Proclamation from the mayor of New Decatur, Alabama, honoring the late President William McKinley.

Proclamation from the mayor of New Decatur, Alabama, honoring the late President William McKinley.

"Felled by the hand of a dastardly assassin, our beloved President has passed into the Great Beyond, and our Nation in in gloom...As a token of the respect in which we held him, and as a tribute to his memory, I would request that all flags in our city be placed at half-mast for a period of Ten...

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Proclamation from the mayor of New Decatur, Alabama, honoring the late President William McKinley.
fulltopic Alabama documents
McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Death; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Decatur (Ala.); Morgan County (Ala.)
description "Felled by the hand of a dastardly assassin, our beloved President has passed into the Great Beyond, and our Nation in in gloom...As a token of the respect in which we held him, and as a tribute to his memory, I would request that all flags in our city be placed at half-mast for a period of Ten Days, and as a further manifestation of our bereavement our places of business and our homes should bear the emblem of mourning, and on the day of the funeral business of all kinds, public and private, be suspended."
spelling Q0000017272Q17272Proclamation from the mayor of New Decatur, Alabama, honoring the late President William McKinley."Felled by the hand of a dastardly assassin, our beloved President has passed into the Great Beyond, and our Nation in in gloom...As a token of the respect in which we held him, and as a tribute to his memory, I would request that all flags in our city be placed at half-mast for a period of Ten Days, and as a further manifestation of our bereavement our places of business and our homes should bear the emblem of mourning, and on the day of the funeral business of all kinds, public and private, be suspended."1901 September 141901-09-141900-1909McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Death; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Decatur (Ala.); Morgan County (Ala.)TextNewspapers; ProclamationsHildreth, C. J. and Ellen HildrethC. J. and Ellen Hildreth collection7N/A/5/c Box 4Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2874
title Proclamation from the mayor of New Decatur, Alabama, honoring the late President William McKinley.
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