McKinley speaks at Pan American Exposition in Buffalo
President McKinley delivers a long address praising the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo. He extols rapid communications and trade, urges American sea routes and isthmian canal, and calls for peace, unity, and mutual respect among nations and republics.
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Witty Robert Barr Cites Favorite Quotation Humorously
The Windsor Magazine notes Robert Barr, famed for wit, cannot be serious in a letter. He cites Browning as a favorite quote and jokes about needing Robert Bar r’s many names to recognize the writers, including Browning Buchanan Brace and Barr.
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Assassination Stories Surround Lincoln and Jackson Attacks
The text recounts the attempted assassination of President Jackson in 1835 and the Lincoln assassination by Booth in 1865. It details the pistol shots failing, Booth's weaponry, the assault in Ford's Theatre, Major Rathbone’s injuries, Booth’s leap to the stage, and his subsequent escape, with witness reactions and post-event notes.
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