Guiteau's Grime Details of the Garfield Plot
Colonel Corkhill releases a comprehensive account correcting sensational rumors about Charles Guiteau. He says the first bullet struck the President, the second aimed at the baggage area, and that Guiteau's cry was not as claimed. The tale includes Guiteau's movements, finances, church affiliations, and a motive of notoriety.
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Corkhill
Guiteau
Sam
Arthur
Reson
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Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Charles Guiteau
Lubett House
O'Mera
Fifteenth
Seventeenth Street
Lafayette Park
Christian Church
Vermont Avenue
Senor Commacho
Venezuela
Presint Garfield
Presimt
Garfield
Rose
Treasury Department
Gilfilin
Guiteaus Former Wife Reveals Abusive Marriage Details
Leadville Chronicle prints a lengthy interview with Mrs Theodore Dunmire, former wife of Charles J Guiteau. She describes harsh treatment including irritability, frequent faults finding, striking without cause, and confinement in rooms or closets for days without food. She notes political involvement during the Greeley campaign and beliefs about his future rewards.
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Garfield
Treasury
Leadville Chronicle
Theodore Dunmire
Charles J. Guiteau
Greeley
Guiteaus Intended Bride A Wealthy Wisconsin Widow
Milwaukee July 18 A Washington despatch says Guiteau hoped to marry a rich widow after securing a government post. Mrs Sarah Van Cott shown letters claiming his conversion and devotion, tied with a blue ribbon. The revivalist widow, active in Wisconsin, denies plans.
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van Cott
Milwaukeer
Washington
Guiteau
Dme
Sarah van Cott
Charles J. Guiteau
Guiteau Repents as He Reflects on Lincoln's Death
Guiteau tells district attorney he would not shoot again, says he erred in trying to kill the President. He claims divine Providence kept the President alive and that fate and heaven will guide future events.
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Long Branch
Seventeenth Street
Garfield
White House
Presimt
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Scretary Blaine
Mr. Fortun
Fifteenth and
Morton
Blaine
Riggs House
Ark
Jes
Tered
Assaso
Guiteau
Waslington
Justeau
Guiteau Mail Letter Features Mock Execution Image
A Chicago mail parcel to Charles Guiteau shows a macabre pen-picture of a scaffold with owls, jackals, a rope, and a moonlit scene over a bloodless threat. Letters from Cincinnati and Missouri mock or threaten, reflecting public sentiment after the Guiteau case.
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Washington
Chicago
Charles J. Guiteau
Washington, D. C
Guiteau
Lealf
Cincinnati
Charlie
Athen
The Crops This Year's Cotton Crop Reports Summary
Cotton reports from July 1 show improved condition versus June with an average near 95 out of 100. States vary with North Carolina 94, South Carolina 63, Georgia 98, Florida 90, Alabama 102, Mississippi 94, Louisiana 96. Corn and wheat planting up slightly. wheat likely lower due to weather. Michigan wheat acreage and production projected, with nine bushels per acre expected. Girls for general housework sought at Y M C A office in Detroit.
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D. C
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Washington
Twe Agricultural Department
Michican
Detroit
Michigan
State Street
New York
Prime Mercantile
Cail
Treasury
The
New York Herald
West
Grangers
Michigan Central
Lake Shore
Central
Huison
Canada
St. Paul
Northwestern
New York Central
Shorts
Western Union Telegraph Company
Jay Gould
Boston
Boston DaiLy Glaney
New England
France Denies Aims To Conquer Tunis In Tripoli Woes
Paris July 16 Barthelemy St Hilaire denies France sought to conquer Tripoli or retain Tunis He says once the bey’s government is reorganized French forces would quit Tunis Italy expresses satisfaction with French intentions The Times Tunis correspondent notes Arabs advancing toward Sfax Algiers reports three French columns near Bou Amena Saussier to stay in Algiers until September when southern operations begin
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Barthelemy St. Hilaire
France
Tripoli
Tunis
Italy
Times
Sfax
Algiers
Bou Amena
Saussier
New Steam Catamaran Planned For Westerly Route
A light draft steam catamaran weighing forty five tons with a sixty foot hull and six foot beam arrived for service between Westerly and Watch Hill. It carries over four hundred passengers and features a midship propeller powered by dual engines.
