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Articles focus on the aftermath of President McKinley being shot by Leon F. Czolgosz. Relevant articles include an account of Ida McKinley seeing her husband for the first time after the shooting, status updates by George B. Cortelyou, medical commentary by surgeons, and an explanation that “Emma Goldman’s Teachings” led the would-be assassin to commit the crime.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-07
Articles include information on President McKinley’s condition following being shot by Leon F. Czolgosz. Other segments include an account of the activity at the Milburn house, international reactions to the shooting, and information on Leon F. Czolgosz.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-09
The newspaper contains information related to the shooting of President McKinley including updates on McKinley’s condition, details of the arrest of anarchist Emma Goldman, and eyewitness accounts of the shooting.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-10
The newspaper contains information related to the shooting of President McKinley including updates on McKinley’s condition, background information on Leon F. Czolgosz, and information on anarchist activity.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-11
The newspaper contains information related to the shooting of President McKinley including an account of Emma Goldman’s first court appearance, an update on McKinley’s condition, comments from foreign diplomats on the topic of anarchy, quotes from the doctors who treated McKinley, a comparison of McKinley’s and former president James A. Garfield’s injuries, and background information on Goldman.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-12
The newspaper contains information in the aftermath of the shooting of President McKinley including McKinley’s condition, public reaction to McKinley’s decline, an update on Leon F. Czolgosz’s health, and the actions of Vice President Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-13
Senator Beveridge’s speech, delivered at the Hotel Astor, New York City, on February 12, 1913, discusses the current state of confusion and division in both the Republican and Democratic political parities. Beveridge argues that state of affairs requires a new party, the Progressive Party, and contributes its establishment to Theodore Roosevelt. Throughout, he invokes the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the Progressive Party’s fulfillment of his aspirations and principles.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-03
Theodore Roosevelt’s speech, delivered on March 13, 1913, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, discusses the necessity for and organization of the Progressive Party. Roosevelt particularly highlights the Progressive Service before addressing issues of the progressive platform.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-03
H. Raymond Graves appoints George W. Conover as a member of the Committee on Membership Press for the Progressive Party of Middlesex County. He also informs Conover of a meeting on June 25, 1913.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-06-16
Gifford Pinchot wishes Edmund B. Osborne success in his campaign for governor of New Jersey as a Progressive Party candidate. Pinchot agrees that “privilege is the one great enemy” and the Progressive party’s most important task.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-07-23
Edmund B. Osborne writes to Everett Colby, listing the differences between their political platforms. Osborne repeatedly points out his agreement with Theodore Roosevelt’s policy positions.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-08-12
James E. Griswold encloses copies of a petition for George W. Conover’s submission to the municipal clerk. Griswold hopes Conover will remain as a county committeeman for the Progressive Party in the coming year. He also notifies Conover of a meeting of the county committee on August 23, 1913.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-08-08
Joseph B. Wright informs George W. Conover that he was elected secretary of the New Brunswick Progressive Club. Wright asks Conover to stop by his office so they can send out a letter announcing a meeting to all of the progressives in the area.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-08-13
The two-page handbill includes “Camp Satire on Wilson,” a reprint of an article originally written for The Evening Post. The article describes the posting of a “bitter political satire on President Woodrow Wilson” on a military training camp bulletin board. The satirical placard apparently included Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, and other prominent political figures as characters from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The second page of the handbill is a dramatis personae, listing the characters and the political figure used to represent them in the satire.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1916-09-16
The May 1913 edition of The Progressive Bulletin discusses issues related to the Progressive Party, political campaigns, political platforms, and, notably, tariff policy.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-05
The August 1913 edition of The Progressive Bulletin celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Progressive Party’s first national convention. It discusses many of the principles of the Party and includes mention of Theodore Roosevelt’s involvement at the previous year’s convention.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-08
The September 1913 edition of The Progressive Bulletin contains a great deal of information related to the Progressive Party in various U.S. states. The front page reports Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson urging amalgamation between the Progressive and Republican Parties.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-09
The October 1913 edition of The Progressive Bulletin reports that Theodore Roosevelt claims he will continue to fight for the Progressive Party until all of their principles are upheld.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-10
The two-sided handbill features a reprint from the Boston Evening Transcript. The first side includes text referencing the United States’ neutrality in the “European War” and calling attention to an “editorial which appeared in the Providence Journal, soon after the start of the European War, and which was reprinted by the Boston Transcript, as shown on the following page.” On the reverse side, the cartoon entitled “Convicted!” shows a small girl, labeled “Belgium,” pointing at an over-sized German soldier. Below the cartoon is an editorial condemning German atrocities in Belgium.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1914-10-16
Ralph E. Samuel of the Association of Collegiate Progressive Clubs writes a form letter outlining the Progressive Party’s plans for undergraduate clubs at colleges throughout the United States. In this particular letter, Samuel encourages the establishment of a club at Rutgers College, identifying Professor H. R. Lewis as a progressive on the campus. He also includes an enclosure entitled “Hints on Organization.”
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912-1916