This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1901
Page
5
Des Moines reports the state Socialistic party convention nominating a ticket aligned with the Indianapolis platform. It calls socialism a scientific labor solution, opposes capitalist production, and seeks universal equity through cooperative ownership, aiming to erase want and poverty.
Newport dispatch reports the New York Yacht Club challenge committee selected the Columbia, champion of 1899, to defend the America’s Cup against the Shamrock II. The decision followed a two hour review. the committee cited Columbia’s consistent racing and noted concerns about the Constitution’s erratic form. Reactions came from Lipton’s crew, British press, and figures like August Belmont and Thomas Lawson, with mixed public sentiment in Boston and Bristol.
Buffalo September 6 President McKinley spoke at the Pan American Exposition addressing a vast crowd and praising Blaine reciprocity treaties and the Isthmian canal. He toured the grounds with Mrs McKinley amid sustained ovations and greeted Captain Hobson of the Merrimac. London reports wide comment on his address.
Special Dispatch reports an assassination attempt on President McKinley during a Pan-American Exposition visit. He was wounded in two places, possibly fatally, after shots fired from a revolver at the Temple of Music. The would-be attacker appeared insane.
In the American League Detroit and Philadelphia split a doubleheader with scores 9 9 and 4 2 in favor of Detroit. Chicago beat Washington 7 Records show Milwaukee defeated Boston 4 2 and Cleveland edged Baltimore 2 1. In the National League New York swept Pittsburgh 15 1 and 15 7 with a 6 inning game noted. Boston won against St Louis 3 9 while Philadelphia defeated Chicago 7 3. Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 9 2 over 9 innings.
Philadelphia leads the standings with several clubs including Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago and New York showing varied win loss records. Baltimore Philadelphia Milwaukee Detroit and Washington appear in the list with mixed results and numeric tallies, reflecting early season performance.
A Civil War veteran enlisted in 1861 rising to captain and brevet major, served on staff with generals Hayes Crook Hancock, and was brevetted major. He studied law, settled in Canton, later served Stark County as prosecuting attorney, joined the House in 1876, chaired Ways and Means, became Ohio governor in 1891, and won the presidency in 1896 and 1900 defeating Bryan.
American League magnates formed a blacklist naming eight National League players who left the National to rejoin the AL. Included are Christy Mathewson Dineen Luther Taylor Victor Williams Davis Sheckard and Emmet Heidrick. Transfer plans for a St Louis team were discussed with July Pillsbury proposal dropped and New York option deferred.
By six o'clock bullets were removed from President's body and he rests easier in hospital. The shooter, who identifies as Nieman, claims an anarchist motive. The article also notes McKinley's birth details and a separate robbery report from Texarkana where six men remain at large after robbing a Cotton Belt train.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.