New York Herald, September 7, 1901

New York Herald, September 7, 1901, pages 3-14:

Page 3: Banner headline: Anarchists Shoots the President — Six of Clan/Arrested in Chicago — Doctors Are Hopeful – Black ink drawing the interior of the Temple of Music and portrait of William McKinley – “Leon Czolgosz, Pole, Fired the Shots While He was Shaking Hands with His Victim” – Details of the shooting – “Leading Interests Will Support the Market” – Statement by James Stillman, president of the National City Bank (cont. on pages 4-5)

Page 4: Banner headline: Vice President Roosevelt Hurrying on to Buffalo – Drawings captioned: Bird’s Eye View of the Pan-American Exposition Grounds; The Service Building – The President was Taken to the Hospital in This Building – “Description of the President’s Wounds” – Statement by George B. Cortelyou

Page 5: Banner headline: Mrs. M’Kinley Brave When Told Her Husband was Hurt – Drawings captioned: McKinley’s Birth Place; The Old Sparrow House, Poland, O., Where McKinley Enlisted in 1862; Mrs. Nancy A. McKinley, Mother of the President; McKinley, As a New Recruit – “Mrs. M’Kinley Bravely Receives Terrible News” – How Mrs. McKinley was told – “Mr. Roosevelt Hurries to President’s Bedside” – How TR found out about the shooting and got to the train headed to Buffalo – “William Jennings Bryan Says, Wipe Anarchy from the Earth” – Statement by Bryan – “Police Cannot Trace Either Assassin’s Past or Friends” – Attempts to locate where Czolgosz came from – “All Nations May Join In Stamping Out Anarchism” – Reaction of foreign diplomats in Washington and proposed actions

Page 6: Banner headline: Leading Financiers Plan to Meet the Shock to Wall Street – Seven portrait photographs of Mrs. McKinley through the years; photograph of William McKinley at the time of his marriage; McKinley home in Canton – “Members of the Cabinet Hurrying to Buffalo” – Where various current and former Cabinet members were when they heard the news – “Consternation at the White House” – How the news of McKinley’s shooting reached people in the White House – “Mr. Roosevelt May Be President on Ground of ‘Inability to Act'” – Speculation about any transfer of power – “Herald Sends News to Liner at Sea” – One example of the unique ways the news spread – “News of Tragedy Levels All Ranks at Washington” – How news spread in Washington and comments from some officials – “Precautions to Guard President” – General discussion of the President’s security

Page 7: Banner headline: Whole Country Shocked by the News of the Shooting – Portrait photograph of Theodore Roosevelt (copyrighted 1898 by G.G. Rockwood) – “Prayers for President, Curses for Assassin” – Statements from Chauncey Depew, Thomas Platt and other politicans about McKinley’s shooting – “Cardinal Gibbons’ Eloquent Tribute” – “‘It is Horrible! Awful!’ Senator Hanna Exclaims” – Mark Hanna’s reactions after finding out about McKinley’s shooting from an Associated Press reporter – “Our Vice President as His Speeches Show Him” – Roosevelt’s views on five issues with excerpts from speeches – “Americans Besiege London Wire Offices” – Reaction from Americans in London and English newspapers – “Deserved Lynching, Says Cornelius Bliss” – Anti-anarchist – “Stocks Declined When President Garfield Was Shot” – List of principal stocks and the values on July 1 and 2, 1881

Page 8: Banner headline: Three Other Presidents Have Been Attacked by Assassins – Portrait photographs of King Humbert of Italy, The Late Empress of Austria, President Carnot of France, Caserio Santo, Luchennie, Bresci – “Financiers are Alert, But Fully Confident” – Statements of big businessman including J.P. Morgan – “History in Brief of Attacks on Rulers’ Lives” – List of assassinations and attempts from around the world – “News of the Shooting Plunges Canton in Grief” – “‘Mr. M’Kinley Has an Even Chance'” – Speculation by Dr. Robert Reyburt

Page 9: – “New Yorkers Shocked, Seek News Bulletins” – How news was spread in New York City – “His Life One of Great Events” – Biography of McKinley – “It Must Have Been the Act of a Madman” – Statement by Grover Cleveland

Page 10: – Short news items and editorials, including some about McKinley

Page 11: – “Mr. M’Kinley’s Changed Policy” – Speculation in German newspaper about McKinley changing protectionist policies, based on McKinley’s speech at the Pan Am – “Methodists Cheer M’Kinley’s Words” – News item from conference – pre-shooting

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1901-09-07

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Page Count

12

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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