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Title: Complete Life of William McKinley and Story of His Assassination
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Memorial Edition

COMPLETE LIFE OF

William McKinley

AND

Story of His Assassination

AN AUTHENTIC AND OFFICIAL MEMORIAL EDITION, CONTAINING EVERY INCIDENT IN THE

CAREER OF THE IMMORTAL STATESMAN, SOLDIER, ORATOR AND PATRIOT

BY

MARSHALL EVERETT

The Great Descriptive Writer and Friend of the Martyr President

PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH FULL-PAGE PHOTOGRAPHS OF

THE ASSASSINATION SCENE

Portraits of President McKinley, His Cabinet, Famous Men of His Administration and Vivid Life-Like

Pictures of Eventful Scenes in His Great and Grand Career

Copyright 1901 by Marshall Everett

OUR MARTYR PRESIDENTS.

PREFACE.

No figure of modern American history appeals so strongly to the patriotism and love of the American

people as William McKinley, and no volume can have greater interest and value at the present day, or be
more dearly prized, than a history of his life in which every event of his great career as a noble youth, a
gallant soldier, an able lawyer, a brilliant orator, a grand statesman, a brave patriot and an heroic martyr
is set forth accurately, and in a spirit of love and reverence.

The author of this memorial edition has produced exactly the volume described.
In graphic words he has described the assassination of President McKinley. It is a word picture that

will linger forever in the memory of every reader, calling forth sympathy and patriotism on behalf of the
martyr President and undying contempt and horror of the assassin and the foul and cowardly thing
called anarchy. Every detail of that now historic scene is told so vividly that the reader sees it as if he
were an eye-witness.

McKinley’s gallant fight for life, his cheerfulness, his patience, his tender solicitude for his invalid wife,

his trust in God and all the beautiful attributes of his grand Christian spirit are recorded with fidelity to
truth and a just appreciation of the nobility of such a grand character.

Nothing in history is more touching and beautiful than the author’s description of the death-bed scene

of President McKinley—the tender parting of devoted husband and loving, clinging wife, and the noble
resignation of the dying man to the will of the Creator as expressed in the last words he uttered,
addressed to his sorrowing wife: “God’s will, not ours, be done!”

Another chapter describes the efforts of surgical and medical science to save and prolong the life so

dear to the nation.

With the closing of the last chapters of that fearful scene at Buffalo, the painless death and the national

funeral services, the author takes up the boyhood life of William McKinley and follows it step by step, up,
up and ever upward to the very summit of his greatness when he fell a martyr to liberty and lawful
government.

His early Christian training by his noble mother—“Mother McKinley” as the whole nation learned to

call her—who lived to see her boy in the White House, and all the events which went to shape his
character are depicted with interest.

Next in order is his career as a soldier in the Civil War—in which the author gives every thrilling

incident and exciting experience in which William McKinley figured during that great struggle. Later, it is
told how in after years he did so much to reunite the sections of his country and wipe out all bitter
memory of that war between brothers.

As a congressman, governor and President, nothing is omitted in this history that is a part of the life of

this great American statesman. The history of his campaigns and administrations is given in full,
together with his management of the Spanish war, the policy of expansion, the growth of national
commerce and all the other great achievements and policies that were a part of his life work.

In other words, this volume is exactly what it purports to be, a COMPLETE life of William McKinley.
The beautiful illustrations in this volume have been made from actual photographs, and reproduced by

the well-known half-tone process. There are hundreds of scenes of interest in the life, death and funeral
of President McKinley. The pictures of the assassination, the death-bed scene and the places and people
of the great tragedy are true to life in every particular and have an historic interest and value for every
American citizen.

This volume is in every respect truly a memorial edition of the Complete Life of William McKinley,

whose memory will ever remain in the minds of loyal Americans inseparably associated with his two
fellow martyr-Presidents, Lincoln and Garfield, and the record of whose patriotic and noble life is
contained herein.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY.

