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

Publication information

Source: Union Recorder
Source type: newspaper
Document type: news column
Document title: “Local Mention”
Author(s): anonymous
City of publication: Milledgeville, Georgia
Date of publication: 11 February 1902
Volume number: 72
Issue number: 33
Pagination: [3]

Citation

“Local Mention.” Union Recorder 11 Feb. 1902 v72n33: p. [3].

Transcription

excerpt

Keywords

James B. Parker (public addresses); James B. Parker.

Named persons

Leon Czolgosz; William McKinley; James B. Parker.

Document

Local Mention [excerpt]

Jas. B. Parker, the negro, who seized Czolgosz, the assassin of President Wm. McKinley, and prevented the firing of a third shot, spent several days of last week in the city. He gave two lectures—Wednesday night at the Odd Fellows’ Hall and and Friday night at the A. M. E. Church. Parker is a large and muscular looking negro. He was a hero among the negroes.

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