Historical Newspaper: Statesmen Fight—Messrs. Cutting and Geary Have an Encounter

Geary Act of 1892

Historical Newspaper: Statesmen Fight—Messrs. Cutting and Geary Have an Encounter

05/13/1892

Historical Newspaper

Chronicling America features a May 13, 1892 article, writer unknown, from the Goodland Republic newspaper on a duel that almost broke out between Congressmen (R- CA) John T. Cutting and Congressman Thomas J. Geary (D - CA), one of the leading figures behind the Geary Act, which extended the Chinese Exclusion Act. The author provides an account of the altercation between the Congressman and provides a profile of Geary's persona.

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Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Goodland Republic, KS)

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