In Memoriam Editorial On Kennedy Tragedy
A Thanksgiving editorial mourns John F Kennedy 1917 1963, notes nation grief at his assassination and the guiding role of Jacqueline Kennedy and John Jr. It praises Lyndon B Johnson as new president and calls for unity and democratic temper amidst the crisis. The piece honors Kennedy as a symbol of American ideals and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
United States
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy
Caroline and
John Jr
Jacqueline Kennedy
Caroline
John-John
Washington, D.C
Lyndon B Johnson
Johnson
Kennedy
America
U.S
John O. Pastore
John F Kennedy
Land of the Free
Hats Off to TV and Radio for Handling President Death
An editorial praises television and radio networks and stations for their solemn coverage of the assassinated President. It commends their restraint by suspending commercials and focusing on news and music appropriate to the national and international tragedy. It also notes the public’s grief and the broadcasters’ dignified ceremonies.
One Hundred Years Ago November 28 1863 Highlights
The piece covers recruitment drives, a Young Men's Christian Association gathering at St Michael's Church, Turkey gifts from Pocanoket Steam Mill, police court notes on Mary Tract for drunkenness, Thanksgiving observances with few infractions, the first Boston to Newport train, the Empire State steamer refit, a Daniel Webster recipe, and Union victory news from Chattanooga with 5000 prisoners taken and Hooker on Missionary Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
St Michael's Church
Chattanooga
Hooker
Missionary Ridge
Chickamauga
Martyred President McKinley and Roosevelt Inauguration
The Sept 1901 Buffalo Pan American Exposition saw President McKinley shot by Leon Czolgosz. He died eight days later. Theodore Roosevelt took the oath at 3 35 pm in Ansley Wilcox's home. World mourns a Christian gentleman as Roosevelt pledges continuity.
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William McKinley
Buffalo
Leon Czolgosz
Republic
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Adirondack
Ansley Wilcox
John R. Hazel
U.S. District Court
Root
Hitchcock
Long
Wilson
Smith
Roosevelt
United States
Milbury
Washington
Executive Mansion
Capitol
Canton
Ohio
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Editorial
Memoriam
Bristol Phoenix
Pocanoket
Munro Mary Tract
Courts of Justice
Mary
Baptist Church
Boston
Newport
Empire State
Fall River
Daniel Webster
Tre
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