The information and sample article links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in the Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers digital collection (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/). Use the Suggested Search Terms and Dates to explore this topic further in Chronicling America.
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Important Dates:
- July 1897: Dingley Tariff.
- May 31, 1898: Maximum freight case.
- 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.
- 1901: Platt Amendment.
- 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 and paris, Boxer rebellion, platt, gold standard, mckinley and shot, McKinley, M’Kinley, shot
- "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.
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