardt, Peter W. (2008). "February 1909: Remembering Fido". Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon. Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 9780307267139.
ALT3: ... that temperance movement activist T. D. Bancroft (pictured) witnessed Abraham Lincoln's assassination and later became a prominent lecturer about that event across America? Source: "Obituaries: BANCROFT—Dr. T. D.". Billboard. December 8, 1917. p. 66. and "Death of Dr. T. D. Bancroft". The Kansas City Times. November 24, 1917. p. 2.
ALT4: ... that American Civil War veteran and temperance movement activist T. D. Bancroft (pictured) established many public libraries in Kansas, and the first public library in Hot Springs, Arkansas? Source: Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas. Historical and biographical. Comprising a condensed history of the state, a careful history of Wyandotte County, and a comprehensive history of the growth of the cities, towns and villages. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing. 1890. p. 502.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Official White House portraits of Hillary and Bill Clinton

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 111 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 17:53, 30 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Overall: I have gone through the article and made some copyedits. QPQ is met and there are no problems in the article stopping it from becoming a DYK. The first hook and ALT2 are the best. Good job on making an article like this. Fun fact: One of my ancestors was present in Ford's Theater for Lincoln's assassination. @4meter4: Jon698 (talk) 23:24, 30 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]