A graphic and vivid description of the Shooting of the President by Leon Czolgosz, an Anarchist, at the Pan-

American Exposition, Buffalo—Two shots fired from a derringer concealed by the assassin under a
handkerchief which looked like a bandage—Different accounts by eye-witnesses—Assassin seized by James
F. Parker, a colored man—Saved from the mob by the President’s words, “Let no one hurt him”—Scenes
among the horror-stricken crowds in the Temple of Music—The President taken on a gallop to the
Emergency Hospital—Description of his wounds—How the great man bore the ordeal
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CHAPTER II.

PRESIDENT McKINLEY’S FIGHT FOR LIFE.

The fateful week at the house of President Milburn of the Exposition where President McKinley lay wounded—

His coolness, bravery and cheerfulness—Physicians and country hopeful—President shows signs of
recovery—How he was nourished—Scenes in the President’s apartment—His sudden relapse—Hopes of the
nation dashed by the news
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CHAPTER III.

DEATHBED SCENE OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY.

Friends and officials called back—President regains consciousness after first relapse—Pathetic parting

between the President and Mrs. McKinley—The farewell Kiss—“God’s will, not ours, be done,” his last words
to her—“Nearer My God to Thee”—Dr. Rixey remains to the end—Unconscious for hours before dissolution
—A Christian deathbed scene that will remain forever, a beautiful and inspiring memory
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CHAPTER IV.

THE STORY OF THE ASSASSIN.

Description of Czolgosz the assassin—A Pole by birth—Boasted that he was an Anarchist and believed in killing

the rulers of all nations—Became an Anarchist under the teachings of Emma Goldman—How and why he
went to Buffalo—Followed the President for three days seeking an opportunity to kill him—A monstrous
confession—His father and mother found in Cleveland—Poor and ignorant, but nothing known against them
—People who knew the assassin tell of his belonging to Anarchist clubs and always preaching Anarchy
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CHAPTER V.

EMMA GOLDMAN, WOMAN LEADER OF ANARCHISTS.

Description of the woman from whom the assassin learned the teachings of Anarchy—Text of Emma

Goldman’s speech which Czolgosz says inflamed him to commit assassination—Emma Goldman’s career as
an Anarchist in New York and Europe—Her arrest in Chicago—Arrest of the “Free Society” branch of
Anarchists in Chicago
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CHAPTER VI.

ANARCHISM AND ITS OBJECTS.

Definition of anarchy—No two Anarchists agree—Some of the leaders who have talked, written and acted

anarchy in this country and in Europe—A hellish doctrine that has caused many of the world’s greatest men
to fall by the hands of assassins—Complete history of anarchy from Proudhon to the present day—Review of
anarchistic agitation and murder—Story of the Haymarket assassinations in Chicago
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CHAPTER VII.

SCENES AT BUFFALO FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION.

Wild anger of the people at the appalling crime—How the assassin was guarded against the popular wrath—

Grief and anger mingled—The location of the Milburn house—The President’s clothes—What he had in his
pockets—Senator Hanna’s remarkable dream of warning—The devotion of Private Secretary Cortelyou
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CHAPTER VIII.

DAYS OF ANXIETY AND SORROW.

How the American people watched and waited, hoped and prayed while the President lay ill—All the civilized

world shared in the sorrow and anxiety—World-wide grief at the President’s death—Rulers of the world
eulogize the dead President—Their messages of sympathy
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CHAPTER IX.

PRESIDENT McKINLEY’S LAST SPEECH.

Greatest speech ever made by the President delivered on the day before the assassination—World-wide in its

influence and uniting the American people in praise of his wise statesmanship—Great honors shown the
nation’s chief on the day before his assassination—Events of a day to be memorable in American history
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CHAPTER X.

WILLIAM McKINLEY’S BOYHOOD.

His Scotch-Irish ancestry—His sturdy sire, William McKinley, Sr.—The Christian influence of Mother

McKinley, who lived to see her boy in the White House—Early occupations of the future President—
Supporter of Fremont and Lincoln—Early days at Niles and Poland, Ohio
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CHAPTER XI.

McKINLEY AS A SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR.

Enlisted as a private and won a commission by gallant and heroic conduct—Under fire at Antietam and other

historic battles—Promoted by General, afterwards President, Hayes—Brave and modest—Stories of his
experiences in battle
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CHAPTER XII.

McKINLEY IN CONGRESS.

