Mourning and Resolutions Over President Assassination
The NRA and Chicago groups expressed condolences for the President’s death but the writer argues such resolutions are needless and inappropriate for American organizations. He notes the public grief would be widespread and contrasts with monarchies, asserting political violence should not be tolerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Rifle Association
W.S. Hancock
Board of Trade
Union Veteran Club of Chicago
Aej
Ilad Garfivld
Europe
Iowa Republicans at Carroll County Convention Nominate State Tickets
The Iowa Republican State Convention, dominated by State Author Buren A Herman and Governor Ub Moangings, met in Carroll County to nominate candidates including Austin Adams and John W. Ahears. The Davenport Gazette’s favored nominees were remanded to private life, and resolutions reaffirm the 1830s National platform, oppose polygamy, back Garfield administration, promote interior water routes, and call a constitutional amendment on liquor and a special election.
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Iowa
Buren Aherman
Tha Boos iTreasary
Haw
Davenport Gazette
Garfield
Forgotten Presidents and a Century of Deaths
A historic note reflects on Adams and Jefferson as ex Presidents who died natural deaths years apart. It contrasts a Gazette date with later events and notes Mad Gar died July 9, 1813, fifty-five years after Adams and Jefferson, suggesting a hypothetical assassination context.
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Cred
Neserton Tims
Adame
Jeterson
Adams
Jefferson
Garheld
Jeffersyn
Judge Advocate General Receives Whittaker Court Martial Records
Mayor A B Grover has completed bound and indexed the Whittaker court martial records and forwarded them to the U S Army Judge Advocate General. The packet contains over 5600 bound manuscript pages in 72 volumes and all trial exhibits including lithographs and the famous warning note.
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Maior A.B Grover
Whittaker
United States Army
Contested House Seats Filed In Clerk Of House
Notices of fifteen contested seats in the next House are on file in the Clerk's office. Most include lengthy testimony. Thirteen contests come from the South with Alabama totaling four. One contest originates in Maine and one in Iowa.
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FokMat
House of Representatives
Washington
House
South
Alabama
Maine
Iowa
New York Legislature Gripped by Scandal and Suspicion
The legislature faces a tainted reputation as the Sassions vote-buying case widens into a social scandal. Reports allege a leading Senate candidate consorted with a stranger and both factions employ detectives. Spying through hex-holes and peeping over transoms fuels mistrust and threatens an early adjournment. The Empire State risks no representation in the National Senate until after the next Congress meets.
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New York
Sassions
Conkling
Senate
Tas
Seeme
Empire State
National Senate
National Notes on Debt, Mint, and Railroads
National ledger reports June debt reduction totaling 12,323.1 in June, with year end debt cut of 207,673,483 and Treasury cash 170,920.09. Mint payments total 6,024,000 with 2,413,000 in silver. Post Office issued cards. railroads see leadership changes. Virginia readjusters and Bourbon Democrats debate joint ticket and debt adjustment amid freight rate frictions on Iron Mountain and related lines.
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Treasury
Post Office Department
French
Windom
James Burr
National Bank
United States
United States ‘Treasury
Flenistons
Virginia
Bourton
Congress urged to require vaccination proof for immigrants
A Chicago conference of state and national health boards urged Congress to bar immigration lacking shipboard vaccination certificates. The recommendation cites smallpox risks and urges mandatory vaccination proof before boarding ships.
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Chicago
National Board of 1
State Boards of Health
Congress
Health indicators and indictments highlight New York politics
The article notes normal health metrics such as heart rate 75 to 85, respiration 18 to 20, and body temperature around 102 degrees. It reports Albany Grand Jury indictments of three professional lobbyists A D Barber E R Phelps and Charles A Edwards for bribery of State officers, with trials set for the next term and commentary on political corruption in New York.
