Nation's Sorrow as Garfield is Shot in Washington
A prophetic report chronicles the July 2 shooting of President James A. Garfield at the Baltimore and Ohio depot. Charles Guiteau, an unemployed Chicago lawyer, is arrested and claims to act as a stalwart compelled by politics. Early dispatches describe wounds, surgeon hopes, and rapid movement to the White House.
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Washington
Garfield
Kearlien
Baltimore & Ohio
Blaine
Rockwell
Carney
Arthur
Sherman
Associated Press
Charles Gitteau
Chicago
White House
WastIneTon
Dr. Bliss
Chas. Guitteau
The
Star
Baltimore & Potomac
Washmeron
Elberon
Long Branch
A. A. Rockwell
Wasttina Ton
Garfiela
London
United States
Charles Guiteau
Hao
Baltimore and Potomasg
Exteas
New York
Executive Mansion
Janus G. Buang
Guithau
Sueumant
Grant
Cranius Guitesu
Treap Quantans
Wm. J. Twirring
United States Engineers
District of Columbia
Wm. G. Brock
Cief
W. T. SuerMan
N. S
Albany
Murphy
Senate
Wasuington
Curcano
Burlugsa
Swain
Guileau
Gneral MacVeagh
Pomeroy
Ohio
A. M
Associated Press Agency
Haas
Phyaleiova
Ballentin
Symptons
James
Hunt
James G. Buntney
Guiteau Letter and Garfield Crisis Chronicle
A fragmentary wire service transcript reports Guiteau's letter to General Sherman and a flurry of political and medical dispatches from Washington Albany and New York. It covers Garfield assassination fallout, Senate and Assembly reactions, President Garfield's critical yet hopeful condition, and Guiteau's demeanor and motives as the nation reacts to the attack.
Denunciatory letters to Guiteau surfaced in Wasiyaron
June reports Guiteau receiving abusive letters denouncing him as a would be assassin. He claimed six weeks ago first conceived the idea to strike the President, yet no friendly letters arrived. He appeared moved by a so called patriotic impulse to save his party, but observers doubt his sanity.
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Albany
Bliss
Arthur
Washington
Wastmnaron
D.C
Miller
Guilteau
Wimoh
Isis
Guiteau
Isis Sear
Tyneche
Wea de
Guitean
Canning
Hin
Wil
Guitaau
Guiteta
Hin Erceut
Heers
Tie
Garfield
Arthuriid
Grant
Hhm
Garfieldns Pum Faith
Wasiyaron
Sound Across the Sea Experiment With Electrophone
An Calais to Dover test used a new submarine communication device called electrophone to transmit voice across a sea cable. The apparatus reportedly lets listeners identify speakers by tone and operates while telegraphy ran on other wires. The inventor claims practical undersea talk across oceans.
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Calais
France
Dover
England
Dreamland
Atlantic
National Manners and Bathtubay Review Reflections
Sydney Smith criticizes rude speech as a national defect, contrasting English manners with French, Dutch and Flemish behaviors. He cites Adams Bede characters and Swift-era letters to illustrate civilities. The piece notes Dutch and Flemish stereotypes, the Queen of Queensberry comments, and ends noting French politeness as a contrasting trait.
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Batuhday Review
Sydney Smith
John Bull
Carter
Charles Grandison
George Eliot
Adam Bede
Tim
Alick
Queensberry
Swift
Flanders
England
Fragmentary tale of crime and social woes in old times
An OCR fragment mentions ruined lives from drugs and medical harm, with garbled phrases about kidneys liver and senses, followed by a broken anecdote where Young Brown recalls a girl slapping his face and being told it was the first bright eyed door that ever struck him.
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RigneyeWore
Soran Eno
Young Brown
Doar
Discoverers of Hop Bilters hailed by bene factors
A board of eminent physicians and chemists reported a new medicine produced by combining known remedies. They claim it cures a wide range of diseases and could dispense with other remedies. The Democrat notes the discovery has proven its efficacy through actual trial, and Hop Bilters is celebrated by supporters.
Domestic Recipes From Old Cookbook Page
A collection of household recipes including Cooxies with sugar water and saleratus, From Cake Withour Bees a pork and molasses mix, and Invran Frirrers fritters. Other items describe Enos A La Martre Dupres sauce, Charlotte Russs dessert, Potato Ross fried dough, Mix Biscurr yeast breads, A Rick Disn rice dish, Murrins and Graham Bread, Tea Caxes and Hignison Cake, with spice notes and measurements.
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la Martre Dupres
Potato
Ross
Graham
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Leago Inter-Ocean
New York Herald
Navy Department
Charles Jf. Guittean
Guitteau
Charles Guitteau
Efe
Illinois
Marsnilles
Broadway
Lockwood
Rivers
Twelfth Street
Haeckman
Congressional
Biss
Col
Robert Ingersoll
Col. Ingersoll
Conkling
the Post
Senator Conkling
Fifth Avenue
Fift Avenue
Qov
Gran
Wasnubarox
D. C
Jno
Gray
Jowi
J. Kirgwoop
Gabiel
Guitezau
Brotner
ITM
Boson
Sully
Formgn
Washinaton
R. A
Tas
D. d. W. Bliss
J. K. Barnes
J. K. Woodward
Robt
Reyborn
DR. Agnew
Agnew
Hamilton
Burlington
John L. Pierson
Burlington Lumber Company
Iowa Infantry
Walnut Hill
Miss
Wasurscron
Washineton
Iowa
Micnesvinian
Charles Francis Guiteau
We Believe
Luther W. Guiteau
Second National Bank of
Oneida
Freeport
L. W. Guiteau
Wilson
Teott
Ling
Caiessey
Cuiteaws
Wasuineron
Daniel McNamara
Philadelphia
Gen. Grant
Ao Grant
Elliot
Mmeane Asylum
Charlotte Russs
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