Elected in the Centennial year—Soon gave evidence of legislative ability—Chairman of the Ways and Means

Committee and leader of his party in the Lower House of Congress—Fourteen years of memorable work—
Some of his memorable speeches and debates—How his district was “gerrymandered” in order to defeat him
—A marvelous legislative record
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CHAPTER XIII.

McKINLEY’S LIFE WAS PROTECTION’S ERA.

First champion of Protection for Protection’s sake—Made his policy the policy of his party and the nation—

Growth of the country’s industry—His last speech substituted Reciprocity for Protection
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McKINLEY AS GOVERNOR OF OHIO.

Twice chosen as chief executive of his state—First nomination by acclamation—A campaign that carried the

people with him—Governor McKinley and the labor troubles—Always stood for law and order and
sympathized with honest labor
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CHAPTER XV.

McKINLEY AS A CAMPAIGNER.

His winning personality in politics—Believed in the people and knew how to convert men to his way of thinking

—His methods of campaigning—His wonderful knowledge of politics—Campaigns of education—McKinley a
wonderful speech-maker—Talks to workingmen and business men on the lawn at Canton
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CHAPTER XVI.

GOVERNOR McKINLEY’S FINANCIAL TROUBLES.

In trying to assist a friend his small fortune is swept away—Governor McKinley and his wife turn over all of

their property to meet his obligation—Friends come to the rescue and he is relieved from owing any man a
cent—The story of how W. R. Day, H. H. Kohlsaat, Myron T. Herrick and Marcus A. Hanna stood by
Governor McKinley in his hour of need—Governor McKinley’s attitude above criticism
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CHAPTER XVII.

McKINLEY’S LOYALTY TO SHERMAN, BLAINE AND HARRISON.

Friendship between three great statesmen—McKinley always an enthusiastic Blaine man—His honorable

attitude toward the Ohio statesman—Thrilling scene in a National convention when delegates attempt to
stampede to McKinley—How he stopped his own nomination for President and brought about the
nomination of General Harrison by acclamation
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CHAPTER XVIII.

FIRST NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.

The sentiment of the people strong for McKinley’s nomination in 1896—The other candidates—History of the

great National Republican Convention at St. Louis in 1896—Foraker set the delegates wild with his speech
nominating McKinley—First ballot secures his nomination—Historic political scenes and characters—
Hobart named for the second place
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CHAPTER XIX.

THE GREAT CAMPAIGN OF 1896.

Men and issues of a memorable national campaign—William Jennings Bryan as McKinley’s opponent—Gold vs.

Silver—How the issues were stated by leading debaters—Bryan’s speech-making tour—Pilgrimages of the
people to Canton—McKinley receives thousands of voters at his home
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CHAPTER XX.

THE SPANISH WAR CLOUD.

How President McKinley exhausted every means in his power to honorably settle the Cuban trouble and avert

war with Spain—Brief history of the causes leading to the war with Spain—Wisdom and patriotism of
President McKinley—A war for humanity
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CHAPTER XXI.

McKINLEY’S OWN STORY OF THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

In a celebrated state paper the President reviews the entire history of the Spanish war—His able conduct of the

war—Every great historical detail of the struggle for humanity set forth by President McKinley—An
historical document that will remain forever as a true record of President McKinley’s humane and wise
statesmanship
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CHAPTER XXII.

McKINLEY AND EXPANSION.

Great amount of territory acquired by the United States under President McKinley—The story of American

expansion—President’s policy toward the people of our new possessions—The greatness of President
McKinley’s Expansion policy—What it meant to the nation
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CHAPTER XXIII.

SECOND PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF McKINLEY.

Complete history of the Philadelphia convention of 1900—McKinley’s renomination a foregone conclusion—

Senator Wolcott’s great eulogy of President McKinley—Theodore Roosevelt named for Vice-President
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CHAPTER XXIV.

PRESIDENT McKINLEY AND THE CHINESE CRISIS.

Prompt action by the President following the boxer uprising—Cause of the trouble—The siege of Peking—The

United States joins the powers to rescue the besieged legations—China appeals to the United States to
prevent the powers from dividing the Empire—President McKinley’s attitude results in a just settlement of
the trouble—A remarkable chapter on President McKinley’s wise diplomacy
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CHAPTER XXV.

