President McKinley Dies After Long Illness
President McKinley succumbed to an assassin’s bullet and died at the Milburn House in Buffalo after a day of fading consciousness. Cabinet members and family gathered, doctors fought to revive him, and Roosevelt prepared for context of a transition as news spread of the nation’s bereavement.
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Buffalo
MeKinley
Tre
Amassassin
Secretary Root
Wilson
Root
Janeway
New York City
Geo. Urban
Milburn House
Secretary of the Navy
Long
Lee Long
Roosevelt
Arthur
Garfield
Bradyw York
United States Supreme Court
Mann
Chicago
W. J. Bryan
Associated Press
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Bulington Road
Sherman House
Mei
Inney
After H. Harrison League
Harrison
Burlington Depot
Lincoln, Neb
Washington Mourns as Nation Hears President McKinley Died
Washington announces President McKinley died at 2 16 this morning after earlier telegrams from Cortelyou confirming the death. Officials dispatch condolences and inform ambassadors while crowds mourn in the capital and Governor Nash and Archbishop Ireland issue statements of grief and resolve.
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National Capital
Washington
White House
Cortelyou
Buffalo
Montgomery
Executive Mansion
George B. Cortelyou
Preside McKinley
State
War and Navy
Seor Hay
Martin
United States
McKinley
Roosevelt Cabinet Remains After Close of Rebellion Era
An Ontario era dispatch describes President Roosevelt asking cabinet members to stay through his term and detailing the meetings at the White House as he prepares to send remains to Canton. The article notes the cabinet’s willingness or hesitation to continue service, and recounts anecdotes about Roosevelt and his advisers during the period of transition after McKinley’s assassination.
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Wits
Iso
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Ris
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Wilson
Bur- Hierrick
Abdent
Baer
Garber
Dun
Mary Barber
M Melvills Messinley
McSur
Milburn
John N ‘Herd
Harmilin
C. T. Wilson
Tonanna
N. Y
Canton
Secreta Cortelyou
Mis Trenis Pus Vitali
Menter
Dr. Mann
Washington
Rosevelt
Meister
Hington
Gy Dent
Mi Wree
Cowa
Roosevelt
Merhey
Dent
Getfon
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Fouh
Thanvelt
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Tiblo
Hay Triei
Sony
Song
Captain Cowles
Patos
Pennsylvania
Tty Bay
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Webb Hayes
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Ohio
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Ireland
St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn
Messinsey
John Ireland
William McKinsey
Republic of the United States
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Natry Willam Meliniey
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Corrigan
New York
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Sorro
McKinley House
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Wilcox
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Jane
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