Mourning in Buffalo as Nation Lays in State President
Buffalo endures a citywide tribute to the late president with 80,000 viewing the body in state at City Hall. Congressional and military escorts, including Fort Porter regiments and the Michigan gunboat crew, lined Delaware Avenue as President Roosevelt arrived to attend the service.
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Buffalo
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Delaware Avenue
Republic
Ferry Street
Milburn House
Fourteenth United States
Fort Porter
John R. M. Taylor
Seventythird Coast Artillery
John P. Weisser
National Guard
New York
Sxty-Fifth
Howland
United States Navy
United States
Michigan
L. T. Minnix
Funeral of President McKinley Described in Detail
The article recounts the Milburn House ceremony and Roosevelt’s and Hanna’s reactions, the viewing at Buffalo City Hall, and the planned transfer of President McKinley’s body to Washington. It notes Mrs McKinley’s steady demeanor and the large crowds that attended the state funeral trajectory to Washington.
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Milburn
Bio Fur-Square
John R. Brooke
East
House of Death
Roosevelt
Loyal Legion
Ammerician
Root
Col Bingham
Royal Cortelyou
Charles Edward Locke
Ilaware Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Dawes
Rows
McKinley
Goodell
Hanna
Milburn House
Diplomatic Corps
United States Senate
United States Supreme Court
House of Representatives
Army
Navy
Washington
Lincoln Garfield
William Lees Sons
Funeral plans issued for McKinley funeral programme
Secretary Hay released the official funeral plan for President McKinley. Remains lie in state in Buffalo Sunday then travel by special train to Washington arriving Monday evening. They will lie in state at the Capitol with a military and naval guard, religious services on Wednesday, and final interment thereafter in Canton.
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Hay
Washington
McKinley
Department of State
United States
Buffalo
United States Cavalry
Executive Mansion
Capitol
Gretall
Warvicea
Molec
Cort
Glotontov
Pennsylvania
Canton
Nocera
Ae Iestra
Wiong
Delle Juun
War Department
Sanger
Gillespie
Co! Ward
Barry
Randolph
Ransdell
Navy
Hackett
Marine Corps
Capital
Army
Guard of Honor
Finneral
Dewey
Crowninshield
O'Neal
Kenny
Heywood
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Mr Roosevelt
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Chicago
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Helen McKinley
Duncan
Bakr
Knox
Long
Hitchcock
Wilson
Amith
Mommile
Aneaiainn
City Hall
Franklin Street
Lyning
Mahala
Jr Riley
William Mekinney
Mullane’s
Rug Sale
TAN Enn
Mullane’s Department Store
Fifteenth Street and
Fourth Avenue
Moline
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