McKinley Assassination Ink: A Documentary History of William McKinley's Assassination

Publication information

Source: Commercial and Financial Chronicle
Source type: newspaper
Document type: news column
Document title: “Commercial Epitome”
Author(s): anonymous
City of publication: New York, New York
Date of publication: 14 September 1901
Volume number: 73
Issue number: 1890
Pagination: 569

Citation

“Commercial Epitome.” Commercial and Financial Chronicle 14 Sept. 1901 v73n1890: p. 569.

Transcription

excerpt

Keywords

McKinley assassination (economic impact).

Named persons

Lyman J. Gage; William McKinley.

Document

Commercial Epitome [excerpt]

FRIDAY NIGHT, Sept. 13, 1901.

The attack on President McKinley a week ago has had a deterring influence upon business in a number of lines of trade. In some instances buyers withdrew from their markets preferring to await developments. In speculative circles the event was the overshadowing factor and had an unsettling influence. The monetary markets have been afforded some relief by the purchase of Government bonds by Secretary Gage.