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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
3
The article describes a funeral procession as a flag draped coffin is carried into a church. The president and his cabinet enter after the hearse and mourners, while the stricken wife remains at the old home, awaiting the service. Relatives follow into the building.
The scene outside and inside the church features a black silk-draped interior, floral wreaths centered on a portrait of McKinley, and Knights Templars and Masons symbols. Presidents Roosevelt and cabinet members attend with military guard, followed by relatives and regimental survivors. The service begins with Helates funeral march as the casket rests.
A fervent prayer service laments a great calamity befalling the nation. Clergy seek God's mercy and guidance, praising the dead leader and praying for the living president's strength, the bereaved widow, and the country. The service includes scripture readings, a hymn, and a 24 minute address by Dr. C. & Manchester.
The pastor of the First Presbyterian Church offered a fervent invocation during a solemn service. President and Mrs. McKinley were married five years ago, and the head of the church bowed reverently as the prayer rose.
Life of the late president and lessons from his noble character and death form the focus of a job notice for an experienced male nurse at Sisters' hospital in Butte. The ad frames duty and service as central to the position and asks for qualified applicants.
A mournful editorial honors President McKinley noting his grace and manliness. It compares his leadership to Washington and Lincoln, laments the nation’s sorrow, and recalls a poignant church scene of workers kneeling before his portrait in prayer. Continued on Page Four.
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