Nation Mourns as Garfield Is Shot in Washington
July 2 reports tell of President Garfield being shot at the Baltimore and Ohio depot in Washington. Early bulletins sparked fear of a Lincoln era assassination, though later Dr. Bliss stated the wound was not mortal and relief followed as people awaited fuller details.
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Carcano
Garfield
Baltimore and Ohio Depot
Washington D.C
Cucaco
Bliss
New York
Wall Street
Viernan
Broad Street
Washington
Stock Exchange
Chicago
Lincoln
Curbstons
Gitteau
Executive Mansion
D.W. Butts
Washington, N. Y
Garfield assassination chaos grips Washington and nation
The assailant, Charles Guiteau, shot President Garfield at the Baltimore and Potomac Depot in Washington. Garfield is transported to the Executive Mansion with doctors monitoring a pair of wounds and a flagging prognosis amid national turmoil and widespread speculation over the motive and identity of the attacker.
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Washincton
Charles Gittau
President Garfield Wounded In Washington Shooting
Early reports say President Garfield was shot by a slender man named Doty in the Baltimore and Potomac depot ladies room as he walked with Secretary Blaine toward the limited express. Doctors attend him. the wound is serious but not yet fatal. the shooter is under arrest and in district jail.
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Marseilles
Gatto
Blaine
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Executive Mansion
Washington
White House
Chas. Guiteau
Garfield
Baltimore & Potomac Depot
Rockwell
Carney
Arthur
Sherman
Associated Press
Charles Gitteau
Chicago
Baltimore and Potomac
New York
Chicago Inter Ocean
New York Herald
Gitteau
Navy Department
W. Buss
Department OF State
James Russell Lowell
London
United States
Charles Guiteau
Iren
Europe
James G. Blaine
Blane
B Street
Captain Park
Scott
Park
Windom
Ditlon
California
Parke
Barton
Glenwood Cemetery
Hack
General Sherman
Reaay
Republic
Paradise
New York Avenue
Cranes Girrray
Guittean
ARMY
Townshend
Ladie
Bliss
Thurlow Weed
Albany Evening Journal
Guitteau
Republican State Committee
Barnes
Johnson
Connecticut
du Bliss
Sharpe
Purvis
Unfilled Orders Delay Afternoon Train Deliveries
The press could not run quickly enough to meet demand and hundreds of orders remained unfilled for the afternoon trains, causing disruption to distribution and service.
Deaf and dumb school in Council Bluffs seeks deaf pupils
The Town institution for the deaf and dumb in Council Bluffs offers seven years of instruction with free board and tuition. Entrance ages ten to twenty five. Next term opens Sept 14, 1881, with space for 200 pupils. about 400 deaf children exist in the state. Superintendent A Rogers invites applications and blanks.
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Deaf-Mule Hawkeye
Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
Council Bluffs
A. Rogers
Leonard Cutler
Osage
Mitchell County
Winneshiek County
Masonic Order
Decorah
Burdick
Ida Bear
Thaddeus Bear
Muscatine
Manson
Calhoun County
Iowa
Fatal assassination in Clark township Pike county Arkansas
James Anderson was shot while plowing in a field and did not return home for dinner. Relatives found him dead near a blind firing perch and buckshot evidence points to Richard Johnson as the principal with James Johnson and Robert Esters as accessories. All suspects are in custody awaiting examination. Motive cited revenge over homesteaded land. A Mexico dispatch mentions a railroad accident elsewhere.
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James Anderson
Clark Township
Pike County
Ark
Anderson
Richard Johnson
James Johnson
Robert Esters
Irish Electors of Great Britain urged to aid Irish cause
Across England an appeal by Parnell O Commer and McCarthy urges Irish electors in Great Britain to strengthen votes for Ireland amid ministry and Liberal MPs criticism. In Ireland a Cork Cork Mitchellstown crackdown injures thirty as garrisons block roads and disrupt arrests. Kilmallock and Waterford Land League members face charges and arrests. France reports the death of Jules Artand Stanislaus Dufuere, noted statesman and life Senator.
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Great Britain
Parnell
T. P. O’commer
McCarthy
Croke
Dillon
Mitchellstown
County Cork
Jules Artand Stanislaus Dufuere
Academy
Contingent Fees Spark Moral Debate In Alabama Will Case
An Alabama trial exposes ethical tensions over contingent fees. Judge and jury react as Hon. H. W. Hilliard argues a vast estate emits malaria like smell. The opposing lawyer uses the 10 percent contingency to illustrate personal gain, provoking laughter and undermining the orator.
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H. W. Hilliard
Alabama
Hilliard
No Hospital Needed New York Independent Report
A brief item notes no hospital is needed for Hop Bitters patients and mentions claims of cures at home. It also reports L. F. Maple & Co's Chariton business was burglarized recently for about $1,600.
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Eckerdorf
Tucson
New York Independent
L. F. Maple & Co
Chariton
His Last Dose Kidney-Wort Endorsed by Sufferer
A Yokohama reader recounts a kidney trouble case who vowed it would be his last dose. After trying Kidney-Wort the man was cured and now recommends it to others with disordered urine.
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Guiteau
Tim
Boston
Yokohama
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