All posts tagged "judge"
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26.4K13Business and Labor6 of the Oldest General Stores in New England
General stores had their heyday between 1820 and 1860, when income was rising and the population was growing. Like the Hope General...
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5.7KPolitics and MilitaryWhen Daniel Webster Freed the Slaves
Daniel Webster was one of those politicians who embraced the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, which allowed for the return of escaped...
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10.0K10New HampshireNew Hampshire Timber Baron Takes the Money and Runs
In 1892,timber baron James E. Henry bought 100,000 acres of virgin timber in Northern New Hampshire and began clear-cutting the White Mountains....
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6.2K4Politics and MilitaryHow Vermont Republicans Rigged Elections for a Century
Conspiracy may be a little too strong to describe the process Vermont Republicans used to choose their governors, but only because everybody...
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