Conspiracy to assassinate President McKinley arrests
Justice Princeville issued warrants for six suspects after a German language rally that turned to condemnation and cheers for the president’s assassin. Officer John Ryan identified the charge as conspiring to kill President McKinley with Leon Czolgosz. hearing set before Justice Prindeville on Monday.
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Princeville
Taylor
McKinley
John Ryan
United States
William McKinley
Leon F. Czolgosz
Fred CC. Nieman
Dynamite Bombs Found Near Haymarket Monument
A Chicago laborer uncovered two buried dynamite bombs near the Haymarket monument facing Randolph Street. Taken to Des Plaines street station, Inspector Shea ordered the explosives destroyed. Police are unsure how they were buried in the district.
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Haymarket
Chicago
Sept. T
Haymarket Monument
Randolph Street
Shea
Desplaines Street
Precautions Taken To Guard President After Exposition Attack
Secretary Wilson said every possible measure was used to protect the president during the exposition events. He cited discussions with Cortelyou on extra safeguards, including detectives, guards, and soldiers, and noted the attacker concealed a bandaged hand, eluding vigilance.
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Cortelyou
Buchanan
Canton
Czars Visit Canceled Over McKinley Fear
Berlin dispatch reports King Edward on the road from Frankfurt to Hamburg when news of President McKinley’s assassination attempt arrived. The czar, who had considered a Paris visit, now plans to return directly to Russia, heightening continental security as imperial meetings proceed.
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Paris
McKinley
Berlin
King Edward
Frankfort
Hamburg
Russia
Safeguards at San Francisco Guard McKinley During Stay
President McKinley was constantly surrounded by police during a 14 day stay in San Francisco. Twelve patrolmen formed three eight hour watches to guard him, with four in each. Four patrolmen followed in a carriage when he drove or attended engagements. One guard on each side of the temporary home and six detectives from Captain Seymour's staff worked in eight hour watches. Two detectives stood at the entrance, and gifts to the house were inspected first.
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San Francisco
McKinley
Seymour
Police Guard for Presidential Walks Tightens Security
Detectives and the chief of police accompany the president on walks near the house. A mounted detail shadows the president’s carriage, with outriders preventing approaching closer than the outer stirrup. At reviewing stands four officers stand behind him as another line watches those who look suspicious.
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Selow
It Impresses Germany How Buffalo Tragedy Is Regarded in Berlin
Berlin reports the Buffalo tragedy has left a deep impression. Germans shift from anti McKinley sentiment to friendly regard noting his peace efforts and fame as a stabilizing figure. The German government and press praise Roosevelt for ability reform and independence.
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Berlin
Baftato
McKinley
Germany
United States
Roosevelt
President McKinley Surgery Boosts Recovery Hopes
Buffalo Sept. 7 Surgeon General Wyman said the operation on the president lasted nearly an hour with ether. The ball entered the abdomen, but there was no injury to the intestines, which were examined and found unharmed. Recovery odds are discussed, with general rates around 50 percent.
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Wyman
Buffalo
N. Y
Associated Press
the Marine Hospital
McKinley
Abner McKinley Party Receives News of Presidential Attempt
Denver dispatch recalls Abner McKinley and family at Platte Canyon as telegram about the presidential assassination attempt arrives. C F Meek describes a thunderstorm and vivid rainbow seen during the moment of reaction, Mrs McKinley kneeling in prayer as the rainbow brightens.
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Abner McKinley
Denver
Platte Canyon
C. F. Meek
Colorado & Southern Railway
Heaven
Mr. McKinley
Indifferent Senator Wellington Denies Comment on McKinley
A Cumberland interview published in Baltimore quotes United States Senator George L. Wellington saying he is indifferent to the McKinley matter and that he and the President are enemies. Wellington declined to deny or affirm the remarks when asked for a clarification.
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Wellington
Maryland
Baltimore
United States
George L. Wellington
Cumberland
McKinley
Astrologers Warning and Yacht Race Update
An astrologer Gustav Meyer claims to have sent a telegram to President McKinley predicting danger and a future event. Commodore Kane of the New York Yacht Club announced that the Shamrock S1 and Columbia races will proceed as scheduled despite speculation.
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New York
Gustav Meyer
Hoboken
N. J
McKinley
San Francisco
Commodore Kane
New York Yacht Club
Shamrock Si
Columbia
President McKinley Recovery Report Indefinitely Postponed
The fragment notes that McKinley’s recovery and, if death occurs, postponement of events were considered. It adds that aside from routine duties, Shatmrock's crew did nothing today.
No federal provision punishing assaults on the president
Washington reports that federal law offers no crime for attempting to assassinate the president. Acting Attorney General James M. Beck said no statute makes it a crime to attempt the president's life, though he asserts such legislation is clearly needed.
