Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "William McKinley's assassination" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
McKinley, Czolgosz, Roosevelt, assassinated, trial, anarchist, executed, funeral
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Chief Executive Victim of Most Cowardly Anarchist"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), September 7, 1901, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
"Assassin Under Arrest"
The Akron Daily Democrat (Akron, OH), September 7, 1901, Page 1, Image 11, col. 1.
"The Dead President's Life Story -- Expressions by Public Men"
The St. Louis Republic (St. Louis, MO), September 14, 1901, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
"M'Kinley is Shot Down"
Chicago Eagle (Chicago, IL), September 14, 1901, Image 2, Page 1, col. 1.
"The President Passes Away"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), September 14, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"William McKinley, President. A Life Full of Triumphs"
The Minneapolis Journal Minneapolis, MN), September 14, 1901, Page 13, Image 13, col. 1.
"New President of the United States and Mistress of the White House"
The Times (Richmond, VA), September 14, 1901, Page 3, Image 3, col. 1.
"Theodore Roosevelt is now President of the United States"
The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), September 15, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"The Funeral Begins"
The New York Tribune (New York, NY), September 16, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
"McKinley is Dead; Roosevelt Sworn In"
The Hopkinsville Kentuckian (Hopkinsville, KY), September 17, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"President M'Kinley is Dead"
The Hocking Sentinel (Logan, OH), September 19, 1901, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2.
"The Nation Mourns the Death of its Beloved President, William McKinley"
The Honolulu Republican (Honolulu, HI), September 25, 1901, Image 1, Page 1, col. 1.
"Czolgosz is Found Guilty of Murder in First Degree"
The Richmond Dispatch (Richmond, VA), September 25, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Leon Czolgosz Sentenced to Die"
The Houston Daily Post (Houston, TX), September 27, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Assassin Czolgosz Pays Death Penalty in the Electric Chair at Auburn Prison"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), October 29, 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.

William McKinley Assassination: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America