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Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou informs William Loeb he received his letter pertaining to a potential anarchistic plot. Cortelyou had already written Secret Service Chief John E. Wilkie about President Roosevelt’s trip to Canton, Ohio, and updated him with this new information.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-09
Three sequences of the funeral ceremonies held for President William McKinley: Sequence 1: McKinley’s body lay in state in the Rotunda of the Capitol, Washington, D.C., on September 17, 1901; views of officers on horseback, the Artillery Band (wearing dark headdresses), a squadron of cavalry, a battalion of artillery and coast artillery, Marine Band (wearing white helmets), battalion of Marines, civilians carrying umbrellas (may be the diplomatic corps), other civilians, guard of honor, pallbearers, and the horse-drawn hearse all turning the corner off what may be Pennsylvania Avenue on their way to the Capitol; camera pans the hearse, as a procession of carriages turns the corner. Sequence 2: McKinley’s body first lay in state for public viewing in Buffalo, New York, on September 15-16; views of carriages, the horse-drawn hearse, and marchers stopping in front of the Buffalo City Hall; medium close shots of the casket being unloaded from hearse and carried up stairs of City Hall; crowds of mourners lining up to view the body as group of soldiers enters City Hall; camera pans crowd gathered outside as mourners enter and leave City Hall. Unrelated sequence of Washington ceremonies follows; camera pans from different angles of crowds gathered at the east front of the Capitol. Sequence 3: McKinley’s body was conveyed to its final resting place at Canton, Ohio, on September 18-19; views of mounted military units, marching civilians, carriages, and the horse-drawn hearse turning and entering what is probably Westlawn Cemetery where McKinley is buried; military units marching down a street as gathered crowds watch; final pans of mourners, crowds, and soldiers outside the McKinley home in Canton.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1901
President Roosevelt giving an oration at the unveiling of the statue of William McKinley
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-12-30
President Roosevelt giving an oration before the statue of his predecessor
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-12-19
President Roosevelt tipping his hat to the crowd and the parade
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-12-19
President Roosevelt tipping his hat to a crowd from a drawn carriage
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907-12-30
President Roosevelt and others arriving in Canton, Ohio, for the funeral of President McKinley; photographer filming in corner.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-10-17
George B. Cortelyou informs Police Chief Sylvester that he is leaving Washington, D.C., for several days, and would like Sylvester to give special consideration to President Roosevelt’s security. He advises Sylvester, however, about “the well-known aversion of the President to any unnecessary show of precaution,” and says that the protection will have to be quiet and discrete. William Loeb and Benjamin F. Barnes will advise Sylvester of Roosevelt’s movements.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-26
Theodore Roosevelt declines an invitation from W. H. Newburn, explaining that he will only be in Alliance, Ohio, for twenty minutes. Roosevelt writes that he looks forward to meeting with Newburn and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers on Decoration Day.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-13
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary tells Oscar K. Davis that an advance copy of Roosevelt’s speech at Canton, Ohio, has been sent to the Western Union in Columbus, Ohio. He states he will attend to the American Press Association.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-13
Theodore Roosevelt informs Joseph G. Butler that he is unable to fulfill his request of writing a few words for him as he receives too many requests of this kind. Roosevelt suggests that Butler looks up the plenty of speeches he’s made where he speaks of William McKinley, he can use those as a quote and sign his name on it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-24
President Roosevelt will be unable to attend the dedication; Congress is in session and he is already scheduled to attend the two hundredth anniversary of Wesley’s birth and then will be in Canton, Ohio for President McKinley’s birthday.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-11-27
President Roosevelt thanks Captain Bunts and his troop of the Ohio National Guard for the escort at Canton, Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11-09
Vice President Roosevelt details his feelings about the attempted assassination of President McKinley. He is confident that the President will recover. Alice and Quentin Roosevelt were both recently admitted to the hospital with different illnesses. Roosevelt had an interesting time on trips to the Midwest and Vermont.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-09
Representative Longworth thoroughly details recent Ohio politics for Theodore Roosevelt. He is concerned about a split in the Republican Party and does not want to be forced into open antagonism with friends in the progressive wing. Longworth asks Roosevelt for advice on local and state conditions. Alice Roosevelt Longworth is sick, but they are glad to hear about Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s improvement.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-13
Merrit A. Vinson asks Theodore Roosevelt if he will consider giving a few lectures in the fall.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-13
As a part of a fundraising effort to erect a monument of William McKinley in Canton, Ohio, A. W. Klinordlinger forwards Theodore Roosevelt a chain letter and asks him to pass it on amongst other freemasons and friends.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-05-23
Margaret Foote Potter recently attended the Golden Jubilee of the founding of a women’s organization in support of foreign missions in Cleveland, Ohio, and has been asked to report on the proceedings to the various Presbyterian churches in Canton, Ohio where she resides. The topic on the day she presents to these groups will be Africa, and she asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would be willing to offer his opinion on what the greatest need in Africa is that missionary work can help address.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-27
Insurance Commissioner Vorys of Ohio hopes to reach William Loeb in Washington, D.C. Although Vorys has heard that Chicago’s leaders will support the state administration, there are a few who will cause problems. The Cincinnati Enquirer has been alleging that Vorys’s conversation with President Roosevelt was concerning Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou and his friends, and Vorys has responded publicly to dispute such rumors.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-03
Maurice Latta informs Rudolph Forster that President Roosevelt says nothing can be done about this matter and that Roosevelt has seen the stories printed since his trip to Canton, Ohio.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-10-03