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Dramatic issue on President McKinley being shot...
Dramatic issue on President McKinley being shot...
Item # 697954
September 06, 1901
FITCHBURG DAILY SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Sept. 6, 1901 A rather dramatic issue as the middle portion is a very wide column set much like a broadside with a large print of McKinley and headed: "THE PRESIDENT SHOT" beneath which is text reporting the latest information beginning: "President McKinley was shot by an unknown man this afternoon....".
Also on the ftpg. is: "Not Necessarily Fatal" "Conditions Favorable" and other subheads.
Complete in 8 pages, small portion from a lower corner missing not affecting McKinley text, irregular & partially loose at the spine, various small margins tears.
Category: The 20th Century