Word: guiteau
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...what connection with the Government had the man who first used the word 'crank' in its psychological sense??His name was Charles J. Guiteau and he used the word in describing himself after he had assassinated President Garfield...
...eight erring historians are Messrs. Hart, Van Tyne, McLaughlin, West, Muzzey, Ward, Guiteau, Barnes. Commenting on the list, Dr. Perkins, professor of history at the University of Rochester, said: "An American history written by David S. Muzzey and contained in the proscribed blacklist is one of the very best textbooks. In fact, three of the first four books named by Mr. Hirshfield as being ' fit only to be fed to the furnace are the works of three of the most distinguished scholars in the country." Of course Dr. Perkins is wrong. But what could be expected...
...composite picture of the class of '87 of Amherst College is said to be an exact likeness of Guiteau as he appeared on the day before his execution...
Mason, the guard who shot at Guiteau, has been pardoned...
...jurors in the Guiteau trial has become insane...