13 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
1
President McKinley was wounded by an assassin at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo. The assailant was seized and the president moved to the exposition hospital where doctors and officials assessed his condition and prepared for his transfer.
An anarchist confesses to a crime influenced by the writings of a controversial figure, naming accomplices and detailing the alleged plot. The suspect, detained at a police facility, claims coercion by radical ideologies and mentions connections to family members. officials note the investigation continues with focus on the crime’s motive and affiliations.
Reports swirl over the attempted assassination of the president in Buffalo. No federal statute covers such an act. the crime is a local offense against a private citizen under New York and Erie County law. Emma Goldman faces no special arrest order. police pursue general tips to locate any suspect.
Portinpa Oregon resident Abram Isaak, tied to the Weekly paper the Riot Brand, faced indictment in Chicago based on information from Buffalo for anarchistic content. He and partners fled to surburbs, publication moved to Zackwood. Isaak later published the Free Society in San Francisco.
An official bulletin announced the president resting quietly with favorable recovery prospects after a rumor of a shooting circulated during Col. Roosevelt's Vermont Fish and Game league outing. The vice president appeared stunned, then voiced relief at the news to the assembly before departing for safety aboard the yacht EL Brida.
The first news of the attempted assassination of President McKinley reached Vice President Roosevelt at Isle La Motte at 5 30 yesterday afternoon.
Londoners react with horror and sympathy after reports of an attempted assassination. The lord mayor plans a formal meeting to express grief to Mrs McKinley and the American people, while English and American guests cancel Carlton engagements as theaters fill with anxious chatter.
Antonio Maggio, a musician and alleged anarchist, was arrested near Silver City at San Rita mining camp by U S Marshal Perakerloen on instructions from Washington. He had been rumored to predict President McKinley’s assassination before October 2001 and had claimed Emperor William of Germany would be next to be assassinated.
Chicago police chief announces that Fimina Goliman is under surveillance near Chicago and hints she will be arrested soon. The officer states Goldman has been located and remains at large though not in the city.
A Boonville mob escorted Buck Wheeler, accused killer of Elias Burns, to a train toward Evansville after Sheriff Hudson sought guard reinforcements. Wheeler, who allegedly killed Burns and decapitated him, survived a self-inflicted gunshot wound while fleeing into the woods. Local citizens, armed, dispersed the mob and Wheeler was transported to safety.
Buffalo residents watch as President McKinley’s condition improves with each bulletin. Doctors report gradual, steady gains and reduced danger of peritonitis, while Vice President Roosevelt and cabinet members remain close to the patient in a display of strong national resolve.
The item notes Amos Perg and Rixrars od killed in a Lake Shore train crash near Miller six miles east of Goshen. Veteran Rolla Doo Mittle dies at 66 after three terms as postmaster in Flora Indiana. A large saw mill owned by B D Voorhees burns at Pinning Mil Barns killing no one and causing 15400 in damage. Reba O Hara, linked to a sensational abduction, vanishes again near Rushton and a second abduction is feared. An explosion at Aetna powder works Miller’s station destroys two buildings with 2000 loss, no injuries.
Thomas Ryan, a farmer living 12 miles southwest of Guthrie, narrowly escaped harm after declaring himself glad President McKinley was shot. The crowd denounced him as traitor, citing his remarks as dangerous and un-American. The incident occurred Sunday near Guthrie in Okla.
New York heedful of national crisis the Merchants' Association adopts resolutions denouncing anarchist methods and denouncing the McKinley attack while urging laws for swift action against those with anarchistic sentiments to safeguard public order.
Notes from foreign lands report Nuremberg's 60 percent population growth over five years. The British legal change from God Save the Queen to King costs about £400,000. The German emperor names his youngest sister Princess Margaret of Hease as chief honorary figure.
Diagram shows the two bullets from Assassin Czolgoss at President McKinley. The upper wound touched the sternum and did not penetrate the breast. The lower wound perforated the stomach and likely lodged in back muscles or fell into the abdominal cavity.
Vice-President Roosevelt in Buffalo declares deeper information than bulletins confirms the president will recover. He walks with a correspondent to Milburn House and amid laborers shakes hands while urging protection and calm. He predicts a brief illness and rapid recovery, citing recent events and urging nonviolence.
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