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Newspaper
Freeport Republican
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1881
Page
6
The article recounts President James A. Garfield's death at Elberon after a prolonged illness. It describes his final hours, the medical efforts, and the emotional scene as family and officials mourn. It notes public sorrow nationwide with bells, drapes, and business closures in a shared national grief.
A New York report details Vice President Arthur's reaction to the news of President Garfield’s death. Arthur exclaims disbelief, tears, and then reads the official dispatch announcing Garfield’s death and the oath of office to take effect. Cabinet members and officials respond as the news spreads by midnight.
A detailed account of President Garfield's deathbed scene, the family presence, and the autopsy. It covers the physicians, the exact moments of death, Mrs Garfield's impact, and the medical conclusions on the wound. It also notes Garfield's mother and the immediate aftermath, including the oath of office for Chester A. Arthur and cabinet discussions on funeral plans and public view.
In a lively dispute Oliver Wendell Holmes and Provence Nightingale clash over modern music. Nightingale defends healing effects of music while Holmes mocks the pounding piano scenes described by a vivid female performer with excessive movement, declaring the noises unmusical.
A county school marm is described as enforcing strict discipline on a man boarding at her home while attending the school. The report notes other men with families in the class, including a 40 year old, with one early recipient of corporal punishment. The landlady asserts obedience to rules and chastisement if disobedience occurs, reflecting tense attitudes toward teacher authority and student conduct.
A fragmented obituary like article traces the life of Charter A Arthur born October 5 1490 in Fairfield Vermont and his family lineage in Ireland and Canada. It covers his education at Union College his early legal career in New York his marriage to the daughter of Lieut Herndon and his political rise with the Whigs and Republicans. It details his Civil War service as Engineer in Chief Inspector General and Quartermaster General under Gov Morgan, then his postwar legal work in Albany and Washington and his appointment as Collector of the Port of New York by President Grant.
Governor of Michigan reports on the Port Huron fire disaster and relief efforts. He details the scope, with 1,800 square miles burned and 16,000 homeless dependents, and notes hospitals, lodging, bedding shortages, and staged distributions. He praises local committees led by Senator Omar D. Conger and Port Huron leaders, urging continued aid through 1892 harvest.
A New York Sun excerpt discusses a police sergeant's claim that criminals show a distinct complexion from long prison stints. It cites a "cvioy" face pallor and yellowish lout, noting attempts to mask it with cosmetics. The piece also references an English commissioner’s Manitoba remarks about farmers.
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