Leon Czolgosz trial scrapbooks, 1901-1911 1901.

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Leon Czolgosz trial scrapbooks, 1901-1911 1901.

This collection consists of three scrapbooks of newspaper clippings compiled by Thomas Penney during the trial of Leon Czolgosz. Most of the third scrapbook consists of blank pages.

1 box (3 scrapbooks) (1.25 linear feet)

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Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.)

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Photos stored in Iconography Section. From the description of Pan-American Exposition records, 1899-1901. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155444124 ...

Mckinley, William, 1843-1901

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President William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He was beginning his second term as President after winning the election in 1900. On Sept. 5, 1901 he and his wife were attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York when he was shot by as assassin waiting in line to shake his hand. After being attended by physicians, he was resting at the exposition's director's home in Buffalo, NY. He seemed to be recovering when his condition rapidly worsened on Sept. 14th. P...

Penney, Thomas.

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On September 6, 1901, Leon Czolgosz shot President William McKinley in a receiving line during the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y., stating his reason for doing so as "I didn't believe one man should have so much service, and another man have none." Following a brief trial, Czolgosz was executed on October 29, 1901 at the age of 28. Czolgosz has been described as a troubled man who suffered a nervous breakdown and was rejected by several anarchist groups he attempted to join prior to mo...

Goldman, Emma, 1869-1940

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Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was an anarchist, feminist, author, editor, and lecturer on politics, literature and the arts. She was born in Lithuania and died in Canada. Her lectures and publications attracted attention throughout the U.S. and Europe. She was associated with the anarchist journal Mother Earth from 1906 to 1917 and was imprisoned for publicly advocating birth control in 1916 and pacifism in 1917. In 1919 she was deported to Russia but had to leave because of her criticism of the Bols...

Czolgosz, Leon F., 1873?-1901

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Anarchist who fatally wounded President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition, 6 Sept. 1901. From the description of Statement, 1901 Sept. 6. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33484531 ...