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President McKinley Shot At Pan American Exposition
The president was shot in Buffalo at the Pan American Exposition by Leon Czolgosz. Doctors reported two bullets, one in the breast and one in the abdomen, with a fair chance of recovery. The assassin was captured amid a violent crowd as the nation mourns.
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Mel Kinley
Temple of Music
Pan-American Exposition Grounds
Leon Czolgosz
Ireland
Secret Service Force
McKinley
Gerry
Cortelyou
Secret Service
Czolgosz
Mal
Exposition
Detective Ireland
Exposition Grounds
Garfield