William Rath: Revision history

28 December 2023

• curprev 22:1622:16, 28 December 2023‎ JJMC89 bot III talk contribs‎ m 13,863 bytes +11‎ Merging Category:Emigrants from the North German Confederation to the United States to Category:German emigrants to the United States and Category:19th-century German people per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 December 12#Category:People from the North German Confederation undo

25 September 2023

• curprev 07:1607:16, 25 September 2023‎ Marcocapelle talk contribs‎ 13,852 bytes −33‎ →‎External links: Removed grandparent category of Category:Businesspeople from Hamburg undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit

24 September 2023

• curprev 21:2921:29, 24 September 2023‎ JJMC89 bot III talk contribs‎ m 13,885 bytes −31‎ Merging Category:People from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg to Category:People from Hamburg per Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 September 16#Category:People from the Free Imperial City of Hamburg undo

30 August 2023

• curprev 22:2222:22, 30 August 2023‎ Smasongarrison talk contribs‎ m 13,916 bytes +9‎ Moving from Category:Businesspeople in timber to Category:American businesspeople in timber Diffusing per WP:DIFFUSE using Cat-a-lot undo

25 August 2023

• curprev 15:3415:34, 25 August 2023‎ Johnpacklambert talk contribs‎ 13,907 bytes +29‎ removed Category:German emigrants to the United States; added Category:Emigrants from the North German Confederation to the United States using HotCat undo
• curprev 15:3415:34, 25 August 2023‎ Johnpacklambert talk contribs‎ 13,878 bytes +64‎ added Category:People from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg using HotCat undo

8 August 2023

• curprev 07:0107:01, 8 August 2023‎ Jevansen talk contribs‎ m 13,814 bytes +8‎ Moving from Category:People from Hamburg to Category:Businesspeople from Hamburg using Cat-a-lot undo

27 April 2023

• curprev 18:5218:52, 27 April 2023‎ Tim O'Doherty talk contribs‎ 13,806 bytes +149‎ Lead image caption undo Tag: Visual edit

5 April 2023

• curprev 04:4904:49, 5 April 2023‎ Citation bot talk contribs‎ 13,657 bytes +4‎ Alter: isbn. Upgrade ISBN10 to 13. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Spinixster | Linked from User:Doug_Coldwell/GAN | #UCB_webform_linked 210/215 undo

24 March 2023

• curprev 15:1815:18, 24 March 2023‎ CommonsDelinker talk contribs‎ 13,653 bytes −111‎ Removing Wm_Rath_Fountain_of_Youth.jpg; it has been deleted from Commons by P199 because: per c:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Wm Rath Fountain of Youth.jpg. undo

9 March 2023

• curprev 18:5718:57, 9 March 2023‎ Liz talk contribs‎ 13,764 bytes −4‎ Removing link(s) to "Justus Smith Stearns": Deleted article. undo Tag: Twinkle
• curprev 18:5718:57, 9 March 2023‎ Liz talk contribs‎ 13,768 bytes −4‎ Removing link(s) to "Antoine Ephrem Cartier": Deleted article. undo Tag: Twinkle

4 March 2023

• curprev 01:0401:04, 4 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 13,772 bytes −20‎ fix county first use links undo
• curprev 00:5200:52, 4 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 13,792 bytes +276‎ add a bit more on background and on other businesses involved in undo
• curprev 00:3700:37, 4 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 13,516 bytes +527‎ use related Mason County Historical Society source to finally settle to that became an American citizen undo

