Arthur and the Reform Presidency of Chester A Arthur
Five Minute Chats on Our Presidents traces Chester A Arthur from a New York City machine politician to a reform minded president. It outlines his rise after Garfield's assassination, Civil Service reform, and his efforts to unite a faction torn Republican Party while handling personal loss and health decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Alan Arthur
Fairfield
Vermont
Union College
Schenectady
New York State
Port of
New York
Hayes
Garfield
Port of New York
Roscoe Conkling
Athur
White House
Conkling
Platt
Arthur
Puck
Ireland
Chet
Falstaff
Prince Hal
Henry V
Grant
New York County Republican Committee
New Yor County
Republican Committee
Chester A. Arthur
United States
Chester
New York Custom House
Washington
Spolls
McElroy
Nellie Arthur
Kfield
New Jersey Legislature Opens 1921 Session
The 1921 New Jersey legislature opens with both chambers sworn in and decorations bright. For the first time women, Mrs. Margaret B. Laird and Mrs. Jennie C. Van Ness, sit on the floor. Governor Edwards vows to fight efforts to strip his power over Public Utility Commission appointments amid a looming battle over utilities control and reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret B. Laird
Newark
Jennie C. van Ness
Gast Orange
State House
Assembly
van Ness
George S. Hobart
House
John B. Rosser
Hoboken
Supreme Court
Uand
Edwards
Senate
Public Utility Commission
Runyon
Union
Whitney
Morris
Pilgrim
Essex
Bright
Ocean
Wilson
Fielder
Edge
Republican Party
New Jersey
Neeple
Governor’s Commission
Court of Errors
Walker
Court of Last Resort
Cdwards
San Francisco
Service
Committee On Militia
J. C. van Ness
Margaret B Laird
Pitman Chautauqua Dates Set In February
The New Jersey brief notes the annual Chautauqua at Pitman will run February 8 to 11. It also reports community items including fire company donations, school resignations, hunting permits, a stock of corn fed chickens, and local civic moves from Vineland Glassboro and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitman
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Hone Fire Company
National Park
Mary Moyer
Vineland Board of Education
West Side
William B. Loder
Eye Harbor
Billingsport Fire Company
Swedesboro
Germania Building and Loan Association
Egg Harbor
W. P. Hofmann
Soldiers’ Home
Vineland
Ella Buck
Glassboro Board of Health
D. H. Supplee
Samuel Beckett
Albert J. Turner
Harry E. Owings
Hightstown
Pittsburgh
Hightstown Baptist Church
Pennsgrove Fire Department
Borough Hall
Glassboro
M. E. Church
Andrew Newberry
Orchard Road
Woodbury Country Club
Col
G. G. Green
Aura Y. M. C. A. Corn Club
Philadelphia
Gloucester City
Free Library
Pennsgrove
Civil Service
Tunterdon
Howard VanDerveer
Lakewood
Pines
Newark
van Note
Clayton
Michael Brown
New York
William H. Mussey
New Brighton
Minor Coleman
Rickory Street
Kearny
Barrow
Montgomery Streets
Jersey City
City Hospital
Peter H. Kegan
Middlesex
Menlo Park
Milton Jaques
Peter Schweikert
Stricker
Charles H. Martens
East Orange
Lackawoonna Railroad
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Morgan
Republian
James G. Blaine
John E. M’elroy
Trenton
Colins B. Allen
Salem
William >. Mackay
Bergen
William H. Albright
Gloucester
Robert M. Johnson
Atlantic
George Nimmo
Senate Journal
T. Harry Rolland
Camden
Upton&. Jeffreys
James Parker
Passaic
John .A. Smith
Capitol
Ioum
New Jersey State
Fell
Paterson
Board of Education
Dora Stiles
Minnie Barnes
Red Bank
Mount Royal
Songland
A Mary and Corporation
Atlantic City
Harry Latz
Alamnac
Latz
Matilda Schaerer
Department of Instruction
Visiting Nurse Association of
Woodbury
American Legion
Broadway
Benson Street
Mays Landing
James J. Murphy
Ventnor
Thomas Williams
Alargate City
Murphy
Gloucester County Teachers’ Association
D. T. Steelman
Edward Louis
D. W. Davis
J. L. Randle
John Rice
Fairfield Township
Fairton
Mr. Brown
West Virginia
Bureau of Markets
State Department of Agriculture
Montclair
Atlantic Ciur
Agricultural Week
Aot
Gloucester County Freeholders
Woodstown
Wy. J
Piscataway
Frank E. Pierson
New Brunswick Y. M. C. A
Waukegan
Ill
Bound Brook Athletic Association
Cairo Oval
Mildred Newkirk
W. Be, Newkirk
Riverside
Zurburg Memorial Hospital
Miss Newkirk
Edwin Robert Walker
Barker Pierson
Orange
Charles
Raritan Arsenal
H. T. Herring
Clarence McClure
Plainfield
S' En
Elks' Clubhouse
Wnatchung Avenue
Alvin E. Hoagsland
William B. Sharp
Edward T., van Winkle
J. W.bavelandis
North
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