McKINLEY: BUILDER OF A WORLD POWER.

A complete history of the foreign policy of President McKinley during his two administrations—How he built

up the nation to be one of the great powers of the world—The master work of his life was in giving the United
States its proper place in the family of nations—Results that will rank with those of Washington and Lincoln
in adding to the greatness of the American nation
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CHAPTER XXVI.

PRIVATE LIFE OF WILLIAM McKINLEY.

A model son and husband—His courtship of Ida Saxton—Their marriage—Two children bless the union, only

to die in infancy—Mrs. McKinley’s health shattered—The “Major’s” devotion to his invalid wife—William
McKinley, the highest type of American manhood, and a model for every American boy and man
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CHAPTER XXVII.

McKINLEY’S EULOGY OF LINCOLN.

Full text of an address delivered by President McKinley on President Lincoln’s Birthday anniversary
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CHAPTER XXVIII.

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE.

The new President sworn in at Buffalo—A simple ceremony tinged with the gloom of tragedy—Biography of

President Roosevelt, soldier, author, statesman—A review of one of the most remarkable careers in history
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CHAPTER XXIX.

GREAT EVENTS OF THE WORLD DURING PRESIDENT McKINLEY’S ADMINISTRATION.

A chapter of happenings of world-wide importance, many of which were influenced by the late President
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CHAPTER XXX.

THE FUNERAL SERVICE AT BUFFALO.

Private funeral of William McKinley, the man and citizen, held at the Milburn house—Touching scenes of last

farewell—Simple but beautiful services
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CHAPTER XXXI.

LYING IN STATE AT BUFFALO.

Body of the President viewed by thousands in the city hall—All classes of people present—Italian women

remove the shawls from their heads—Indians drop flowers on the casket—Eloquent tributes of Indian chiefs
—Thousands brave a storm and drenching rain to gaze on the features of the nation’s beloved dead
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CHAPTER XXXII.

THE FUNERAL TRAIN TO WASHINGTON.

Thousands line the route—Bells toll, choral societies sing, people stand uncovered and reverently bow their

heads as the train passes—Outward signs and emblems of a nation’s grief such as were never before
witnessed in the world—Complete story of the journey to the National Capital
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CHAPTER XXXIII.

THE LAST NIGHT IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

President’s body taken to the White House from the funeral train—Awe-inspiring scenes at the station—

President McKinley’s happy departure for Buffalo recalled—Body placed in the great East Room
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CHAPTER XXXIV.

FUNERAL SERVICES AND PROCESSION AT WASHINGTON.

National funeral services held in the rotunda of the Capitol, directly under the dome—Body brought from the

White House—Description of the procession—Rev. Dr. Naylor’s eloquent prayer—Bishop Andrews’ funeral
sermon
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CHAPTER XXXV.

LYING IN STATE AT THE CAPITOL.

Crowds throng the Capitol building at Washington for a last look at the martyr-President—Complete

description of the scene—A panic caused by immense crush—Beautiful floral designs—The last day at the
seat of national government
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CHAPTER XXXVI.

THE ASSASSIN ARRAIGNED.

While the President’s body was lying in state in the National Capitol, the assassin was arraigned in court and

attorneys enter plea of “not guilty”—Text of the indictment
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CHAPTER XXXVII.

THE SAD JOURNEY TO CANTON.

Route of the funeral train from the National Capital to the Ohio home lined with mourners—Journey through

Maryland and Pennsylvania—Touching incidents on the way—Through Ohio—Arrival at Canton, a city of
sorrow
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CHAPTER XXXVIII.

CANTON BATHED IN TEARS.

How the people of Canton received the body of their fellow townsman—Grief in every heart
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CHAPTER XXXIX.

FUNERAL SERVICES IN ALL CHURCHES.

First Sunday after the death of President McKinley—All sects and creeds unite in eulogy—Sad and impressive

scenes
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CHAPTER XL.

CANTON’S FAREWELL TO McKINLEY.

Friends and neighbors take their last view of the dead President—Many pathetic and beautiful incidents mark

the final leave-taking
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CHAPTER XLI.