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Edour Grand Jury
Albany
N. Y
A.D. Barber
E.R. Phelps
Chas. A. Edwards
New York
American constitutional crisis and party talks 1918
The piece discusses succession gaps if both President and Vice President die, noting no pro tempore or Speaker ready, a Republican lawmakers conference aims for harmony on Senatorships, and a German emigration wave affecting military age men. Prince Bismarck fears the outcome but cannot halt it.
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Germany
Tates
Bismarck
State sues Standard Oil for three million tax claim
In Pennsylvan ia the state attacks Standard Oil as a monopolist seeking a tax claim near three million dollars. The text laments the monopoly’s defiance and notes a dampened Fourth of July in Washington and many towns as celebrations were clouded by the case and related gloom.
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Washington
Tut Angers over Postal Card Linking Conkling to Garfield Shooting
A postal card received Wednesday inflames calls to hang Senator Conkling regarding the Garfield assassination. Newspapers face criticism for encouraging abuse and the paper weighs suspension amid the uproar.
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Senator Conkling
Garfield
Ihe
New York Legislature Panels Fault Bradley in Tram Scandal
A committee report from the New York Legislature members finds fault in Bradley over a $32,000 tram deal. Both parties admit charges, with the minority censuring Bradley for accepting the funds while claiming one side holds the key to the issue.
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Pie Trthers
New York
Norty
Bradley
Death of the President Triggers Global Sympathy
State authorities and European press expressed condolences over the President's death, noting the impact on recovery efforts and predicting worldwide sorrow. The message emphasizes unity and official sympathy as nations react to the loss.
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Eurepe
British Minister Sok Bowsap Thowsros Passes Checks in Washington
The British Minister Sok Bowsap Thowsros is recalled from postal duties as the representative of the British government to the United States. Observations from the Naval Observatory place the comet about 30,000,000 miles beyond Earth, with a nucleus 700 miles across and a tail extending about 1,000,000 miles.
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Sok Bowsap Thowsros
Washington
United States
Naval Observators
Washinton
Albany probe reveals Sessions lacks Casar's wife purity claim
The Albany investigation has developed at least one key fact. Sessions does not resemble Casar's wife in purity and has no business in an honest Legislative body.
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Albany
Sessions
Casar
Representatives Keifer and Robeson Hope Speakership Hopes
Representatives Keifer of Ohio and Robeson of New Jersey compete for the House Speakership. The field also includes Gen. Henderson of this district as a potential winner.
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Keifer
Ohio
Robeson
New Jersey
Gen. Henderson
Lone Branch Visitors Complain of Heat on Tuesday Evening
Visitors at Lone Branch report extreme heat with the shade temperatures reaching nine degrees on Tuesday evening.
Conkling Voices Resolve After the Assassination Attempt
Respublican leader Charles Conkling rails against assassination by pistol or newspaper urging calm and unity. He stresses the Senate absence and the Vice President as guardian while the nation endures grief and maintains free institutions. He calls Americans to reject bitterness and foster peace.
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Conkling
Guiteau
New Creamery Established in Créamery Woyanet Bureau County
The Kewanee Caur notes a new creamery opened last May with eleven mile route and about 900 cows including 28 Jerseys. Milk is collected in water tanks using long cans, then cooled by covering to preserve freshness. Skimming occurs daily, cream price is fourteen cents per quart and output is about 250 pounds daily rising to 500 pounds, with excess shipped to Chicago at 20 to 26.5 cents per pound.
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Woyanet
Bureau County
Kewanee Cauer
Hephas
Remadith
Chicago
The Heated Term and Indian Attacks Across Borders
The piece notes extreme heat in Long Branch New Jersey and unusually hot terms in Chicago. It reports Mexican Central Railroad surveying parties near El Paso and Clahuattia attacked by Indians and pursued by Mexican cavalry. It mentions many wounded and hospitalized Union soldiers with cases echoing the President’s.
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Mexican Central Railroad
el Paso
Clahuattia
Washington Trip Plans Obscured by Tragic News
A misread fragment notes a sad sudden event in Washington that altered what was to be a planned, prominent trip for the President and his family. The fragment hints at a quiet national mood and a shift in schedule.
