{"id":3598,"date":"2025-07-18T20:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3598"},"modified":"2025-07-17T08:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:46:08","slug":"the-assassination-of-william-taulbee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3598","title":{"rendered":"The Assassination of William Taulbee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On February 28, 1890, a long-simmering feud turned deadly in the halls of the U.S. Capitol.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Kentucky Congressman William P. Taulbee was shot on the marble stairs by journalist Charles Kincaid after years of personal and political conflict. 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