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Garfield Shot At Depot. Garfield Rallies With Hope
Washington reports President Garfield shot by Charles J. Gitteau at the Baltimore and Potomac depot as he entered a train bound for Long Branch. Doctors treat wounds in arm and abdomen. bullet location uncertain but improvement noted and Mrs. Garfield reaches the Capitol.
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Washington
Baltimore & Potomac
Long Branch
Blaine
Colonel Rockwell
Col. Rockwell
Pennsylvania Avenue
Charles Gitteau
Chicago
Ill
Bliss
Reyburn
Lincoln
Thompson
White House
Eurceon-C
Barnes
Associated Press
Garfield
F Garfield
Alf
Rockwell
Arlington
California
Arthur
Gen. Sherman
Republican Party
Republic
Paradise
Grant
New York
Byron Andrews
New York Avenue
Gittean
Second National Bank of Freeport
Daily News
Charles J. Gitteau
Christ
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National Republican Committee
State Committee
Hee
Gitteau
Detroit
Chicsago
George’ Scoville
Waukesha County
Marseilles
Philadelphia
Navy Department
Gifteau
Executive
Edward Thornton
Violet Drummond
London
D.C
Earl Granville
Foreign Office
Presidents
General Sherman
Jas. Garfield