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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1901
Page
4
US and Paris respond to the Buffalo tragedy as crowds gather at hotels and the New York World office. Ambassador Porter and Senator Lodge condemn the act, urge stronger protection for the president, and debate security measures against anarchists amid global reaction.
Relatives in San Francisco report Lieut James F McKinley and Mies McKinley reacted with shock to the news of an assassination attempt on the president but by Sept 7 dispatches said he passed a comfortable night and there was hope of recovery. Senator Patterson in Denver telegrammed joyful words and expressed belief God would save the president. In New York Wanamaker voiced deep sorrow, noting no other event would grieve the nation so profoundly.
Ex President Cleveland, while fishing at Darling Lake in Tyringham Massachusetts, reacted with horror upon receiving news of the BEPHIVE shooting incident.
President McKinley moved toward the shore to hear details of the bedside attests while Mr. Cleveland expressed shock and questioned motive, calling the act the deed of a likely insane man.
In Lincoln Nebraska on September 7 W J Bryan issued a brief message after news of the president s shooting. He called the incident a shock to the nation and expressed sympathy for the president and family. He urged that violence is unacceptable in a republic and warned against fear of plots.
In Baltimore Cardinal Gibbons shows deep concern for President McKinley after the assassination attempt. He reads a physician bulletin indicating the president's wounds may not be fatal and exclaims Thanks be to God. Senator McComas pays tribute by phone. Governor Smith is deeply affected by the news.
James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway, blames the shooting on excessive foreign immigration. He argues laws should bar anarchists and those unable to distinguish liberty from license, insisting violators be expelled to protect the country.
Montana Senator W A Clark returns from New York and calls the shooting of the president the greatest shock in years. He says the president was conscientious and genteel, a man of the people, admired and respected by many.
Acting Governor Northcott of Haineis declares Sunday September 8 1901 a day of prayer for President William McKinley. He urges all residents to attend worship and join in prayers for the president’s recovery.
Henry M. Teller at his Colorado fruit ranch learns of the attempted assassination with a New York World telegram seeking Colorado sentiment. He replies that all classes are shocked and wish President McKinley a speedy recovery. Abner McKinley passes Lincoln en route to Buffalo as Governor Savage declares a day of prayer for the president.
Maryland governor John Walter Smth issues a proclamation urging Marylanders to give thanks for President McKinley escaping assassination and to pray for his health. A day is set for Tuesday next week. The report notes international sympathy from Kingston Jamaica Berlin Stockholm and Philadelphia with reactions from officials and clergy.
A telegram from Martinelli expresses deploration of the attempted assassination of President McKinley and prays for the president's speedy health restoration. The message to Secretary Cortelyou frames the act as a calamity and notes McKinley's policies would face tests if his term continues.
London and major British figures express deep sorrow and sympathy for President McKinley after the assassination attempt. News flows from the U S embassy as citizens, leaders, and newspapers across Britain pray for his recovery and condemn the attack.
Cornelius M Bliss denounces the McKinley assassination attempt as a shock to Americans. He condemns anarchists as foreign devils within the borders and asserts McKinley’s friendship with the common people and his rise from civilian soldier to president.
The piece accuses anarchists in Paterson New Jersey of plotting to kill the late Italian king and of honoring an assassin. It condemns what it calls lax U S enforcement of liberty that allows such groups to operate and urges action against those they shelter.
Diplomatic and official messages pour in from emperors, ambassadors, ministers, and international organizations expressing horror and sympathy after the attempted assassination of President McKinley. Figures include Empress of Germany, Emile Loubet, and M Estrada, among others, with calls for his swift recovery.
Congressman William Sulzer voiced sorrow over the attempt on President McKinley. He deplored the condition that could prompt such an act and extended deep sympathy to Mrs. McKinley.
Henry White secretary of the Garment America criticizes the veto on the shooting of President McKinley. He says most have divered with McKinley, noting his strong sympathy and humanitarian record during his governorship of Ohio.
A drunken man on a Fourth Avenue car at Fortieth Street denounced President McKinley. Passengers urged him to stop. a public scuffle ensued with several men beating him until Detective Frank Price intervened on the front platform. The assailants fled as the car halted.
Former Congressman Charles A. Towne voiced shock at the assassination attempt on President McKinley and, while praising McKinley, warned the nation would be less safe under Theodore Roosevelt. He cited his personal regard for McKinley as part of his condolence.
Washington reports telegrams from Governor Taft and General Chaffee detailing shock and concern over the president being shot. Manila echoes sympathy and solicitude from the army of the Philippines. Augusta notes Joseph H. Manley, Republican National committeeman, in a separate item.
The executive committee sent a message to M A Hanna in Cleveland praising the president as devoted to the poor and urging prayers for his life to be spared. It lauds his benevolent work and asks for many years of service to the people who love him.
In New York on September 7, W. C. Whitney described the McKinley shooting as the act of a madman, a world calamity, yet he doubted it would affect U S industry or securities. He praised McKinley as a noble leader who united his party. Jews Offered Prayer for the president’s speedy recovery in synagogues nationwide.
Cleveland police intensified a statewide inquiry into a suspected anarchist network tied to the Buffalo arrest in the president’s attempted assassination. They questioned multiple men, kept one tall foreigner in the sweat box, and chased dozens of addresses linked to the Buffalo case, including sites on Superior and Ontario streets near Memorial Hall.
Mobile report confirms Fritz Huttman and Antonio Maggio discussed an assassination plan. Maggio, in the Italian anarchist circle, allegedly circulated radical literature during travel with the Andrews opera company, causing tension and a split, with Maggio later leaving near Silver City Aziz.
Chicago anarchists gathered in a West Chicago Avenue saloon to discuss the attempted assassination of the president. More than 200 people attended the meeting, with speeches condemning sympathy for McKinley and signaling anticipation of a celebrated event.
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