The Rival Lovers in Revolutionary Times
Margaret Moncrieffe, held near Putnam in New York during war days, falls for Aaron Burr. They share secret meetings on Staten Island, vow a forbidden union, and face a grim path as Burr’s loyalty to nation and Margaret’s father clash. Their farewell sealing a doomed bond ends in separate fates and a vow to meet beyond life.
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Aaron Burr
Earth
Margaret Moncrieffe
Margaret
Hell
Staten Island
England
Putnam
Burr
Israel Putnam
Israel
Congress
Major Burr
Washington
Miss Moncrieffe
General Mifflin
Kingsbridge
General Putnam
General Washington
New York
Alexander Hamilton
James Billings
Adelaide Clifton
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Great Boll Weevil Benefactor to the South
Mike H. Thomas argues the boll weevil, though costly, has paid the South by boosting cotton value and pocketing farmers. He condemns failed antidotes, praises Texas resilience, and predicts long term gains from pest-driven diversification and wiser farming methods.
Sea level canal favored for long term value and lower upkeep
The argument favors a sea level canal over a lock type for a lasting waterway. It would be quicker and cheaper to build, with higher long term reliability and lower wartime and earthquake risk. Even if construction costs rise, the public may bear the extra expense for a century scale project.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Law and Age of Majority Questioning Common Sense
Yale Law professor John Wutts explains that law rests on accumulated experience, not personal common sense. He uses the infant age issue to show how dates and days affect when someone becomes of age, noting law often ignores part of a day and defines twenty one years by the start of the birthday day rather than birth moment. The Sun.
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John Wutts
Yale Law School
England
Sumatra
Borneo
Malaca
Asia
Africa
Siberia
Australia
Francis Day
Loyalty Islands
South Seas
New York Sun
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Jere Clemens
Old England
David
Tropics
Mme
Miss Monertieffe
BOLL
Texas
Mike H. Thomas
Insect
Monte Ne
Ark
Dallas
United States
United States Senate
Iick
Paris Green
George Aldredge
Horatio Adams
Emerald Island
Hugh Fitzgerald
Dan Sullivan
Tom Moore
Aldredge
Adams
Carrie
South Texas
Knapp
Hunter
Morrill
Bears
Scotland
South
West
Union
Dallas-Galveston News
Chicago News
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