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Source: A Students’ History of the United States Source type: book Document type: book chapter Document title: “The United States in Our Own Times, 1898-1913” [chapter 16] Author(s): Channing, Edward Edition: Third revised edition Publisher: Macmillan Company Place of publication: New York, New York Year of publication: 1917 Pagination: 561-601 (excerpt below includes only pages 571-72) |
| Citation |
| Channing, Edward. “The United States in Our Own Times, 1898-1913” [chapter 16]. A Students’ History of the United States. 3rd rev. ed. New York: Macmillan, 1917: pp. 561-601. |
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| excerpt of chapter |
| Keywords |
| William McKinley (death: public response); William McKinley (death: international response). |
| Named persons |
| William McKinley; George Washington. |
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This chapter includes a photograph of William McKinley on page 572.
From title page: By Edward Channing, McLean Professor of History in
Harvard University.
From title page: With Maps and Illustrations. |
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The United States in Our Own Times, 1898-1913 [excerpt]
In September, 1901, President McKinley was assassinated while holding a reception in connection with the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo. His death, on September 14, was the signal for an unparalleled exhibition of feeling. Meetings were held all over the country to pay tribute to his [571][572] memory. At the moment of his funeral, business ceased and in many places people stood with bared heads during the time of his interment. In England, public meetings were also held as a mark of respect for his memory. Such a tribute had been paid to no one since the death of Washington, which had been noticed in France; but this was the first time that English people had shown such respect for an American.