Mann, Matthew D. (Matthew Darbyshire), 1845-1921

The Union and Advertiser, Vol. 76. No. 216. Rochester, NY, Wednesday Evening, September 11, 1901. Pages 1-10:

Page 1: Banner headline: Verdict After To-Day’s Consultation – Sub-headline 1: Nothing But Good News to Give Out in the Rainbow City. – Sub-headline 2: President May Leave Buffalo in from Three to Five Weeks if He Desires. – “Day for Special Thanksgiving.” – reports that September 21, 1901 has been designated a day of celebration at the Pan-American Exposition, in honor of McKinley’s anticipated recovery. – “The Progress Toward Recovery. President’s Physicians Issue More Reassuring Bulletins from the Milburn House.” – “Emma Goldman Arraigned. Charged with Conspiracy to Assassinate the President. Prisoner Announces That She is Ready for Trial but Wishes to Consult Lawyers. More Facts About Henry Traviglio, Under Arrest – Interested in a Conspiracy in California.” – Illustration: “Troop Encampment and Telegraph Station, off the Milburn Home, Buffalo.” Caption: “Scenes Across the Street from the Milburn Residence.” (New York Herald) – Illustration: “M.D. Mann, M.D., Who Performed the Operation on the President Immediately After the Shooting.”

Page 3: “The Day on Wall Street. Still a Feeling of Nervousness Regarding President. With Better News From Buffalo, Prices Continued to Advance.”

Page 4: Opinion pieces: “Was There a Plot to Kill the President?” and “The President and the Surgeons.”

Buffalo Evening News, Vol. XLII, No. 130, 5 O’clock/Extra Edition, September 11, 1901, p. 1-10 (complete):

Page 1: Banner headline: Goldman To Be Brought Here!/Hunting Down Anarchists!/World is Roused Against Reds! – “Anarchy Must Go!” – Proposed legal measures against anarchists (cont. on page 7) – “More Sympathy for President” – Resolution by Junior Order of Mechanics – “Officials Seek to Show There Was Conspiracy” – Police trying to trace movements of Czolgosz and Goldman – “Italian Police Find Evidence” – Investigation into anarchists in Paterson, NJ based on evidence found during the investigation of the assassination of King Humbert – “No Bad Symptoms or Unfavorable Condition in McKinley’s Case Today” – Short article about the minor surgery performed to relieve irritation of the wound – “Dr. Mann Describes How the President’s Wound Was Treated” – Article with comments by Mann about the President’s condition and the activity of people around the house including a meeting of the Cabinet (cont. on page 5) – “Extra! Emma Goldman to Be Brought to Buffalo!” – News that extradition papers where being sent to Chicago from the Buffalo police – “Official Bulletin on Last Night’s Operation” – Complete text

Page 2: – Short editorials about a variety of subjects including McKinley and anarchists

Page 4: – “Czolgosz Nervous and Restless” – Report on Czolgosz’s day in jail – “President’s Life Saved By Quick Work of Surgeons” – Quote from Dr. Mynter that McKinley was saved by not having eaten immediately before and by having surgery quickly – “Today at the Exposition” – Schedule for events at the Pan Am – “Nation Invited to Participate” – Tentative plans for Jubilee Day – “Farmers Anxious About President” – Ways that news of McKinley’s condition has spread through rural areas

Buffalo Morning Express, Vol. LVI, No. 205, September 10, 1901, p. 1/2, 5-12 (complete? – pages possibly misnumbered with no 3/4 existing):

Page 1: Banner headline: President Takes Nourishment –/Would Sit Up If Permitted – Detailed article about the President’s condition and medical treatment – “Hopes Rise Higher” – Optimistic comments from visitors to the Milburn house (cont. on page 2)

Page 2: – “Cabinet News” – Treasury Secretary Gage and Attorney General Knox return to Washington – “Case of Garfield” – Presidential succession when the President is injured

Page 6: – Short editorials including some about McKinley’s shooting and anarchism

Buffalo Courier, Vol. LXVI, No. 258, September 15, 1901, pages 1-8:

