Chester A. Arthur, the son of a poor Baptist preacher, rose to become a well-connected New York attorney. He honed his masterful administrative skills as New York's Quartermaster General during the Civil War, then applied those skills to become an unparalleled party organizer. In an era of rampant political corruption, Arthur was the quintessential machine politician. He held the federal government's most lucrative patronage post until President Hayes fired him, yet his party connections landed him a cushy spot as James A. Garfield's vice presidential running mate in 1880. But when an assassin's bullet cuts Garfield down, can Arthur rise above his unscrupulous past and become a respectable president? Listen and learn about one of the great presidential redemption stories!
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| Mrs. Jaramillo ran off – The Las Vegas Gazette (Las Vegas, NM) – August 12, 1883 |
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| Mrs. Jaramillo responds – The Las Vegas Gazette (Las Vegas, NM) – August 12, 1883 |
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| Prostitution Ordinance – Pleasanton Observer-Enterprise (Pleasanton, KS) – May 26, 1883 |
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| $25 reward for whoever stole flowers off child’s grave – Fremont Tribune (Fremont, NE) – June 21, 1884 |
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| Heise’s Liquor Foundry – The Las Vegas Gazette (Las Vegas, NM) – January 19, 1883 |
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| Heise has Excelsior Beer – The Las Vegas Gazette (Las Vegas, NM) – October 5, 1881 |
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| Heise known where people drink whiskey – The Las Vegas Gazette (Las Vegas, NM) – October 7, 1882 |
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| $500 reward for whoever disinterred Mrs. Heise’s corpse – The Las Vegas Gazette (Las Vegas, NM) – December 14, 1882 |
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| Fiendish fiends dig up Mrs. Heise’s body – The Las Vegas Gazette (Las Vegas, NM) – December 12, 1882 |
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| J.D. Farmer’s One-Price Store – The Ogden Standard (Ogden, UT) – December 29, 1881 |
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| J.D. Farmer’s goods – Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) – February 25, 1882 |
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| J.D. Farmer’s Special Reduction Sale! – Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) – June 13, 1882 |
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| $25 silk suit for only $15 – Deseret News (Sat Lake City, UT) – March 11, 1882 |
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| $500 reward for the recovery of J.D. Farmer’s body– The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT) – August 13, 1882 |
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| J.D. Farmer drowned – Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT) – August 7, 1882 |
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| J.D. Farmer’s entire stock for sale by his Estate Administrator – The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT) September 30, 1882 |
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| Is it Farmer’s body? – The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT) – October 13, 1886 |
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| Farmer’s remains found? – The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT) – October 14, 1886 |
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| Farmer inquest – The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT) – October 15, 1886 |
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| Farmer identified – The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT) – October 16, 1886 |