McKINLEY LAID AT REST.

Complete account of the funeral and burial of President McKinley—Beautiful and impressive ceremonies—

Soldiers guard the tomb
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CHAPTER XLII.

NATION OBSERVES BURIAL DAY.

Services held in every part of the United States—The old world joins in observing McKinley’s burial day—Five

minutes of silence
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CHAPTER XLIII.

ASSASSINATIONS OF LINCOLN AND GARFIELD.

Complete story of the manner in which our other two martyr-presidents were shot down by assassins
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NOTABLE ASSASSINATIONS AND ATTEMPTS OF RECENT

TIMES.

George III. of England, attempt by Margaret Nicholson on August 2, 1786, and by James Hatfield on

May 15, 1800.

Napoleon I. of France, attempt by use of an infernal machine on December 24, 1800.
Czar Paul of Russia, killed by nobles of his court on March 24, 1801.
Spencer Percival, Premier of England, killed by Bellingham on May 11, 1812.
George IV. of England, attempt on January 28, 1817.
August Kotzebue of Germany, killed by Earl Sand for political motives on March 23, 1819.
Charles duc de Berri, killed on February 13, 1820.
Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, attempt on January 30, 1835.
Louis Philippe of France, six attempts: By Fieschi, on July 28, 1835; by Alibaud, on June 25, 1836; by

Miunier, on December 27, 1836; by Darmos, on October 16, 1840; by Lecompte, on April 14,
1846; by Henry, on July 19, 1846.

Denis Afire, Archbishop of Paris, on June 27, 1848.
Rossi, Comte Pellegrino, Roman statesman, on November 15, 1848.
Frederick William IV. of Prussia, attempt by Sofelage on May 22, 1850.
Francis Joseph of Austria, attempt by Libenyi on February 18, 1853.
Ferdinand, Charles III., Duke of Parma, on March 27, 1854.
Isabella II. of Spain, attempts by La Riva on May 4, 1847; by Merino on February 2, 1852; by

Raymond Fuentes on May 28, 1856.

Napoleon III., attempts by Pianori on April 28, 1855; by Bellemarre on September 8, 1855; by Orsini

and others (France) on January 14, 1858.

Daniel, Prince of Montenegro, on August 13, 1860.
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, at Ford’s Theater, Washington, by John Wilkes

Booth, on the evening of April 14; died on April 15, 1865.

Michael, Prince of Servia, on June 10, 1868.
Prim, Marshal of Spain, on December 28; died on December 30, 1870.
George Darboy, Archbishop of Paris, by communists, on May 24, 1871.
Richard, Earl of Mayo, Governor General of India, by Shere Ali, a convict, in Andaman Islands, on

February 8, 1872.

Amadeus, Duke of Aosta, when King of Spain, attempt on July 19, 1872.
Prince Bismarck, attempt by Blind on May 7, 1866; by Kullman on July 13, 1874.
Abdul Aziz, Sultan of Turkey, on June 4, 1876.
Hussein Avni and other Turkish Ministers, by Hassan, a Circassian officer, on June 15, 1876.
William I. of Prussia and Germany, attempts by Oscar Becker on July 14, 1861; by Hodel on May 11,

1878; by Dr. Nobiling on June 2, 1878.

Mehemet Ali, Pasha, by Albanians on September 7, 1878.
Lord Lytton, Viceroy of India, attempt by Busa on December 12, 1878.
Alfonso XII. of Spain, attempts by J. O. Moncasi on October 25, 1878; by Francisco Otero Gonzalez on

December 30, 1879.

Loris Melikoff, Russian General, attempt on March 4, 1880.
Bratiano, Premier of Roumania, attempt by J. Pietraro on December 14, 1880.
Alexander II. of Russia, attempts by Karakozow at St. Petersburg on April 16, 1866; by Berezowski at

Paris on June 6, 1867; by Alexander Solovieff on April 14, 1879; by undermining a railway train
on December 1, 1879; by explosion of Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, on February 17, 1880;
killed by explosion of a bomb thrown by a man who was himself killed, St. Petersburg, on March
13, 1881.

