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An unknown individual requests the condition and prospects of President McKinley, who had been shot the previous day. Handwritten and typed copies.
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1901-09-07
Nicholas Murray Butler hopes for President McKinley’s recovery and is ready for Vice President Roosevelt’s “summons” if necessary.
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1901-09-07
Robert E. Carey prays that God will sustain Vice President Roosevelt in this trying time. Carey is referencing the attempted assassination of President William McKinley.
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1901-09-07
Fremont Cole heard a false report that President McKinley had died and wired Vice President Roosevelt thanking God he was the president. However it appears that McKinley will survive, but if the worst happens Cole believes Roosevelt will be the “noblest and greatest of presidents.”
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1901-09-07
Emily B. Elwell claims that one of the Almshouse attendants on Blackwell’s Island responded to the news of the attempted assassination of President McKinley by saying he may die. Elwell believes that the attendant should be severely punished.
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1901-09-07
On behalf of the Grand Army of the Republic, Charles Harcourt expresses sympathy at the attempted assassination of President McKinley.
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1901-09-07
Elisha Ely Garrison extends his sympathy to Vice President Roosevelt over the attempted assassination of President McKinley. The “Colt’s matter” has been settled and Garrison is traveling there in October.
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1901-09-07
Martin Handy is distressed that authorities allowed a man with a sling to get so close to President McKinley and then fire two shots. He hopes and prays that Vice President Roosevelt will learn from the attempted assassination and that God will protect and guide him.
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1901-09-07
Newspaper article forecasting American industrial and commercial supremacy.
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1901-09-09
John Laughlin expresses his horror and sympathy at the attempted assassination of President McKinley. He invites Vice President Roosevelt to dinner tomorrow evening.
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1901-09-07
Seth Low expresses his sympathy at the attempted assassination of President McKinley. He is shocked that Americans of his age have seen three presidents shot. Low expects Vice President Roosevelt to accept his new duties, even if they are temporary, with “high-minded and patriotic spirit.” However, he warns against speaking to the press as public figures who do so are not taken seriously.
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1901-09-07
J. C. Van Alstyne, president of the Press Clippings Bureau, encloses important editorials regarding the attempted assassination of President McKinley.
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1901-09-07
Since Vice President Roosevelt has traveled to Buffalo, New York, and is unavailable, Frank H. Platt is traveling to the Adirondacks and will be available at his office on Tuesday. He expresses his sympathy for the difficult situation surrounding the attempted assassination of President McKinley.
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1901-09-07
Fletcher D. Proctor’s father, Senator Proctor, has lost his dark grey summer overcoat. He thought it might have been left in Mr. Clement’s car and Proctor requests its return if discovered. There has been good news about President McKinley’s condition and Proctor has faith that favorable reports will continue.
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1901-09-07
Lawrence Yates Sherman confirms favorable conditions in the states about which Vice President Roosevelt inquired, as there are many people from Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio in those states. He feels that this will be an advantage in the northwest.
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1901-09-07
W. Seabury Simmons blames the attempted assassination of President McKinley on Democrats, yellow journalism, Bryanism, imperialism, and anarchism. Simmons recommends banishing anarchists.
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1901-09-07
George C. Treadwell offers his assistance to Vice President Roosevelt in the crisis of the attempted assassination of President William McKinley.
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1901-09-07
George C. Treadwell asks William Loeb to make sure Vice President Roosevelt reads and answers his message.
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1901-09-07
Admiral Cowles has forwarded several telegrams for Vice President Roosevelt to Buffalo, New York.
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1901-09-08
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt requests that her congratulations be given to Ida Saxton McKinley regarding the good report on President McKinley’s condition. She asks Vice President Roosevelt if she should travel to Buffalo, New York.
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1901-09-08