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News of the Week [excerpt]
D.—Miss
Emma Goldman, the anarchist, was arrested in Chicago, but stoutly
denied any conspiracy to kill the president or that Czolgosz secured
his inspiration from her . . . . The government is taking steps
to investigate the suspected conspiracy to assassinate the president
. . . . [omit]
D.—It
was decided that Czolgosz shall be prosecuted under New-York state
laws . . . . Emma Goldman was arraigned in Chicago . . . . Senator
Wellington was expelled from the Union League club of Maryland for
his disparaging remarks about the president . . . . [omit]
D.—President
McKinley died at the home of John G. Milburn, in Buffalo; at midnight
the physicians abandoned all hope, and Mrs. McKinley, the cabinet
members and friends bade him farewell . . . . Vice-President Roosevelt,
on a hunting trip in the Adirondacks, was summoned by courier to
Buffalo. Secretary Hay remains at the capital to attend to official
duties; no extra session of congress is expected . . . . [omit]
F.—The news
of President McKinley’s death caused gloom and sadness in the great
capitals of Europe; expressions of sympathy and sorrow were universal;
foreign stock markets were depressed by the news . . . . [omit]
D.—Theodore
Roosevelt took the oath of office as president before Judge John
R. Hazel, in Buffalo . . . . The Schley court of inquiry postponed
its work until after the funeral of the president . . . . Plans
for the reception of the body of Mr. McKinley were made at Washington
. . . . [omit]
F.—Expressions
of sympathy and of sorrow were universal throughout European and
other countries over the death of President McKinley . . . . [omit]
D.—After
brief religious services at the home of John G. Milburn at 11 a.
m., attended by President Roosevelt, members of the cabinet and
personal friends, the body of President McKinley was taken to the
city hall in Buffalo, where it lay in state until 10:30 p. m. .
. . President Roosevelt announced that Mr. Cortelyou would remain
for the present as his private secretary; hundreds of telegrams
were received by the president . . . . Services were held in the
churches in many cities and there were eloquent tributes to the
martyred president and strong denunciation of his assassination
. . . . [omit]
F.—Remarkable
tributes to the memory of President McKinley were paid in all the
churches of the United Kingdom; by King Edward’s order the British
court will go into mourning for a week; in all the chief capitals
of the continent and throughout the British colonies memorial services
and special prayers in the churches marked the day . . . . Owing
to the death of President McKinley, extraordinary precautions are
being taken by the French authorities to protect the czar during
his visit to France . . . .
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