Complete Life of William McKinley and Story of His Assassination

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Author

Everett, Marshall, 1863-1939

Title

Complete Life of William McKinley and Story of His Assassination An Authentic and Official Memorial Edition, Containing Every Incident in the Career of the Immortal Statesman, Soldier, Orator and Patriot

Credits

E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

E660: History: America: Late nineteenth century (1865-1900)

Subject

McKinley, William, 1843-1901 -- Assassination

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Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 58740

Release Date

January 20, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( http://www.pgdp.net ) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( https://archive.org ) — COMPLETE LIFE OF William McKinley AND Story of His Assassination AN AUTHENTIC AND OFFICIAL MEMORIAL EDITION, CONTAINING EVERY INCIDENT IN THE CAREER OF THE IMMORTAL STATESMAN, SOLDIER, ORATOR AND PATRIOT
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4. 4.NOTABLE ASSASSINATIONS AND ATTEMPTS OF RECENT TIMES.
5. 5.Chronology OF President William McKinley
6. 6.CHAPTER I. THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY. — THE FATAL SHOTS. — ASKS IF HE IS SHOT.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. McKINLEY’S FIGHT FOR LIFE. — DR. McBURNEY’S STATEMENT.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. DEATH-BED OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. THE STORY OF THE ASSASSIN.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. EMMA GOLDMAN, THE ANARCHIST LEADER. — WOMAN’S EQUALITY IN RUSSIA.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. ANARCHISM AND ITS OBJECTS.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. SCENES AT BUFFALO FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. DAYS OF ANXIETY AND SORROW.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. PRESIDENT McKINLEY’S LAST SPEECH. — BENEFIT IN EXPOSITIONS. — INVITES FRIENDLY RIVALRY. — ANNIHILATION OF SPACE. — COMPARISON IS DRAWN. — DARK DAYS AT PEKING. — PROSPERITY OF THE NATION. — FOR ENLIGHTENED POLICY. — NEED OF EXPANSION. — GIVES BLAINE CREDIT.
15. 15.CHAPTER X. WILLIAM McKINLEY’S BOYHOOD.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. McKINLEY AS A SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR.
17. 17.CHAPTER XII. McKINLEY IN CONGRESS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII. McKINLEY’S LIFE WAS PROTECTION’S ERA.
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV. McKINLEY AS GOVERNOR OF OHIO.
20. 20.CHAPTER XV. McKINLEY AS A CAMPAIGNER.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI. GOVERNOR McKINLEY’S FINANCIAL TROUBLES.
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII. McKINLEY’S LOYALTY TO SHERMAN, BLAINE AND HARRISON.
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII. FIRST NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.
24. 24.CHAPTER XIX. THE GREAT CAMPAIGN OF 1896.
25. 25.CHAPTER XX. THE SPANISH WAR CLOUD.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXI. McKINLEY’S OWN STORY OF THE SPANISH WAR. — DESTRUCTION OF THE MAINE. — VAIN EFFORTS TO AVERT WAR. — DECISIVE ACTION BY CONGRESS. — FORMAL DECLARATION OF WAR. — RECRUITING OF ARMY AND NAVY. — PATRIOTISM IN BOND BIDS. — DEWEY’S HISTORIC VICTORY. — CAMPAIGN IN CUBA REVIEWED. — DESTRUCTION OF THE ARMADA. — OCCUPATION OF PORTO RICO. — WAR’S LAST SCENE AT MANILA. — LOSSES OF ARMY AND NAVY. — SIGNING OF THE PROTOCOL. — CESSATION OF STRIFE. — WORK OF EVACUATION.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXII. McKINLEY AND EXPANSION.
28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII. SECOND PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF McKINLEY.
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIV. PRESIDENT McKINLEY AND THE CHINESE CRISIS.
30. 30.CHAPTER XXV. McKINLEY: BUILDER OF A WORLD POWER.
31. 31.CHAPTER XXVI. PRIVATE LIFE OF WILLIAM McKINLEY.
32. 32.CHAPTER XXVII. McKINLEY’S EULOGY OF LINCOLN.
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVIII. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE.
34. 34.CHAPTER XXIX. GREAT EVENTS OF THE WORLD DURING PRESIDENT McKINLEY’S ADMINISTRATIONS.
35. 35.CHAPTER XXX. THE FUNERAL SERVICE AT BUFFALO.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXXI. LYING IN STATE IN BUFFALO.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXXII. THE FUNERAL TRAIN TO WASHINGTON.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIII. THE LAST NIGHT IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXIV. FUNERAL SERVICES AND PROCESSION AT WASHINGTON.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXV. LYING IN STATE AT THE CAPITOL.
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVI. THE ASSASSIN ARRAIGNED.
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVII. THE SAD JOURNEY TO CANTON.
43. 43.CHAPTER XXXVIII. CANTON BATHED IN TEARS.
44. 44.CHAPTER XXXIX. FUNERAL SERVICES IN ALL CHURCHES.
45. 45.CHAPTER XL. CANTON’S FAREWELL TO McKINLEY.
46. 46.CHAPTER XLI. McKINLEY LAID AT REST.
47. 47.CHAPTER XLII. NATION OBSERVES BURIAL DAY.
48. 48.CHAPTER XLIII. ASSASSINATIONS OF LINCOLN AND GARFIELD. — ASSASSINATION OF GARFIELD.
49. 49.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

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