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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1901
Page
3
Sioux City court hears a dispute over the value of Catholic services at Victoria Brughier’s funeral. Father Daignault seeks 75 for his services choir and for candles and incense. the administrator contends the charge is excessive. The case highlights whether fees vary by wealth of the deceased.
Buffalo New York reported President William McKinley died at 2 15 a m after being unconscious since 7 50 p m He spent his last conscious hour with his wife and faced death with calmness His final words were a humble submission to God and his death was noted as a tragic but dignified end to a long public career The Milburn house attendance included relatives and friends with Secretary Wilson absent and a simple farewell observed at the sick room
The article details President McKinley's final hours in Buffalo on September 13 as he battles death. Cabinet members and family face the scene with grief while doctors administer oxygen and the president requests his wife. His last words are captured and the nation awaits the end with solemn updates through to midnight.
Secretaries Root and Wilson reported at midnight that the end had not come. The president’s breathing faded and a coroner was ordered to be ready. The president’s wife stayed by his side as heart stimulants and oxygen were given. Cause of death undetermined, autopsy contemplated. The remains to be moved to Washington for a state funeral. Roosevelt to be sworn in when news reaches him. cabinet to resign in a body.
Former Attorney General Griggs urged New Jersey lawmakers to push constitutional amendments and new statutes to curb political violence. He proposed life imprisonment for membership in groups teaching murder of public officials, capital punishment for attempts on the president and top officials, and bans on importing and deporting members of such groups.
Yale's football leaders protest an official decision that three leading candidates Clarence Weymouth Stubbs and Scott have been conditioned by the faculty and cannot play this fall. Weymouth is the leading candidate for fullback Perkins Hale's post, Stubbs is the freshman guard, and Scott is a tackle, leaving them with practically no chance to participate this season.
The Kentucky Democratic committees declined a proposal for a U S senatorial primary, sending the matter to the 1903 state convention. Reports cover a new livestock disease in British Columbia and Alberta, a British diplomat promoted to minister to Chile, a horse tooth filling in New York, Carnegie funding for a Kansas City library, Fatk Pasha’s escape, Tennessee grasshopper outbreaks, and grain trade decisions in New York.
President Roosevelt proclaims Thursday Sept 19 a day of mourning and prayer for President McKinley. The nation is urged to attend divine services and bow to God while honor and sorrow mark the chief executive’s death. Remains to Canton after rites in Washington.
Buffalo report notes death from gangrene after autopsy. Physicians discussed possibility the bullet was poisoned, with high marine hospital service authority supporting this view. The gangrenous area extended about the size of a silver dollar above internal wounds, prompting surprise among surgeons.
Dr. Matthew D Mann defends autopsy findings noting the bullet likely traveled through back muscles and caused fatal organ damage via gangrene rather than direct breast impact. He cites unsuccessful bullet location attempts and suggests a possible stomach and kidney involvement with gangrene, while offering no firm verdict on bullet poisoning pending chemical tests.
Washington reports the president has died with Roosevelt to succeed. Officials notify diplomats. funeral plans include removal of the body from Buffalo to Washington, then to Canton for interment. No mourning emblems on public buildings due to a new law. Senator Fry to preside. naval escort details organized for the funeral train’s Washington arrival.
Buffalo dispatch reports Sec retary Long praising the late president as a model man and statesman. Hitchcock calls the death an irreparable loss to country and family. Postmaster General Smith lauds him as a lovable leader with tact and sagacity. Root and Wilson offer restrained remarks. Carnegie adds McKinley joins Lincoln and Garfield among martyrs in serving the republic.
In Warsaw Indiana Miss Mary Simons says she saw a two foot red flag waving in the crowd the day before President McKinley was shot and believes it was a signal to Czolgosz from confederates. Her account is corroborated by sisters and another witness. District Attorney Penney records the statement and mentions the incident to witnesses in Buffalo.
Ashland Wis Sept 16 Senator Quarles chairing the subcommittee on Indian education visits the Bad River reservation with Col Pratt and others. The group plans to meet with Sherman Curtiss Heatwole Tawney to examine the Itasca lake region as a potential national park while focusing on Indian schools.
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