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Summary of Events [excerpt]
U
S.—President McKinley died about
2.15 o’clock on the morning of the 14th inst., at the Milburn home,
in Buffalo, New York. His invalid wife, whom he cherished with the
warmest affection, remained with him at intervals until consciousness
ceased. Among his last words were: “It is God’s will. Let his will,
not ours, be done.” He was in his fifty-ninth year. The remains
were taken to Washington on the 16th, and the interment is to be
at Canton, Ohio, the President’s former home.
Theodore Roosevelt entered upon the
Presidency on the afternoon of the 14th inst. at Buffalo. He was
born in New York City in 1858, and is the youngest of the Presidents
of the United States. At his request the members of the Cabinet
retain their positions for the present.
Emma Goldman and Johann Most, Anarchist
leaders, have been arrested, the former in Chicago, the latter in
New York City.
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