This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Use of It In New York Sparks Debate On Deterrence
A 1882 New York column argues hanging murderers fails to deter crime and highlights Moses Taylor's death as a prominent local figure. It condemns pool halls and cheap cigarettes fueling juvenile crime, praises Central Park obelisk care, and notes social ills from immigration to rising rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norw
York
Horace Greeley
Moses Taylor
New York
Astors
Lenoxes
Delthams
Godets
Jay Gould
Vanderbilt
Cyrus W. Field
Jacob Wt. Taylor
Astor
Lenox
Roosevelt Hospital
Taylor
Bowery
Society For the Suppression of Crime
34Th Street
Central Park
Genii Park
Egypt
Paris
London
Chamber of Commerce
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Alaska