19 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1901
Page
1
Fragments report customs officers stopping a 40-woman procession smuggling cigars from a Swiss frontier route. Notes on American history prizes, labor-saving machines, and arctic exploration devices mix with reports of crime, a London editor’s suggestion to fund scenic trusts, a rising negro mob fear, and violent local incidents. The jumble reflects a period press with scattered high and low concerns.
The record recalls Mahon or McKinley from Stark county Ohio as a campaigner for the Grant and Hayes eras. It highlights his roles as a lawyer, congressman, and Ways and Means member, with multiple reelections amid gerrymandering and party reversals around 1875 to 1884.
A historical sketch traces William McKinley from 1862 Ohio militia service and promotions through Civil War battles to staff roles under Crook and Hancock. It covers his postwar law career, political rise, repeated Congress elections, tariff battles, 1896 and 1900 presidential nominations, and national leadership culminating in his 1900 re nomination and tour.
Roosevelt took the oath of office in Buffalo at 3:35 p.m. with cabinet members and press present. He pledged to continue McKinley’s open prosperity policy and asked cabinet secrecy to remain. Hazel administered the oath as the new administration began amid mourning.
Northern Europe dispatch details settlement plans near Hots October 24 with Mr C L Seagrave and others promoting Arkansas Valley colonization. It highlights sugar beets as a profitable crop, irrigation abundance, and expected population growth, noting cantaloupes peaches and grapes as additional profitable crops, factory retooling, and land sales ranging from thirty five dollars to two hundred fifty dollars per acre with credit terms.
President Roosevelt issues a nationwide day of mourning and prayer for President McKinley, appointing September 19 as the day body lies in state. He urges assembly for worship and reverent remembrance, noting the nation's shared grief and honoring the late president's life and service.
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