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Special to the Tribune The New York Times reported on the President William McKinley’s health in its Jan. 8 issue: “WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 — President McKinley has a slight cold this morning and is denying himself to all callers. The cold is not serious and will not interfere with the reception to the Diplomatic Corps to be given at the White House Wednesday night. The President and Mrs. McKinley have abandoned their proposed trip to Canton Thursday, where they were going to attend the funeral of Assistant Paymaster of the Navy Barber, who was a nephew of Mrs. McKinley. “The preva...
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