The World, Vol. XLII, No. 14.634, September 14, 1901

The World, Vol. XLII, No. 14.634, September 14, 1901, p. 1-16 (complete):

Page 1: Banner headline: The End Comes at 2.15; President M’Kinley Is Dead – Article with the details of McKinley’s last hours (cont. on page 2) – Large photograph of Theodore Roosevelt in the center of the page. Photo copyrighted 1900 by G. G. Rockwood, NY. Caption: Theodore Roosevelt/who in the event of President McKinley’s death will become the twenty-sixth President of the United States – “Last Farewell of Wife and Her Lover – Husband” – President and Mrs. McKinley’s final conversation – “Mrs. M’Kinley at Dying Bed Brave Through All” – Mrs. McKinley’s activities during the day – “Plans For Funeral Will Depend on Family”- Short article about when the decision about funeral plans will be made – “The Last Words of William M’Kinley” – Text of the last reported words of McKinley

Page 2: – “Maggio Confesses; Implicates ‘Reds'” – Confession of anarchist Antonio Maggio in New Mexico – “First Bullet Shocked the President’s Heart” – Theory that the first bullet (to the chest) weakened McKinley’s heart – “All Three Presidents Were Shot on Friday” – “Yacht Races to be Postponed to October” – America Cup races to be postponed because of McKinley’s death – “Thousands, in Silence, Watch Bulletin Boards” – How people waited for news in New York City – “Buffalo Militia Ordered Out to Protect Czolgosz” – “Cabinet Officers in Washington Shocked” – “Shock Felt in Berlin Over News of Relapse” – “Roosevelt in Mountains When Told of Relapse” – Information about the task of locating Theodore Roosevelt while he was in the Adirondacks [black and white photograph of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt seated in chairs; caption: William M’Kinley and Theodore Roosevelt photographed together at Canton in last campaign] – “End Delayed If No Food Had Been Given” – Article questioning the food and treatment given to McKinley

Page 3: – “President’s First Collapse, Short, Sharp Fight for Life” – Early morning decline of McKinley on September 13 [black ink drawing entitled “Night Scene at the Milburn House”] – “Hanna’s Special Train Broke All Records” – “Private O’Brien First to Seize Czolgosz” – Report by Capt. John Wisser of the Artillery Corps asserting that his men were the first to grab Czolgosz – “An All-Day Battle to Save the President” – Short anecdotes of the events of September 13 – “Washington Waited in Silence for the End”

Page 4: – “Mistake to Give Solid Food, Says Army Surgeon Leech” – Opinion of George Leech about how the President’s medical treatment – “President’s Heart Weakened by Cigars” – Reports that McKinley’s heart was already weak from smoking cigars – “M’Kinley’s Career as Soldier, Leader in Congress and President” [black and white photograph of Mrs. McKinley seated in a chair; Caption: Mrs. M’Kinley, who for twenty-five years was the object of her husband’s tender care]

Page 5: – “Roosevelt an Exponent of the Strenuous Life” – Biography of Theodore Roosevelt [black and white photograph of Roosevelt’s children with oval inset of Edith Roosevelt in the lower right corner] – “Roosevelt as President Will Keep 1904 in View’ – Predictions on Roosevelt’s presidency – “Assassination of Rulers and Attempts Since 1776” – “President’s Varying Condition Shown by Official Bulletins” – chart of McKinley’s temperature, pulse and respiration

Page 6: – “Break in Stocks; Big Men on Guard” – Reaction of Wall Street [black and white photograph with caption: Brokers and Business Men Crowding Around Bulletins at Western Union Building Before Exchange Opened] – “President’s Last Public Speech Dealt with the Nation’s Needs and Its Glowing Future” – Excerpts of McKinley’s President’s Day speech at the Pan Am

Page 8: – Editorials – “The Death of the President”; “What Caused the Swift Collapse?”; “President Roosevelt” – Black ink cartoon “Our Third Martyred President” with the woman “Columbia” etching McKinley’s name under the names of Lincoln and Garfield. In the background is Uncle Sam with his head bowed.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1901-09-14

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Page Count

16

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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