Talk:Soapy Smith

message: Mr.Smith's estate at the time of  death at the barrel of a winchester rifle was $500.00
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===From Jeff Smith (great grandson and family historian)===
The above information is incorrect.  According to estate records he had more, but court fee, and inquest costs were attached to Soapy's estate.  By the time they were finished with the fees, Soapy had a tad over $100.00 to his name.  Jeff Soapy Smith 23:33, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Smith Soapy

message: The above information is incorrect.  According to estate records he had more, but court fee, and inquest costs were attached to Soapy's estate.  By the time they were finished with the fees, Soapy had a tad over $100.00 to his name.  Jeff Soapy Smith 23:33, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: From Jeff Smith (great grandson and family historian)

message: * As of 1/9/2007 Jeff Smith and the Soapy Smith Preservation Trust will no longer contribute to this page. PLEASE NOTE: The information published after 1/9/2007 is not sanctioned or endorsed by the Trust. Thank you for your past support. Soapy 23:56, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: About source for Soapy Smith

message: Someone claimed John McIntire was portraying Soapy in the 1955 film The Far Country.  The film is set in Skagway, Alaska during the Klondike gold rush, and he does look like Soapy, but his part is that of Skagway sheriff "Gannon."  It is possible that the film company feared legal issues, as Soapy's son was known for sueing film companies for using his fathers name.  Does the original poster who placed this film on the Soapy Smith page have any additional information revealing that McIntire played Soapy?  Otherwise, this posting might be removed as inaccurate. Soapy 15:53, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Is that Soapy in The Far Country

message: I have scanned this Talk Page and I understand that there is an issue about the verifiability of the assertions made in the article.  That notwithstanding, I do not believe that the big quotation of WP:V in the middle of the article is warranted and so I am removing it.  If there is disagreement, please re-insert it but also please explain your reasoning for doing so here.  --Richard 15:52, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: On second thought, I am moving the  template to the top of this talk page.  I have no objection whatsoever to the point made by the template and fully support it.  What I do object to is having it prominently displayed in the text of the article.  --Richard 15:56, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, I think you made a good choice to remove the template from the article itself. --Yksin 18:02, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citing [[WP:V]] on the article page seems to be against policies and guidelines 

message: I think "Jefferson Smith" should be changed to a disambiguation page as there are at least 2 other notable people by this name--the character in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and Oregon politician/activist Jefferson Smith.  Thoughts? Kallionae 00:56, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Automatic redirection of "Jefferson Smith" 

message: Using prostitutes, he acquired numerous lots along Creede's main street  By itself, this sentence is unclear.  How did he use prostitutes to acquire real estate?  Should the sentence be changed to, "Using profits from his prostitutes . . . "?  12.45.255.66 (talk) 21:15, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll write it better, but no the profits were not used to purchase property. Jeff Smith (talk) 19:35, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prostitution & Real Estate 

message: A recent post by user 82.39.82.77 which read, "Soapy Stevens is a con merchant and bogus vicar in the 1960 British comedy 'Two-Way Stretch' played by the actor Wilfred Hyde-White." It was deleted by one poster without asking the original poster to explain. A revert war has taken place in which one user was blocked. So far both sides show no reasons for their actions. Let's let user 82.39.82.77 explain the original post before anyone decides it is true or not.Jeff Smith (talk) 19:28, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's true, I remember it vividly, and just look at the Two-Way Stretch article: but what is the relevance?! Jezza (talk) 00:50, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent deletions: Soapy Stevens 

message: I am writing a research paper on Alaska circa 1900, and came across the story of Soapy Smith and was very intrigued.  The sources I found all mentioned his "Rough Riders" but said decisively that McKinley had denied him official status.  However, according to James Wickersham's book, Old Yukon, Soapy framed the letter and since it bore the presidential signature and seal, used it to fool people into thinking he had the approval of the federal government.  Wickersham claims that Soapy even ran a false recruiting office where members of his gang robbed the pockets of enlisters while they underwent a bogus medical exam.
Wickersham seems to me like a very good source, so I edited that page.  Someone else changed it back within the last couple days though, so now I'm wondering, do you know something I don't?
71.67.249.58 (talk) 04:25, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a certain truth to that.  In 1898, Wickersham was living in Tacoma and won election to the Washington House of Representatives.  He didn't arrive in Alaska until 1900, when he was appointed to his judgeship.  There is no question that Wickersham was an important figure during his years here, but also a very controversial figure.  Old Yukon and Hubert Howe Bancroft's History of Alaska are typically regarded as definitive early works on the history of Alaska, even if aspects of those works are open to debate.  Not only Wickersham, but Ernest Gruening and Robert Atwood wrote extensively about Alaska history, on topics in which their perspective was perhaps more anecdotal than anything else.RadioKAOS (talk) 20:36, 21 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Did Soapy have a legitimate "Rough Riders" Unit?

message: I have once again deleted the sentence regarding Frank Reid's tombstone and epitaph from the second-to-last paragraph of the Death section. This sentence is confusing, because beginning only with "His tombstone..." and placed in a paragraph about Soapy Smith, it gives the impression that it is the epitaph oh Soapy's tombstone. I considered rewording it, but really there's no reason to tell people about Frank Reid's tombstone in an article about Soapy Smith. The Frank Reid tombstone information is present (and cited) in the article Shootout on Juneau Wharf. Alereon (talk) 04:48, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deleted Frank Reid's epitaph 

message: This probably wouldn't qualify as encyclopedic, but the same photo as found in the infobox has no doubt been used in many products over the years.  Two which caught my attention in just the past 24 hours: "Alaskan Outlaw Whiskey", which prominently features Smith's face on the label, and Alaskan playing cards.  The poster for that product also shows images of Sarah Palin, Snowzilla and Robert Hansen, as used on different cards. RadioKAOS  –  Talk to me, Billy  23:41, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Smith in current folklore/merchandising 

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thread_title:  External links modified (January 2018) 

message: I noticed in the Wikipedia listing about Ye Olde Curiosity Shop in Seattle, the mummified corpse called Sylvester was owned by Soapy Smith in 1892 and was called McGinty. I wonder if anyone here might have an idea of the real identity of Sylvester/McGinty. Could he have been someone killed by Soapy Smith? 2601:603:217F:4F10:C92B:B706:D7CC:51A1 (talk) 20:01, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question on mummy owned by Soapy 

message: There is an interesting story about Soapy Smith repenting his sins, telling stories about his childhood and praying with the head of the Salvation Army Evangeline Booth, two days before his death in Dale Carnegie's "How to make friends and influence peoole" 2A02:2121:309:EDD7:3DDC:48F:8F08:D005 (talk) 20:53, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meeting with Evangeline Booth