The Life Work of William McKinleyLaird & Lee, 1901 - 319 pages |
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... Milburn Residence , Buffalo , N. Y. , 66 66 176 James B. Parker , the colored man who seized Czolgosz , 66 66 177 The Wilcox Residence , Buffalo , N. Y . , . " 6 66 192 Bishop Andrews and Rev. Dr. Manchester , 66 208 66 66 McKinley's ...
... Milburn Residence , Buffalo , N. Y. , 66 66 176 James B. Parker , the colored man who seized Czolgosz , 66 66 177 The Wilcox Residence , Buffalo , N. Y . , . " 6 66 192 Bishop Andrews and Rev. Dr. Manchester , 66 208 66 66 McKinley's ...
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... Milburn , Director - Gen- eral Buchanan , Commissioners , Ladies and Gentlemen : I am glad to be again in the City of Buffalo and exchange greetings with her people , to whose gener- ous hospitality I am not a stranger , and with whose ...
... Milburn , Director - Gen- eral Buchanan , Commissioners , Ladies and Gentlemen : I am glad to be again in the City of Buffalo and exchange greetings with her people , to whose gener- ous hospitality I am not a stranger , and with whose ...
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... Milburn sprang to the Presi- dent's aid , while Detective Ireland and James B. Parker , a colored man , hurled themselves upon the assassin and attempted to disarm him . He struggled desperately and wrenching his arm free made a motion ...
... Milburn sprang to the Presi- dent's aid , while Detective Ireland and James B. Parker , a colored man , hurled themselves upon the assassin and attempted to disarm him . He struggled desperately and wrenching his arm free made a motion ...
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... Milburn , in Delaware avenue . The transit was made very slowly in order to spare the patient as much as possible and the streets were cleared for its passage . Huge crowds lined the sidewalks , but in obedience to the uplifted hand of ...
... Milburn , in Delaware avenue . The transit was made very slowly in order to spare the patient as much as possible and the streets were cleared for its passage . Huge crowds lined the sidewalks , but in obedience to the uplifted hand of ...
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... Milburn's house . " When I first saw him at the hospital I was fearful of the result of his wounds , and felt that if he recov- ered his life must be credited to modern advanced sur- gery and the fact that the operation was resorted to ...
... Milburn's house . " When I first saw him at the hospital I was fearful of the result of his wounds , and felt that if he recov- ered his life must be credited to modern advanced sur- gery and the fact that the operation was resorted to ...
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Page 82 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 145 - The period of exclusiveness is past. The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem. Commercial wars are unprofitable. A policy of good will and friendly trade relations will prevent reprisals. Reciprocity treaties are in harmony with the spirit of the times ; measures of retaliation are not...
Page 224 - Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift-fleeting meteor, a fast-flying cloud, A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave.
Page 124 - But the rebellion continues; and, now that the election is over, may not all having a common interest reunite in a common effort to save our common country? For my own part, I have striven and shall strive to avoid placing any obstacle in the way. So long as I have been here, I have not willingly planted a thorn in any man's bosom.
Page 214 - LORD, how manifold are thy works: in wisdom hast thou made them all ; the earth is full of thy riches.
Page 142 - The Pan-American Exposition has done its work thoroughly, presenting in its exhibits evidences of the highest skill and illustrating the progress of the human family in the western hemisphere. This portion of the earth has no cause for humiliation for the part it has performed in the march of civilization. It has not accomplished everything; far from it. It has simply done its best, and without vanity or boastfulness and recognizing the manifold achievements of others, it invites the friendly rivalry...
Page 76 - Of the untried measures there remain only: Recognition of the insurgents as belligerents; recognition of the independence of Cuba; neutral intervention to end the war by imposing a rational compromise between the contestants, and intervention in favor of one or the other party. I speak not of forcible annexation, for that can not be thought of. That, by our code of morality, would be criminal aggression.
Page 73 - When the inability of Spain to deal successfully with the insurrection has become manifest and it is demonstrated that her sovereignty is extinct in Cuba for all purposes of its rightful existence, and when a hopeless struggle for its re-establishment has degenerated into a strife which means nothing more than the useless sacrifice of human life and the utter destruction of the very...
Page 144 - Our capacity to produce has developed so enormously and our products have so multiplied that the problem of more markets requires our urgent and immediate attention. Only a broad and enlightened policy will keep what we have. No other policy will get more.
Page 109 - It is, of course, too early to forecast the means of attaining this last result; but the policy of the Government of the United States is to seek a solution which may bring about permanent safety and peace to China, preserve Chinese territorial and administrative entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty and international law, and safeguard for the world the principle of equal and impartial trade with all parts of the Chinese Empire.