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Washington
McKinley
James M. Beck
Navy Secretary Long Overcome By Attempted Assassination
Buckfield Maine September 7 Secretary of the Navy John D Long after learning of an attempted assassination at his summer home withdrew from public view until this morning He issued a brief message to the Associated Press calling the act appalling expressing horror at the wickedness and praying for the preserve life of the victim He has not yet said when he may travel to Buffalo
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Jary
Navy
Buckfield
Secretary of the Navy
John D. Long
Associated Press
Secretary Long
Buffalo
Hitchcock Condemns Assassination Attempt on President
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock spoke in Greenfield Mass on his way to Buffalo after the shooting of President McKinley. He denounced the crime as barbarous, called the shooter an anarchist, and expressed hope for the president's recovery.
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Eretary Hitchcock
Greenfield
Mass
Hitchcock
Buffalo
Abraham Lincoln
William McKinley
Ecumenical Methodists Offer Prayers for McKinley Recovery
London bishops and colored Methodist ministers lead prayers and resolutions urging sympathy for President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley. The conference deplores the assassination attempt, condemns anarchists, and hopes for the president’s recovery while praising his integrity and statesmanship.
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Ecumenical Methodists
London
Ecumenical Methodist Church Conference
McKinley
Arnett
Ohio
P. A. Hubbard
D. D
Washington
W. T. Davison
Wesleyan Methodist Conference
United States
Lord Salisbury
Marquis of Lansdowne
Schomberg McDonnell
Associated Press
England
America
Garfield
Roosevelt
Czolgoss Early Life Shaped by Anarchist Circle in Cleveland
In Cleveland Leon Czolgosz grew up amid family strain and hostility to stepmother. His father ran a farm and later a saloon with a small anarchist meeting space behind it, where young Leon listened to the fervent rhetoric but did not join the group.
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Cleveland
McKinley
Leon Czolgosz
Leon
Notes on Leon Czolgosz and family ties after the assassination
The report outlines Leon Czolgosz life from a hard rolling mill job to farm work and wandering existence amid health decline. It notes his siblings, a sister-in-law calling him strange, and a brother injured at Sandy Hook navy yard. It mentions his father Paul Czolgosz, the farm sale proceeds, and the lack of evidence of a prior plot to kill the president.
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Leon
Czolgosz
Jacob
Sandy Hook Navy Yard
Paul Czolgosz
Lena
First Street
Waldak Baudurski
Baudurski
Cleveland
Leon Czollgosz
Grim Catalog of Assassination Attempts Across Centuries
A long list details assassination attempts on rulers from Napoleon to Abdul Aziz and others, noting fatalities and escapes. The piece notes the 1894 Carnot murder, 1881 Alexander II, and the McKinley era concerns as New York and Buffalo dispatches report a temporary business impact and diplomatic corps movement toward Washington.
Government to recover costs for ship burial of miners
Governor Toole received a Treasury notice that the Revenue Cutter Service cannot fund exhumation and reburial of Con and Florence Sullivan murdered on Unimak Island Alaska unless relatives cover preparation and transport costs. Treasury will arrange transfer to Seattle if funds are provided promptly. Governor to contact relatives.
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Helena
Toole
Treasury
Spaulding
Con
Florence Sullivan
Butte
Caitmak Island
Aiusna
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Ithal
United States
Unimak Island
Alaska
Revenue Cutter Service
Cape Login
Dutch Harbor
Seattle
Venezuela and Colombia split over US mediation
From Curacao reports Sep 1 indicate Curacao–Maracaibo cable down delaying frontier news. Venezuelan President Castro refuses US mediation while Colombia accepts friendly mediation. Panama and Colon fear simultaneous Ecuadorian and Venezuelan attacks with Nicaragua aiding.
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United States
Willemstad
Curacao
Maracaibo
Colombia
Castro
Washington
Panama
Colon
Legation
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Bogota
British Columbia Sawmill Fight Over Deadman's Island Ruling
Judge Martin dismissed Theodore Ludgate's claim to Deadman's island opposite Vancouver, ruling the land title rests with the king on behalf of the province and issuing an injunction against Ludgate’s trespass. Also notes are Towns of England winning the world sculling title, Sanchez indicted for false census returns, Mariano Sen for fraud, and Johnny Nelson's leg amputation after injury.
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Chicago
Vancouver
Victoria
B. C
Martin
Lnng
British Columbia
Theodore Ludgate
Deadman’s Island
Ludgate
Santa Fe
N. M
United States Grand Jury
Pedro Sanchez
New Mexico
Mariano Sen
Baptise Adams Guilty in County Court Calf Theft
Special dispatch reports Baptise Adams convicted by Judge Tattan and sentenced to one year for stealing a calf in Sweet Grass hills last spring. Sam Larson was acquitted by the jury on charges of stealing a saddle horse from the Conrad-Harris company.
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Chotena County
Standard
Fort Benton
Time Standards Across Nations and The Aspiration for Growth
The article outlines global time zones from Central European to Western European and British systems, noting Paris time persists in France and other regions. It also presents a motivational piece from Success praising aspiration as a driver of growth, honesty, and integrity as keys to success.
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Literary Digest
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