James A. Garfield, President of the United States, shot by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison of Chicago, shot by Prendergast on October 28, 1893.
Marie Francois Carnot, President of France, stabbed mortally at Lyons by Cesare Santo, an

Anarchist, on Sunday, June 24, 1894.

Stanislaus Stambuloff, ex-Premier of Bulgaria, killed by four persons, armed with revolvers and

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knives, on July 25, 1895.

Nasr-ed-din, Shah of Persia, was assassinated on May 1, 1896, as he was entering a shrine near his

palace. The man who shot him was disguised as a woman and is believed to have been the tool of
a band of conspirators. He was caught and suffered the most horrible death that Persian
ingenuity could invent.

Antonio Canovas del Castillo, Prime Minister of Spain, shot to death by Michel Angolillo, alias Golli, an

Italian Anarchist, at Santa Agueda, Spain, while going to the baths, on August 8, 1897.

Juan Idiarte Borda, President of Uruguay, killed on August 25, 1897, at Montevideo by Avelino

Arredondo, officer in Uruguayan army.

President Diaz, attempt in the City of Mexico by M. Arnulfo on September 20, 1897.
Jose Maria Reyna Barrios, President of Guatemala, killed at Guatemala City on February 8, 1898, by

Oscar Solinger.

Empress Elizabeth of Austria, stabbed by Luchini, a French-Italian Anarchist, at Geneva,

Switzerland, on September 10, 1898.

William Goebel, Democratic claimant to the Governorship of Kentucky, shot by a person unknown on

Tuesday, January 30, 1900, while on his way to the State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky.

Humbert, King of Italy, shot to death on July 29, 1900, at Monza, Italy, by Angelo Bresci.
Albert Edward, then Prince of Wales, now King of England, attempt by Brussels Anarchist on April 4,

1900.

William McKinley, President of the United States, shot at Buffalo on September 6, 1901. Died

September 14, 1901.

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Chronology

OF

President William McKinley

Born Niles, Ohio, January 29, 1843.
School-teacher, Poland, Ohio, 1860.
Enlisted Union Army June, 1861.
Second Lieutenant September 24, 1862.
First Lieutenant February 7, 1863.
Captain July 25, 1864.
Brevet Major for gallantry, 1865.
Admitted to the Ohio bar 1867.
Elected state’s attorney 1869.
Elected first to Congress 1876.
Re-elected 1878, 1880, 1882, 1884 to 1890.
Elected Governor of Ohio 1891.
Re-elected Governor of Ohio 1893.
Elected President United States 1896.
Re-elected President United States 1900.
Shot by an assassin September 6, 1901.
Died Buffalo, N. Y., September 14, 1901.

CHARACTERISTIC POSE OF PRESIDENT

McKINLEY.

PRESIDENT McKINLEY AND HIS WAR CABINET OF 1898.

PRESIDENT, WM. McKINLEY.

MRS. WILLIAM McKINLEY.

MR. AND MRS. McKINLEY AND THEIR

HOME AT CANTON, OHIO.

MRS. McKINLEY, MOTHER OF THE

PRESIDENT.

Copyright by Clinedinst, Washington, the President’s Photographer.

PRESIDENT McKINLEY TAKING AN AFTERNOON DRIVE.

WILLIAM McKINLEY IN HIS CANTON

HOME.

MISS HELEN McKINLEY.

Copyright, 1901, by Clinedinst, Washington,

Photographer to the President.

PRESIDENT McKINLEY IN HIS LIBRARY.

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PRESIDENT McKINLEY AND MARSHALL
EVERETT IN CONSULTATION DURING

THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR.

HEARSE BEARING PRESIDENT McKINLEY’S REMAINS PASSING

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, D. C.

U. S. MARINES IN THE McKINLEY FUNERAL PROCESSION,

WASHINGTON, D. C.

U. S. SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN THE McKINLEY

FUNERAL PROCESSION, WASHINGTON, D. C.

PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

BUILDING IN WHICH PRESIDENT McKINLEY WAS SHOT,

TEMPLE OF MUSIC, PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION, BUFFALO,

N. Y.

LEON CZOLGOSZ, THE ASSASSIN OF

PRESIDENT McKINLEY.

ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT

McKINLEY.

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