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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1901
Page
2
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A somber farewell marks the 1901 assassination of the nation’s president. Friends and nation unite in prayers as the martyr speaks of God’s will and eternal life. The president dies, yet his name and deeds are pledged to endure.
Biographical sketch outlines William McKinley born January 29, 1843 in Niles Ohio. It covers his early schooling military service in the Civil War, legal career, Stark and Canton offices, and political rise from congressman to governor and finally his 1896 presidential nomination and election.
Roosevelt the newly inaugurated president, at forty three the youngest to assume office, signals no abrupt policy shift but outlines a program of reciprocity, tariff reform, and canal construction. He backs arbitration, a government owned cable, and a strengthened merchant marine while pledging to protect savings and ensure integrity in finance.
A Montana editor in the Yellowstone Leader is condemned for absolving anarchists of responsibility for the assassination of a national leader. The piece argues the paper defends anarchism and mocks the editor for sympathizing with anarchist causes amid widespread evidence of an anarchist plot.
The text notes the presidency with 600,000 votes and 271 electoral votes to 176 for William J. Bryan. It states he was reelected in November 1900 and was shot by an assassin on September 6, 1901, dying on September 14, 1901.
Canton Ohio prepares for the late President McKinley’s burial as Governor Toole calls on Montana residents to observe a state wide day of mourning and prayer suspending secular pursuits.
The sympathy of the entire nation goes forth to the bereaved widow who has been so cruelly robbed of a devoted husband and protector.
The international yacht race is moved to September 28 to October 5 out of respect for the memory of the late president.
We extend heartfelt thanks to the many kind friends who assisted us during our bereavement. Barney Hogan and family.
F H Walowsky of the Polish National publishing company in Chicago notes the difficulty of phonetic English spelling for Czolgosz the man who shot President McKinley. He suggests possible spellings like Tschawlgosh but warns the Cz cluster and Polish pronunciation alter the sound significantly. He adds there is no meaning in the name.
Mrs A G Keller, 49, died in Bozeman where she had gone for stomach trouble treatment. Funeral services were held in the K P hall, with Rev J Pope preaching and six Knights of Pythias pallbearers. She leaves her husband and three sisters, no children, and once ran a Melville hotel.
James Bailey son of C A Bailey was thrown from a horse at the ranch on Sunday and broke his collar bone. Dr W A Moore attended him and reports the young man is now doing nicely.
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