The Post Express, Vol. 43 — No. 83. Rochester, N.Y., Saturday Afternoon, September 14, 1901.

The Post Express, Vol. 43 — No. 83. Rochester, N.Y., Saturday Afternoon, September 14, 1901. Pages 1-4:

Page 1: Banner headline: President McKinley Dead at the Milburn House in Buffalo. (cont’d on Page 2) – Sub-headline 1: Unable to Rally From the State of Collapse Into Which He Had Sunk. – Sub-headline 2: End Came Early in the Morning. – Sub-headline 3: The President Takes the Last Farewell of His Wife and the American People — Scenes in the Death Chamber — The Dying Man’s Last Words — Cabinet to Make Arrangements for the Military Funeral. – “Roosevelt President of the United States. Oath of Office the Only Preliminary to Exercise of the Functions. To Buffalo on a Special Train. Decision of the Cabinet Members Not to Tender their Resignations to the New President Until After the Funeral of Mr. McKinley.” – “Wild Scenes in Buffalo. Mob of 15,000 Men Only Lacked a Leader to Storm the Jail.” – “Old World Sympathy Flows to the American People.” – “Sad Scenes In and About Milburn House.” – “President’s Farewell of His Wife.”

Page 2: “Capitol Offices Closed for Day.” – “New York Heard the News Early.” – Bells tolled at 3 A.M., informing New York City of McKinley’s death.

Page 3: “Life Story of the Late President.” – Details of McKinley’s history including family, education, military, and career. – “Story of Shooting.” – Details of the assassination attempt, including a first-hand account from Sam R. Ireland of the U.S. Secret Service.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1901-09-14

Publication Date

2011-11-10

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Page Count

4

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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