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Washington
New Commissioner of Pensions Name Dudley Acknowledged
Gen William W Dudley of Indiana named the New Commissioner of Pensions. His early life includes service in Vermont and Wayne County, rising from private to colonel and brevet brigadier general before settling as Richmond Counts Clerk for eight years. He later practiced law and served as United States Marshal for the state before accepting the pension post.
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William W. Dudley
Indiana
Vermont
Waynes
Copan
Morton
Richmond
Ind
United States
Chat State
Mrs Burnett Editions Promote New Book Line
Peterson Brothers of Philadelphia publish new editions of Mrs FTG Burnett stories. Titles include Kathleen A Quiet Tale Pretty Polly Pemberton Theo Mist Creepigeny and Jers Daughter Landsts Luck. Paper copies 50 cents each cloth 1 each. Orders sent on receipt of price.
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Peterdn & Brothas
Pavindelphin
Ftg Burnett
Eartier Ateries
Peterson
Kathleen
Tate
Poly Pemberton
Theo
Jers
Landsts
Gins
Peterson X& Brothers
Philadelphia
Rumors of Old Corn Failures and Tempestuous Weather
Tuk Annepie notes old farmers recall the 1916 New England corn failure as this season mirrors that year with eight inch corn despite generally good grass and grain crops. He cites the first telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington in 1844 and a 1858 message total of fifty million, while noting Hudson River region storm damage.
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New England
United States
Baltimore
Washington
President Garfield's Condition Still Encouraging Says Doctors
Telegraphic dispatches report the President's condition improving and temperature stable with respiration steady. Vice President Arthur expresses hopeful sentiment as officials note progress and family joins for a quiet, orderly day.
Messages of sympathy for the President and recovery hopes
Diplomatic telegrams from Britain Norway and Sweden express deep sympathy for the President and U S, noting sorrow at the attempted attack and best wishes for the President's speedy recovery. Officials convey shared concern across nations, with calls for continued updates on the situation.
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Washington
United Kingdoms
Norway
Sweden
Bid for Insurance Post Ends with Notorious Deadbeat
The report recounts Chas Te Gureau’s failed bid for a late insurance position in Cincinnati. It claims he presented worn clothes, then proved a professional deadbeat, avoiding the governor’s fee and leaving valuables missing. It notes a letter from Guiteau and criticizes his character and religious stance.
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Bostow
Chas Te Gureau
Datta
Boston
Endonimng
Fetter
Guiteau
Grutteau
Aaerian Peace Society
Thelroth
Georgia Legislature Passes Resolutions Over President Assassination Attempt
The Georgia Legislature expresses indignation at an attempted assassination of the President. It praises American manhood, honors the President and his wife, and notes nationwide rejoicing at the President's condition.
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Ald Awna
Georgia
What Roscoe Conkling Says on Garfield Assassination
Senator Conkling defends the nation’s stability after President Garfield’s assassination. He argues for calm, urges unity behind the Vice President, and condemns treachery while stressing constitutional resilience and ongoing government.
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Roscoe Conkling
President in improving condition as officials report stable health
The latest official bulletin states the President remains comfortable with good appetite and steady improvement. Secretaries Windy and Kirkwood visited the White House, while Surgeon General Barnes expresses cautious optimism about his convalescence and ongoing recovery progress.
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Rock
General Barnes
Kirkwood
James
White House
James Wali
Gartie
Secretary Blaine reports favorable signals from London
Special dispatch from Washington July 6 states Secretary Blaine notes President Lowell recovering after a wound. The latest bulletin says his pulse has remained under 100 and his condition is improving, with doctors reporting steady progress and renewed energy.
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Beigi
Blaine
Belplin
Penpy
Lonpos
Eng
G Lane
United States
Cnpress
Wilington
James Russell Lowell
London
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