Topics in Chronicling America - Presidential Administrations: McKinley

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Important Dates:

• July 1897. Dingley Tariff.
• July 6, 1898. Annexation of Hawaii.
• April-August 1898. Spanish American war.
• 1899-1902. Philippine-American war.
• 1899-1901. Boxer rebellion.
• 1900. Gold Standard Act.
• September 6, 1901. President McKinley shot.
• September 14, 1901. President McKinley dies.

Suggested Search Terms:

• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] Dingley and Bill, maximum freight, Annex and Hawaii, Spanish and American, Philippine war, Filippine war, Treaty of Paris, Boxer rebellion, Platt, gold standard, mckinley and shot, McKinley, M’Kinley, shot

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "Congress Adjourns," [passes Dingley tarriff-highest ever], Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE), 25 July 1897, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
• "Granted the Motion," The Houston Daily Post (Houston, TX), 1 June 1898, Page 9, Image 9, col. 3.
• "War Declared," The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), 26 April 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Annexation of Hawaii," The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake, UT), 7 July 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Treaty has been Signed and Peace Restored," The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake, UT), 11 December 1898, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "A Most Remarkable Speech," The Houston Daily Post (Houston, TX), 29 August 1899, Page 2, Image 2, col. 3.
• "Ready to Send Troops," [Boxer Rebellion], New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 17 June 1900, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
• "Gold Bill Ready to Sign," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 14 March 1900, Page 2, Image 2, col. 3.
• "Cubans Change Their Opinions," [Platt Amendment], Imperial Press (Imperial, CA), 15 June 1901, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
• "M'Kinley Shot," The Sun (New York, NY), 7 September 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Death Triumphs Over President M'Kinley," The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake, UT), 14 September 1901, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.