Saturday, October 5, 1901. Concern for Presidential Safety.

It was a Saturday, and the recent assassination of President McKinley was much in mind.

President Cleveland gave his views on the safety of the President.  Given the recent murder of McKinley, it probably truly was inadequate, as opposed to today, when it's absurdly overdone.

At the time, there was an implicit concern that the President should not be separated from the people, and indeed, the people should have access to the President.  Nothing reflected that more than the New Year's Day custom of the President greeting the public at the steps of the White House to shake people's hands.  It's a far distance from today's imperial Presidency, and not in a good way.

Harpers picked up on the them of it being a radical immigrant. 

Radicalism was strongly present in some immigrant communities in the US at the time, particularly those that hailed from Eastern Europe where people strained to be freed of imperial dominance.  The same populations, however, also featured people of very deep conservative views.  Immigrant populations tend to be grossly stereotyped.

Hartford Connecticut became the first city in the United States to have a steam powered electrical supply.

Steam turbines generate a large volume of electricity today, whether by coal, natural gas, or nuclear powered power plants.

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Thursday, October 3, 1901. Victorolas and the Episcopal Church.

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