Final McKinley Funeral Ends Home Blessing Spectacle
Canton Ohio Sept 19 crowds pay final rites for President William McKinley with a grand funeral procession to West Lawn Cemetery. The service at First M E church features Beethoven funeral march and "Lead Kindly Light" as draped interiors and a blacked out nave reflect national mourning.
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Canton
Ohio
United States
William McKinley
West Lawn
McKinley
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Beethoven
Florence Douds
Isle of Somewhere
C. B. Millingan
First Presbyterian Church
C. E. Manchester
M. E. Church
Bethany Church
A. K. Zartman
Grace Reformed Church
Apollo Quartet
J. N. Field
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
J. Budman Fleming
Westminster Church
God
Apollo
C. E. White
Trinity M. E. Church
Resolutions Deplore McKinley Assassination by Veterans
Encampment No. 51 of the Union Veterans Legion passes resolutions mourning President William McKinley. It condemns anarchism, urges strong anti foreign labor laws, and honors McKinley with 180 days of mourning while sending copies to Gettysburg and Fort Wayne. The text also mentions veterans from Athens and Goshen in Ohio.
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Union Veterans Legion
United States
William McKinley
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
Old Guard
National Congress
United States Congress
Union
Wil- Mont MeKinsey
Usj
Antion Veteran Legion of the
Gettysburg
Press of
Fort Wayne
United ‘States
William ‘McKinley
Fort Wayne Joins Nation in Mourning McKinley Death
Fort Wayne observed a day of national sorrow for President McKinley with banners in black, half mast flags, portraits in crepe, and widespread business closures. Banks, stores, offices, and factories paused. railroads stopped trains for brief tributes. schools and public buildings closed as citizens attended memorial events and memorial meetings at Masonic Temple.
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Garfield
Lincoln
Court House
Federal Building
McKinley
Republic
Fort Wayne
Bass Works
Electric Works
Bowser Works
Kerr Murray Works
Fleming Road Scraper Works
Indiana Machine Works
Fort Wayne Iron Works
Western Gas Construction Works
Rastetter Bending Factory
Paul Pulley Works
Wayne and United Knitting Mills
Horton Manufacturing Company
Army of Employes
Nickel Plate
Pennsylvania
Wabash
Lake Erie
Concordia College
Masonic Temple
Fort. Wayne
Politi
Canton Crushes Record Crowd During Parade Arrival
Immense throng fills streets as trains pour in from all directions. More than sixty thousand people pack Canton exceeding any prior campaign crowds, with thirty extra trains arriving before noon.
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Canton
Fort Wayne Unites in Patriotic Tributes to Martyred Chief
Crowds filled the Temple and overflow meetings at First Presbyterian and Trinity English Lutheran as bells from Catholic churches tolled in unity. Mayor Berghoff presided at the Masonic Temple gathering with Rev. E W Allen and Dr D W Moffat among speakers, and Rabbi Frederick Cohn and Rev L J Metschman adding their tributes. The ceremony, marked by simple, solemn reverence, drew tears from many as the nation mourned its leader.
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First Presbyterian
Trinity English Lutheran
Alerding
Fort Wayne
Berghoff
Masonic Temple
Ovn
City Band
E. W. Allen
West Jefferson Street
Memorial services honor President McKinley in Fort Wayne
Thousands of Fort Wayne residents gathered in churches across denominations to mourn President McKinley. Revered speakers shared tributes to his character as hymns and prayers offered consolation and hope for the nation.
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Fort Wayne
McKinley
Solemn Memorial Service At First Presbyterian Church
A deeply solemn service honored the memory of the murdered president at First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dr. Moffat led with prayers as the choir sang hymnals and a solo. Reverends Allen Sawyer Bailey spoke. the service closed with reverent readings and music.
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First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Moffat
Carolinal Newman
E. W. Allen
West Jefferson Street Church of Christ
Memorial Service Draws Large Emotions at Wayné Church
An enormous audience filled Wayné Street M. E. Church and gallery spaces for the memorial service. Draped black mournings hung around the organ as Rev. A. B. Preston led the congregation with Mrs. K. M. Stouder delivering the funeral message and veterans and club members in attendance.
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M. E
Wayné Street M.E
Iorgan
Jim
Tmion
Ipaipit
Hage
McKinley
Preston
Omobin
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Tie Kpolie Chantet
Memory Service at Bethel Evangelical Church Draws Large South Side Crowd
A large congregation filled Bethel Evangelical Church for a memorial service honoring memory and legacy. Flags and blacked portraits of Lincoln Garfield McKinley hung around the pulpit as Rev J H Evans presided and led prayers. The service featured scripture readings, hymns, and sermons from multiple ministers concluding with a benediction by Rev P S Shoemaker.
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J. H. Evans
Z. A. Harris
West Creighton Avenue Church of Christ
J. A. Patterson
Simpson M. E
J. A. P. McGaw
Third Presbyterian Church
Col. T. Williams
South Congregational Church
Jesus
P. 8. Shoemaker
Free Methodist Church
Lutheran Churches Hold Joint Solemn Memorial Services
In the city, many lutheran churches held solemn memorial services this morning. Several congregations united in a single service of hymn and prayer followed by a brief admonition appropriate to the occasion.
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John A. Hall
Trinity Lutheran Church
E. H. Herbruck
Trinity Reformed Church
Can
High Plains
Sea of Death
Monseignor T. P. Thorpe
Cleveland
Oenehet? Hoynanty
Athens
Goshen
Buffalo
Universal
Wayne Street
Bethel Evangelical Church
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