Justice in Behalf of Aaron Burr
An anonymous Times Herald contributor defends Aaron Burr, arguing he faced unfair obloquy. The piece traces Burr and Hamilton’s early careers, the duel’s causes, and Burr’s later political life including the 1800 and 1804 campaigns and the Weehawken duel.
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Aaron Burr
Times-Herald
Agron Burr
New York
Congress
United States
Hamilton
Burr
Mephistopheles
Richmond Hill
Burt
Charles de Kay Cooper
Cooper
Albany
General Hamilton
Judge Kent
Principels
Nathaniel Pendleton
George H. Pendleton
van ‘Ness
Weehauken
Jersey Shore
Philip
Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd Aims to Aid Scranton Poor
A local interview outlines the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd founded to serve the foreign poor in Scranton. Brother Francis plans a home on 10 to 20 acres with convalescent care, literature in native languages, and house visitation. The group seeks broad charitable support and a trusteeship as it builds Priory Farm like Verbank’s Nazareth project.
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St. Luke's Church
Rullson
Francis
Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd
Malin
Verbank
New York
Priory Farm
Brothers of Nazareth
Colonel de Peyster
New York City
Brother Gilbert
de Peynter
Brother Francis
Scranton
Rulison
Central
Pennsylvania
the Tribune
Ita
Boranton
Roosevelt the Fight for Civil Service Reform in New York
A New York dispatch surveys Theodore Roosevelt as a reforming police chief and potential mayor or governor. It lauds his civil service leadership, contrasts rivals, and argues his public duty over personal gain, noting broad support from reform-minded figures and opponents alike.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Gotham
Colonel Strong
Roosevelt
Tome
Henry Macfarland
Washington
Macfarland
United States
Civil Service Commission
Congress
Eigil Service
George William Curtis
Twill Service Commission
President Grant
Civil Service Commissionership
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Curtin
Spollsman
Cleveland
Federal Service
Government Printing Office
Commission
Cabinet
White House
Fool
Knave
Albany
Pulses Department
Menike Theodore Roosevelt
Note Returns Falsely Delayed Husband in Pastron Story
A Pastron weekly tale recounts a frightened husband who sends a late note to his wife. A messenger misdelivers, prompting the wife to offer a shilling for the note’s retelling with a lie. The husband returns home early after a misdirected warning at the door. The ruse ends with the couple unsure who heard what.
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Pastron's
Irving
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Senate of the United States
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New England
Thie
Order of the Cincinnati
South Carolina
Chase
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Harrison
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Wade
Denner
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St. Paul
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Ore
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G. E
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Gilhool's Carriage Works
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