Page 1: – Black and white photographs captioned: Reporters Getting the Latest News from Dr. Roswell Park, After a Consultation; Abner McKinley, the President’s Brother, and Friends Returning from a Call at Mr. Milburn’s House; Drs. Mann and McBurney Leaving the Milburn House After a Consultation; Senator Hanna Arriving at the Milburn House to Call on the Chief Executive; Two Loads of Soldiers of the 14th Infantry, Returning to Fort Porter After All-Night Guard Duty at the Milburn House; President McKinley’s Sisters, Miss Alice McKinley and Mrs. Duncan, Going to Call on the President

Page 3: – Banner headline: The Memorable Sixth of September, 1901 – Black and white photographs captioned: President McKinley About to Leave John G. Milburn’s Home in the Morning; President McKinley and Party at Terrapin Point, Niagara Falls.; The President and Party Ascending the Path on Goat Island, Niagara Falls; The Chief Executive Enjoying a Near View of the Cataract from Prospect Point; Crowds Surrounding the Temple of Music in Anticipation of the Public Reception by the President; Crowds Around the Pan-American Emergency Hospital While the President Was Being Removed from the Ambulance; George Cortelyou

Page 4: – Black and white photographs captioned: The Social Side of the Chief Executive’s Life/The President and Mrs. McKinley Dining at the Hanna Home in Cleveland.; Palm-Deocrated Corner in the Temple of Music Where the Receiving Party Stood; Marked by a Star is the Chair in Which the Wounded President Awaited the Arrival of the Ambulance

Buffalo Evening Times, Vol. XXXVI, No. 4, 5 O’Clock/Last Edition, September 18, 1901, p. 1-10 (complete):

Page 1: – “Martyred President in His Canton Home” – Arrival of the funeral train in Canton – “Street Cars and Trains to Stop” – At 3:30 p.m. on Thursday in memorial of McKinley – “Away with Anarchists” – Statement by President of the American Public Health Association – “Emma Goldman Arraigned Today” – Bail set in Chicago – “‘Tasmanian Devil’ Comes to Town” – Additions to Bostock’s animal show at the Pan Am – “The M’Kinley Cabinet Will Remain in Power” – Confirmation that the Cabinet will stay in place, per Theodore Roosevelt’s request – “Exposition to be Closed” – Notice that the Pan Am would be closed the next day for McKinley’s funeral – “Well Fed” – Condition of Czolgosz in jail – “City Hall Will be Closed Tomorrow” – “Trial of Czolgosz on Monday” – Potential evidence for the trial against Czolgosz – “No Times Tomorrow” – No issue of the Buffalo Evening Times will be published the next day in honor of McKinley’s funeral – “Several Arrests at the Exposition Today” – Waiters arrested while playing craps in an alley

Page 2: – “Meadville is in the Deepest Mourning” – “Memorial Exercises Planned in Medina” – “Services in Batavia” – “Memorial Tablet” – Suggestion that a brass plaque be put where McKinley’s body lay in City Hall – “Who Will be Orator at National Ceremonies” – Theory on who should speak at day to be set aside by Congress to remember McKinley

Page 4: – Short editorials, with one about McKinley – “The Extra Column” by Victor Roville – Opinion piece that claims the doctors did not purposefully give optimistic bulletins about McKinley’s condition to prop up the stock market – “Mostly About People” by Jan Schimmelpennick – Column dedicated to McKinley – “Snap Shots” – Short news items from the Pan Am

Buffalo Courier, Vol. LXVI, No. 272, September 29, 1901, pages 1-8:

Page 1: – Black and white photographs captioned: Supreme Court Chamber Where the Trial was Called; Supreme court Justice Truman C. White Leaving the Court During Noon Recess; Judge Lewis and Dr. Mann Leaving the Court Room After Monday Morning’s Session; Dr. Mann, Who Performed the Operation on President McKinley, and Was One of the People’s Witnesses

** Middle pages are unable to be cataloged due to the deterioration of the paper **

Page 8: – Black and white photographs captioned: Department of Admissions and Collection at the Exposition; Justice for Assassin Czolgosz/Attorney Carlton E. Ladd, of Counsel for the Defense; Mrs. John G. Milburn

