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September 23, 1881
THE BOSTON HERALD, Boston, Massachusetts, September 23, 1881
* President James Garfield assassination death
This 4 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:
* OUR MARTYR
* Pilgrimage of Thousands to the Capital
* To View the Remains of the Late President
* Splendid Display of Floral Pieces
* Great Preparations for the Obsequies at Cleveland
* How the President's Mother Bears Her Grief
and more. Tells of the recent death of President Garfield. Other news of the day.
Missing inside leafs but Garfield material is present. Some folds with minor wear and foxing, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th President of the United States. His death, two months after being shot and six months after his inauguration, made his tenure, at 199 days, the second shortest (after William Henry Harrison) in United States history.
Before his election as president, Garfield served as a major general in the United States Army and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and as a member of the Electoral Commission of 1876. Garfield was the second U.S. President to be assassinated; Abraham Lincoln was the first. President Garfield, a Republican, had been in office a scant four months when he was shot and fatally wounded on July 2, 1881. He lived until September 19, having served for six months and fifteen days. To date, Garfield is the only sitting member of the House of Representatives to have been elected President.
Category: Post-Civil War
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