Buffalo Courier, Vol. LXVI, No. 258, September 15, 1901

Buffalo Courier, Vol. LXVI, No. 258, September 15, 1901, pages 19-28:

Page 19: Banner headline: Another Day of Sorrow – Black and white photograph captioned: Senator Depew Leaving His Car [missing pieces] Milburn Home – “Roosevelt’s Call as a Private Citizen” – Detail of Theodore Roosevelt’s condolence call to Mrs. McKinley at the Milburn house, the funeral arrangements and the autopsy (cont. on page 22) – “President Roosevelt [missing words] the M’Kinley [missing]” – Article about Roosevelt retaining McKinley’s Cabinet – “Pathetic Scenes Mark Closing of Eventful Life” – Events of the last day of McKinley’s life (cont. on page 20)

Page 20: Banner headline: Funeral Plans Elaborate/Military Will Be Prominent – “Probable that Fatal Bullet Was Poisoned” – Based on reports of the autopsy findings – “The President’s Proclamation” – Text of Roosevelt’s proclamation – “Military Escort for the President’s Body”- – List of soldiers to escort McKinley’s body from the Milburn house to City Hall – “Police Arrangements for Today’s Ceremonies” – Text of message from police – “Czolgosz’s Case Will Be Rushed” – Time table for trial – “M’Kinley’s Assassin is Spirited Away By Police” – Czolgosz moved – “Condition of Mrs. M’Kinley Hopeful” – – “City Mourns M’Kinley’s Death” – Symbols of mourning in Buffalo – “Proclamation by Governor Odell” – Text of proclamation by New York State Governor – “Jurisdiction of State Courts in Conspirators’ Trial” – Legal question

Page 21: – “Gloomy Day at the Exposition” – Pan Am closed – “Two Couples Wedded, But Not in Lions’ Cage” – With Pan Am closed, couples wed in a church, not the lion cage at the Pan Am – “City Officials Prompt Action” – Resolutions and comments by Buffalo politicians – [Infant Incubator] – Baby from Findley, Ohio, is brought to the Pan Am

Page 22: – Black and white photograph captioned: Commodore Williamson/Chief of the Navy Exhibit of the Exposition, Snapped Near the Milburn Home – “Republics Join in Sympathy” – Statements from Pan Am nations – “Morbid Crowd at Headquarters” – Crowd at Buffalo police headquarters – “Death’s Stillness at the Grounds” – Empty Pan Am grounds – “Paying Tribute to a Nation’s Martyr” – Various church services to be held – “Congress Meets in Twenty Days” – Perceived need for Congress to meet within 20 days of Roosevelt’s inauguration – “Czolgosz’s Father in Distress” – Evicted by landlord and fired from job because he was assassin’s father

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1901-09-15

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Page Count

10

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Newspaper

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

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