Monday, May 16, 2022

Episode 20 - James A. Garfield

James A. Garfield rose from humble beginnings to become a well-respected scholar, war hero, and Republican party leader during 18 years in the House of Representatives. In 1880, against his own protests, he was chosen as the dark horse compromise candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He entered the White House with an ambitious agenda on education, civil rights, foreign policy, and civil service reform--and unflinchingly faced down the country's most powerful political machine boss. His presidency--one of American history's great What Ifs--was cut tragically short by the bullet of a lunatic assassin and the incompetent treatment of his arrogant doctors.

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Dye’s Electro-Voltaic Belt – Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX) – August 6, 1881

Dye’s Electro-Voltaic Belt – Evansville Courier and Press (Evansville, IN) – August 10, 1881

Dye’s Electro-Voltaic Belt – Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) – May 7, 1881

James McCullough did not poison his wife – La Plata Home Press (La Plata, MO) – July 30, 1881

Pitcher’s Castoria – The Macon Republican (Macon, MO) – August 25, 1881

Pitcher’s Castoria – Belmont Chronicle (St. Clairsville, OH) – June 16, 1881

Pitcher’s Castoria – San Luis Obispo Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA) – September 17, 1881

Black Hawk Vibrator – The Watertown News (Watertown, WI) – June 29, 1881

Keg Saloon – The Weekly Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Miles City, MT) – May 28, 1881

Keg Saloon – The Weekly Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Miles City, MT) – June 11, 1881

Keg Saloon  – The Weekly Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Miles City, MT) – April 2, 1881

Keg Saloon – The Weekly Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Miles City, MT) – May 7, 1881

Keg Saloon – The Weekly Yellowstone Journal and Live Stock Reporter (Miles City, MT) – May 7, 1881

Dr. Bliss’s Cundurango – Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, VT) – October 12, 1871

Dr. Bliss’s Cundurango – The North Carolinian (Elizabeth City, NC) – November 16, 1871

Dr. Bliss’s Cundurango – Spirit of the Age (Woodstock, VT) – October 12, 1871

Theodore Keller disappearance – The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH) – March 18, 1881

Theodore Keller abduction – The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH) – March 19, 1881

Theodore Keller abduction – The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH) – March 21, 1881

Theodore Keller abduction – The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH) – March 22, 1881