Moline Remembers President McKinley in solemn rites
Moline churches schools and city officials joined in mourning William McKinley. A large crowd gathered at First Congregational Church for funeral services with the Light Guard Band, G A R and various associations in attendance. Rev Willard delivered the address praising McKinley as a balanced democratic statesman. The service closed with taps and the hymn Nearer My God to Thee.
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First Congregational Church
Naval Militia
Company F
Father Kelly
St. Mary’s Church
Bvea
Bryant
Burrell
W. W. Willard
Golden
Jean Shapp
McKinley
Willard
Light Guard
U. V. DT
National Guard
William McKinley
Winfred Swartz
Buffalo
New York
Lead in the Dark: A Poem Fragment Amid Nighttime Strain
A fragmentary lyric evokes prayerful guidance and inner doubt as the speaker asks for divine direction. The text references being far from home, fevered days, and a shift from active choice to surrender, with themes of humility and reliance on guidance through darkness.
McKinley Laid to Rest as Nation Unites in Mourning
Bells toll and crowds mourn in Canton as William McKinley is buried. Across America black drapes homes and the land while former foes join in shared sorrow. The dead president is honored for his life work whose influence lingers as a beacon for the nation.
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Allence
Canton
Willam McKinley
Ohio
Maine
Florida
Oregon
Texas
McKinley
William McKinley
William McKintey
God Our Help in Ages Past Fragment
Fragmentary meditation on the hymn God Our Help in Ages Past with garbled text. Mentions time as an ever rolling stream and a shelter from storms, plus phrases about an eternal home and hope for years to come. Some words are misspelled or duplicated.
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God
Citizens Join In Memorial Services At School
Memorial exercises were held Wednesday in several schools with a focus on McKinley’s life and patriotism. Teachers and visiting ministers led talks, songs, and readings in rooms across Irving Willard Grant Lincoln Washington Ericsson schools, ending with "America" and "Nearer My God to Thee."
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Legiona Ofatriotiam
Willard School
America
Grant School
Lincoln School
Rev Burrell
McKinley
Gertrude Stephens
Cox
Washington School
Ericsson
Nearer My God to Thee Amid Crashing Dreams and Woes
A fragmented verse piece evokes spiritual striving and ascent. Refrains of Nearer My God to Thee blend with imagery of night, wandering, mercy, and heavenly guidance as the speaker imagines ascent beyond grief toward Bethel.
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Bethel
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Moline
WM. M’kinley
Wiliam McKinley
Death, the Uniter
Death
Solemur
Gad
Immortal
Palestine
Scohtingen
Bey Fee Wirett
Galilee
Washington
Lincoln
Jesus of Nazareth
Abraham Lincoln
Irving
Irving School
Bennet Erickson
Swedish Baptist Church
Major McKinley
Rev Hoffstein
Grace Lutheran Church
United States
Grant
Andrews
Capitol
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