Illustrated Buffalo Express, Vol. XVIII, No. 49, September 8, 1901

Illustrated Buffalo Express, Vol. XVIII, No. 49, September 8, 1901, 2 sections: Part I – p. 1-8; Part II – p. 9-28 Pages in Part II are printed out of order; cataloged in the order in which they appear:

Page 1: – Four black and white portrait photographs, clockwise from top left: 1900 The Nation’s Honored Chief/The Re-Elected President; 1865 Patriot-Soldier/Major William McKinley as He Appeared at the Close of the War; 1896 Defender of the Nation’s Honor/Sound Money Candidate for President; 1890 Champion of American Industries/Leader of the House, Speaking on the So-Called McKinley Bill

Page 2: Banner headline: President McKinley at the Exposition, Sept 5th: Pictures of the Principal Events – Black and white photographs captioned: The President Making His Address From the Grand Stand in the Esplanade; The President, Escorted by Brig.-Gen. Welch; President McKinley at the Exposition: Review of Troops in the stadium Before 20,000 Spectators; The President Inspecting the Troops in the Stadium; Milburn Residence, 1168 Delaware Ave., Where President and Mrs. McKinley Were Entertained

Page 3: – “The Professor at the Fair” – Fictional account of a visit to the Pan-American Exposition

Page 4: – Black and white photographs captioned: Hospital Corps at the Exposition: Squad with Litters; Lifting the Wounded in Litters Over an Obstruction; Putting on the Bandages at the Firing Line; Carrying the Wounded from the Field on Improvised Chairs or Litters – “Army Hospital Corps” – Description of the drills being exhibited by the Hospital Corps at the Pan Am; also includes detailed information about their equipment and methods

Page 5: – “New Naval Academy” – Information about the construction of new buildings at the Naval Academy as presented in exhibit at the Pan Am – “Rhode Island Day” – Short article promoting the special day at the Pan Am

Page 8: – Black and white portrait photographs of Louis W. Buckley and Frank C. Bostock – “Director of Amusements” – News item that Louis Buckley was appointed as Director of Amusements for the Pan Am – “Frank C. Bostock As He Is” – Biography of Frank Bostock, from animal show at the Pan Am

Page 9: Banner headline: M’Kinley’s Condition Changes Little – Detailed article about McKinley’s condition, Theodore Roosevelt’s arrival in Buffalo, and the questioning of Leon Czolgosz by the police (cont. on page 10)

Page 10: – “Old Story Revived” – Old threat against McKinley – “Hanna Hopeful” – Remarks by Mark Hanna about McKinley’s condition – “Worldwide Sympathy” – Text of messages from around the world – “Roosevelt in Town” – Detailed article about Roosevelt’s arrival and movements around Buffalo; also lists other notable arrivals including those of Cabinet members – “Detective Explains” – Secret service agent explains how common it is for people to approach McKinley with bandaged hands – “At Mr. Milburn’s” – Report of visitors to the Milburn house

Page 11: – “Some Other Time” – Report about police questioning of Czolgosz – “Czolgosz in Cleveland” – Interview with Walter Nowak – “Cleveland Police Busy” – Investigations in Cleveland – “Chicago Reds In It?” – Possible co-conspirators arrested in Chicago – “Diplomats Depart” – Reactions and plans from the foreign diplomats that were in Buffalo for McKinley’s visit – “Czolgosz’s Weapon” – Description of the gun

Page 12: – “Europe Is Shocked” – Response in England and moves to protest against anarchism – “Attendance 62, 061” – Daily attendance at the Pan Am – “Working Hard” – Journalist come to Buffalo – “Poles are Incensed” – Reaction of the Polish community in Buffalo – “Even the Sky Wept” – Statement by Abner McKinley, the president’s brother – “Hope for a Confession” – The Secret Service would like Czolgosz to talk

Page 13: – “Midway Was Opened”

Page 22: – “Stock Weak, In Doubt”

Page 23: – Full page advertisement for Railroad Day (September 14) at the Pan Am

Page 24: – Editorial reactions to McKinley’s shooting

Unnumbered page: – Black and white photographs captioned: President McKinley and Party in the Govt. Building at the Exposition on Thursday; The Last Portrait of the President; The Assassin; Where the President Was Shot Down: Scene of the Reception in the Temple of Music; [Temple of Music] The arrow points to the door through which the wounded President was taken; The Wounded President Being Taken into the Exposition Hospital – “The Assault Upon the President” – Recap of the shooting and the events leading up to it

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1901-09-08

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Page Count

28

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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