11 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
Willmar Tribune
Location
Willmar, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1901
Page
1
President McKinley was shot while shaking hands at the Pan-American Exposition Temple of Music. The assailant, Leon Czolgosz, a Cleveland anarchist, claimed to act alone. McKinley, wounded in the chest and abdomen, was taken to police headquarters as crowds shouted for lynching.
The president suffered two bullet wounds in Buffalo with one in the right breast and the other in the abdomen. He was taken by automobile ambulance to the exposition hospital and then moved to the Milburn residence. Mrs. McKinley showed courage and spoke little as she joined him at the bedside. News of the attempt prompted widespread messages from European monarchs and world leaders as the U S department of state prepared to publish bulletins on the crisis.
Londoners discuss the McKinley shooting amid anxious telegrams and sympathy from British officials and mayors. The U S embassy reports inquiries, while Lord Pauncefote and family visit the embassy. Czolgosz's mother defends her son as a timid admirer of his brother, with fear for his father’s employment.
Buffalo dispatch reports telegrams and cablegrams pouring into the Milburn residence after a tragedy. The messages cover the globe and number in the tens of thousands, many unopened by Secretary Cortelyou.
Paris reports fear of a plot to assassinate the Russian czar during his visit to France. Officials say security will be tightened tenfold, with Foreign Minister Delcasse among early callers at the U S embassy to convey regret and horror on behalf of President McKinley. Premier Waldeck Rousseau and cabinet members also contacted the embassy.
Buffalo reports Czolgostsz insists he alone planned and carried out the attack on the president. He admits attending Emma Goldman meetings and anarchist discussions but denies any co conspirators. Police downplay strain, note no new admissions, awaiting further cross examination by District Attorney Penny.
Report from Cleveland details Leon Czolgosz formerly running a Third avenue saloon and later employed by American Steel and Wire. Family records list his father Paul, brothers John and Jacob, stepmother, and siblings, with the Polish, poverty-stricken household noting Leon left home about two months earlier and was in Indiana recently.
Buffalo officials report a second interview with Czolgosz was not disclosed. Superintendent Bull and District Attorney Penny refused to reveal progress in the police probe. They say the prisoner spoke freely about his crime and claimed sole responsibility. Investigators focus on a Cleveland socialistic circle linked to the accused.
In Chicago on September. Abraham Isaak Abraham Ieaack Jr Hippolyte Havel Henry Trevegile Clemens Preutzner and Alfred Sehnelaer were arrested on charges of involvement in a plot to assassinate President McKinley. Police refused to disclose details, citing an inquiry prompted by a telegram from U S secret service officials in Buffalo regarding a news paper headquarters.
The article describes Roosevelt's arrival in Buffalo at 12 40 and a cabinet meeting planned, while a separate anarchist case at 615 Carroll Avenue ends with multiple arrests. Prisoners admit anarchist beliefs and lack regard for current laws, with some having prior prison terms abroad. The Free Society paper and Isaak are noted in relation to the case.
The Rome Rome correspondent of The Daily News reports Queen Margherita cried upon learning of the assassination attempt on President McKinley. The pope also showed deep emotion and prayed for the president’s life and for Mrs. McKinley’s comfort.
The presidents physicians report marked improvement in his pulse and temperature and say his mind remains clear and faculties vigorous. Officials and relatives express confidence that the worst phase of the crisis is over as plans for continued convalescence unfold.
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