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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
1
A torn fragment recalls paid ads touting Alberta as a home for Americans. It notes hundreds from North Dakota were lured by optimistic pitches, only to return home wiser. The piece contrasts this with admiration for McKinley and Hanna.
The piece mourns McKinley’s death and contrasts it with Lincoln and Garfield, questioning motives and urging swift punishment for assassins. It laments sectarian hate and calls for vigilance against foreign and domestic king-killers, hoping the nation learns from the tragedy.
The Record notes Cleveland hosted a grand Civil War veterans gathering with flags, electric illumination, and a parade drawing up to a million people including 22 000 marchers. North Dakota cockades, naval veterans, and Capt Hobson’s address featured amid banquets at the Cleveland Yacht Club.
The article details President McKinley’s death after a gunshot wound, mentions his last words to his wife, and describes the autopsy finding of a gangrenous spot in the stomach. It notes the body’s movement from Buffalo to Washington, Canton, and headlines the call for Congress to curb immigration and anarchist threats. It criticizes anarchists and urges legislative action against foreign agitators.
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