Page 1: – Black and white photographs captioned as: The President Addressing the Throng at the Exposition on “President’s Day,” September 5th; The Latest Portrait of the President [McKinley driving to the Temple of Music on September 6]; President’s Day at the Exposition: The President (at Extreme Left) and a Part of His Audience in the Esplanade; The Military Review in the Stadium – “Souvenir Pictures of the President” – Article giving a context for the photos – “A Man of Good Cheer” – Stories about McKinley’s humor and good nature (cont. on page 8)

Page 2: – Black and white photographs captioned: Men Who Worked to Help the President Back to Health: Six of the Attending Physicians, and the President’s Private Secretary [portrait photos]; Mrs. McKinley Listening to the President; The Stricken President: Tents for Military Guard and Reporters, Opposite Milburn Residence; The President, Mrs. McKinley and Mr. Milburn Driving Through the Exposition Grounds, Sept. 5th; President McKinley’s Residence, Canton O.; View on President McKinley’s Farm – “To Guard Our Rulers” – Interview with Jacques Griscelli, guard of Napoleon III – “Esteem for McKinley” – Regard for McKinley in Washington, D.C.

Page 3: – Black and white photographs captioned: Wm. McKinley as 2nd Lieutenant; Old Sparrow House, Poland, O., Where Mr. McKinley Enlisted; William McKinley’s Birthplace at Niles, O., Torn Down in 1895; Schoolhouse Near Poland, O., Where Mr. McKinley Taught; Seminary at Poland, O., Attended by McKinley: Now Torn Down – “In McKinley’s Youth” – McKinley’s early years in Ohio – “Stories of Celebrities” – Anecdotes about President Hayes and Admiral Dewey

Page 4; – Black and white photographs captioned: The President, the Best Portrait of Him Ever Made; Shaking Hands with the President [outside the Government Building on September 5]; The President and Party in the Govt. Building at the Exposition the Day Before He Was Shot; Where the President Was Shot Down in the Temple of Music [including numbers where McKinley and Czolgosz were standing]; The Wounded President Being Taken into the Exposition Hospital, Sept. 6th – “Shooting at Jackson” by Milton T. Adkins – Story of attempted assassination of Andrew Jackson in 1836

Page 1: Banner headline: Documentary Evidence Conclusively Proves Plot – “Assassination is Free Society’s Avowed Purpose” – about Leon Czolgosz’s association with the Free Society (cont. on page 3) – “Bulletins of the Night/Bulletins of the Day” – bulletins on McKinley’s condition – “Detective Goes for Goldman” – Information about the proposed extradition of Emma Goldman [note: this never actually occurred and there was never any solid evidence of her involvement] – “Another Good Day for the President” – lengthy article about the President’s improving condition (cont. on page 5)

Page 3: – “Emma Goldman Remanded to Jail Until Sept. 19th” – “Change of Date Splits Florida’s Day In Two” – information about the changes for Florida Day at the Pan-American Exposition

Page 4: – “Prisoner is Now Refusing to Eat” – “Czolgosz Has Told Much But He Might Tell More” – Accounts of conversation with Czolgosz [Senators Hanna and Fairbanks Approaching Milburn House] – “President’s Life Still Threatened” – Reports of threats from anarchists that if McKinley recovered, they would try again to kill him – “Getting Words of Speech” – Police in Cleveland were getting affidavits from people who heard Emma Goldman speak – “Miss Morris, A Nurse, Tells of First Operation” – Student nurse at the Pan Am emergency hospital when McKinley was shot – “Big Jubilee on Sept. 21st” – Jubilee Day planned at the Pan Am to celebrate McKinley’s recovery

Page 5: – “English Anarchists Plotted” – Plot to assassinate Chamberlain in England – “Goldman Arrest a State Affair” – information about the investigation into Goldman on a federal level – “Efforts to Gain Freedom of Reds” – Court action to free the anarchists arrested after McKinley’s shooting – “Hesitancy of Czolgosz Saved Mr. Milburn’s Life” – Story about how Czolgosz intended to shoot McKinley on September 5