3 March 2023

• curprev 23:1523:15, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 12,989 bytes +28‎ adjust last undo
• curprev 23:1223:12, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 12,961 bytes +354‎ add another source identifying the Rath Building as having historic status undo
• curprev 23:1023:10, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 12,607 bytes +1,203‎ incorporate Mason County Historical Society source which provides some additional dates and contextual importance undo
• curprev 13:4213:42, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 11,404 bytes −10‎ img fmt undo
• curprev 13:3713:37, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 11,414 bytes −37‎ it's not between two buildings, it's just on the side of a building. Naturally it can be seen. Nice cinderblocks, BTW undo
• curprev 13:3313:33, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 11,451 bytes −245‎ →‎Death and memorials: It was built during his life (1904), obviously by the man himself. Smith building a building and calling it "the Smith Building" is the normal course of things, not a memorial. There's a photo in the article so readers can draw their own conclusion. undo
• curprev 13:1413:14, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 11,696 bytes −39‎ reduce number of paragraphs starting with 'Rath', per GAR comment undo
• curprev 12:3712:37, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 11,735 bytes +34‎ include the title page 'Assisted by' credit for the Powers book, even if we don't include that name in the fn refs undo
• curprev 12:3012:30, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 11,701 bytes +55‎ restructure sectioning to make clear that the memorializations came after his death undo
• curprev 12:1512:15, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 11,646 bytes +46‎ fix for prior change undo
• curprev 12:1212:12, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 11,600 bytes +98‎ the previous paraphrase seemed okay to me, but views differ, so restore Fountain of Youth explanation as a direct quote undo
• curprev 12:0512:05, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 11,502 bytes +245‎ we at least have to indicate that a building was named for him, even if we don't care who occupied the building undo
• curprev 12:0112:01, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 11,257 bytes +180‎ restore but better explain what the train ferry role was undo
• curprev 11:4511:45, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 11,077 bytes +4‎ since the source for 'baron' has been pulled, rephrase the lede undo
• curprev 11:3711:37, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 11,073 bytes +341‎ all biographies state the timeframe of certain offices, so restore this but rephrase it undo
• curprev 07:3007:30, 3 March 2023‎ SandyGeorgia talk contribs‎ 10,732 bytes −45‎ Miss move undo
• curprev 07:2807:28, 3 March 2023‎ SandyGeorgia talk contribs‎ 10,777 bytes +8‎ Undid revision 1142588693 by SandyGeorgia (talk) undo Tag: Undo
• curprev 07:2707:27, 3 March 2023‎ SandyGeorgia talk contribs‎ 10,769 bytes −8‎ Unused undo Tag: Reverted
• curprev 06:2206:22, 3 March 2023‎ AnomieBOT talk contribs‎ m 10,777 bytes +16‎ Dating maintenance tags: {{When}} undo
• curprev 06:0106:01, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 10,761 bytes −11‎ →‎Early life: that's where stucco goes -- on buildikngs undo
• curprev 05:5905:59, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 10,772 bytes −102‎ →‎Early life: since Ludington is in W Michegan, obviously he was there undo
• curprev 05:5805:58, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 10,874 bytes −35‎ →‎Later life: source says nothing about trends undo
• curprev 05:5505:55, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 10,909 bytes −291‎ →‎Later life: buildings get used for stuff -- so what? undo
• curprev 05:5405:54, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 11,200 bytes −55‎ →‎Later life: the memories fade stuff is just the source's poetry undo
• curprev 05:5205:52, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 11,255 bytes −40‎ →‎Mid life: who cares how many holes? What variety of grass did they plant? SO WHAT??? undo
• curprev 05:5005:50, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 11,295 bytes −65‎ →‎Mid life: nonnotable opponent, recount is trivia undo
• curprev 05:4705:47, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 11,360 bytes −78‎ →‎Mid life: a fraudulent scam? you don't say. Bankruptcy IS financial ruin, dummy undo
• curprev 05:4605:46, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 11,438 bytes −105‎ →‎Mid life: not sure what this could mean, no doubt DC has misinterpreted something as usual undo
• curprev 05:4505:45, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 11,543 bytes −337‎ →‎Mid life: who cares? undo
• curprev 05:4305:43, 3 March 2023‎ EEng talk contribs‎ 11,880 bytes −453‎ →‎Mid life: ridiculous, says success eventually made him successful undo
• curprev 02:0802:08, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 12,333 bytes −951‎ remove lawsuits text, per discussions in GAR undo
• curprev 01:0601:06, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 13,284 bytes −8‎ existing cite says Rath died at home, so include that in text and remove cn tag in infobox undo
• curprev 01:0301:03, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 13,292 bytes +3‎ restore link on Salvation Army - not every reader will know what that is undo
• curprev 00:5800:58, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 13,289 bytes +21‎ restore brief id - it's not necessarily obvious that James Ludington is the founder rather than some other family member undo
• curprev 00:5100:51, 3 March 2023‎ Wasted Time R talk contribs‎ 13,268 bytes +88‎ lede must summarize article and so must give more info on Rath's business career, hopefully while avoiding 'Ludington puffery' undo