Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Garfield's Assassination" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
President Garfield, Guiteau, shot, Alexander Graham Bell, induction balance, guilty, executed.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"The President Shot"
New York Tribune (New York, NY), July 3, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"The Assassination"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), July 3, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"Our President"
The Evening Critic (Washington, DC), July 4, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Garfield's Chances still weighing in Balance"
Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), July 5, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"President Garfield"
New York Tribune (New York, NY), July 20, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"A Safe Trip"
Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE), Septmeber 7, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"A Sad Tale"
The Evening Critic (Washington, DC), September 21, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Grief"
Sacramento Daily Record Union (Sacramento, CA), September 24, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"It Is Finished"
The National Tribune (Washington, DC), September 24, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"In Memoriam"
Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), September 26, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Death of the President"
Shenandoah Herald (Woodstock, VA), September 28, 1881, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Porter's Great Speech"
Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), January 25, 1882, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Guiteau Found Guilty"
The Waco Daily Examiner (Waco, TX), January 26, 1882, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
"Guiteau!"
The Evening Critic (Washington, DC), June 30, 1882, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Justice at Last"
Daily Globe (St. Paul, MN), July 1, 1882, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.

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Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America