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Providence Journal
Johnn Evartson
Troy
N. Y
Westerly
Watch Hill
Double Hearted Man From Dubuque Exhibits Unreadable Form
The Kansas City Journal profiles Joseph Thomas a 37 year old colored man claimed to be from Zulu land now en route to San Francisco. He reportedly has two fully developed hearts and a duplicated set of ribs along with extraordinary muscular strength bent iron bars with ease and claims to be a human twin.
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Kansas City Journal
City
United States
Joseph Thomas
East
Nature
Thomas
Parva
Hercules
San Francisco
Dubuque
New Orleans
Rumor of Arthur Conkling Tension and Belgium Post
Albany dispatches report rumors of a quarrel between Vice-President Arthur and ex Senator Conkling and a possible Sharpe appointment as minister to Belgium. The piece states the rumors lack foundation, notes Arthur’s Washington visit yielded good results, and highlights Conkling’s isolated stance and business matters in Washington. Financials follow, detailing money market conditions, rates, and stock movements amid railroad rate battles and Western Union stock news.
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Albany
Philadelphia
Arthur
Conkling
Sharpe
Belgium
Blaine
Washington
General Arthur
Garfield
Senator Jones
Mr. Conkling
New York
Senator Conkling
Miller
Lapham
Commercial matters Boston markets report July
Boston Daily Globe notes slight improvement in trade with busy factories and strong interior reports. Apples beans cheese coal copper and bay commodities show varied activity while harvests look strong and prices mostly stable amid summer vacations.
Indian cholera cure hailed as divine remedy in old report
A San Francisco letter recounts Perry Davis’ Medicine Killers as a panacea for cholera in India, claiming long use and universal safety. It mentions a new mammoth tree grove near Yosemite for tourists and notes Hop Bitters promotion as family medicine. Also references summer boarders and a Boston V. E. A. office address.
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India
Perry Davis
San Francisco
Baltimore Sun
Mammoth Grove
South Park Grove
New York Markets Report Flat Yet Quiet Across Commodities
The July 16 market brief shows flour and meal steady but quieter with varied futures and cash bids. Wheat and oats move mixed with spot sales, while pork beef lard and cheese hold steadier, and coffee, sugar, and petroleum quotes ease into practical ranges.
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Seethamsa
Prime City
Prime Western
Ohio
Wisconsin
Allua
Fair Do
Baltimore
Cuba
New Orleans
Atendara
Howe Trade
Lota
Liverpool
Arte Eee
Glascow
Cork
Baltic
Java
Stockholm
Watertown Live Stock Markets Reported for Boston Daily Globe
Watertown July reports list prices for Northern beef cattle by weight and quality, hides and tallow, sheep and lambs, and poultry. Note prices for Western beef cattle, hogs, calves, and stork cattle, with dealer names and sales notes from Taylor Hare pin, J. Carroll, Hall & Seaver, Dow & Moulton, and others.
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Boston Daily Glo
Watertown
Brighton
Al@ Tich & Johnson
L Springer
J. Carroll
Leon
W. Scollans
Springer
Taylor Harepin
Ua Townsend
Woodstock
Hall & Seaver
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Kimball
L. B. Sargent
J. A. Haass & Co
Boston Daily Ginbe
Hines
Eric
Abe
MiLon Dowa
John P. Lautre
Charles H. North
Niles Brothers
G. W Hollis
Lassters
Gloucester Fish Market weekly arrivals and prices
Special correspondence reports Gloucester weekly arrivals totaling 83.02, with codfish amounts across Georges Bank Grand Banks Bay of Fundy and other grounds. Market prices listed for Georges and Bank cod, halibut, haddock, hake, pollock, mackerel, and related products with notes on quality improvements and assorted fish oils and byproducts.
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