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Source: Burlington Hawk-Eye Source type: newspaper Document type: article Document title: “Senator Cullom Affected” Author(s): anonymous City of publication: Burlington, Iowa Date of publication: 7 September 1901 Volume number: 63 Issue number: 77 Pagination: 2 |
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| “Senator Cullom Affected.” Burlington Hawk-Eye 7 Sept. 1901 v63n77: p. 2. |
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| McKinley assassination (personal response); Shelby M. Cullom (public statements). |
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| Shelby M. Cullom; Abraham Lincoln; William McKinley. |
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Senator Cullom Affected
Grieved Over the News—Said the Man Should Have Been Punished on Spot
Chicago, Sept. 6.—Senator Cullom, who was in
the city to-day, was greatly affected when he heard the news.
“I can hardly believe the announcement,” he said,
after a time. “That was a dastardly attack, and the man who committed the act
should have been punished right there. It is the most horrible crime imaginable.
The nation could hardly afford to lose President McKinley, and it would be awful
to see a man of so many admirable qualities cut down thus at the height of his
career. He is a great man and a great president. He is nearer to the hearts
of the great body of the people than any other since Lincoln.”