President McKinley passed peacefully away
“President McKinley passed peacefully away” was the headline of the Scranton Times on September 14, 1901. President McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901 while attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. His condition did improve some after emergency surgery to repair damage to his digestive system. But he did take a turn for the worst and in the early morning hours of September 14 he died.
His vice president Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as president on the afternoon of September 14 in Buffalo.
Here is the front page of the Scranton Times from September 14, 1901.
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