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According to rotten.com sulfuric acid was poured into his coffin. I'd like to know more about this. -- Tydaj 05:06, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
According to the History Channel's 10 Days That Changed America (2006) the corpse was claimed by his brother but was denied it by the New York authorities and the claim was made that 3 days after his death the corpse was dissolved by acid.
Somewhere in the fog of studying the McKinley assassination, some time ago, I want to say that I read that the Czolgoszses (sic), came from the German (Silesian) area of Partioned Poland. Whether they did or not, is not an earth shattering bit of information, that needs to be addressed. But why, in any case, is there a link to Russian-Americans at the bottom of the article?
A pronunciation guide is desperately needed for the name "Czolgosz." -- LostLeviathan 05:00, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
First the article states that he was "One of two children". Then it says "He left his family farm in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of ten to work at the American Steel and Wire Company, with two of his brothers." Then it states "When Czolgosz was 12, his mother died while giving birth to another child." The first statement obviously contradicts both of the following statements. Doctors without suspenders 01:40, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
The whole article needs a lot copyediting and "tweaking". Dr. Dan 01:50, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacation is not fiction.
in the beginning of this article it says that Leon Czolgosz was heavily influenced by Emma Goldman. This is untrue since they only met twice. Leon himself denied any influence or participation in the crime by Goldman and the anarchist movement. Emma Goldman on the other hand was arrested and jailed unjustified and to my knowledge never received any compensation from the government -- 85.80.136.138 ( talk) 01:24, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
lol "this is untrue since they only met twice"?. That's garbage reasoning. I've been "heavily influenced" by countless writers and philosophers who I've never met at all, much less twice.
From the article:
Except that John Wilkes Booth was killed by American soldiers and never stood trial. Booth was trapped in a barn, and when he refused to surrender, they set it on fire. As for Charles Guiteau, he was put on trial, convicted, and sentenced to hanging by the Superior Court of Washington, DC; which, technically, I suppose, is a federal court, but only because the District of Columbia wasn't a state (then or now). Hence, I've removed that bit from the article. — MicahBrwn ( talk) 17:38, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
One of the photos is blocking the text...could someone fix that? I'm not expert enough. Czolgolz 20:34, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
This photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:First_photograph_of_Leon_F._Czolgosz,_the_assassin_of_President_William_McKinley,_in_jail.jpg is blocking some of the text and needs to be moved down a bit. Kirbyroth ( talk) 19:36, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
This article's quite out of sync with the William McKinley assassination article. This article currently states:
His last words were "I killed the President because he was the enemy of the good people — the good working people. I am not sorry for my crime."
Those very well may be his last words, but on the way to Death Row, he said many things in direct contradiction:
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/exhibits/panam/law/trial/regret.html
"I wish the people to know I am sorry for what I did. It was a mistake and it was wrong. It I had it to do over again I never would (10 it. But it is too late now to talk of that. I am sorry I killed the President. I was all stirred up. I was alone In what I did and, honestly, there was no conspiracy. No one else urged or told me to do it. I did it myself. There was one mistake about the trial. It was that I did not go to Niagara Falls to kill the President. I only thought of killing him for about one day before I did lt. But I was all alone. No one else had anything to do with it and I have nothing to say to any who may think that what I did was a wise or good thing. It was not.
. . . and that's just an excerpt; he goes on to repeat himself. So the "not sorry" quote needs a citation more than ever.
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63.25.247.151 (
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The "I am not sorry...." quote was cited by many of the witnesses to the execution. In fact, it so angered the warden that he ordered the chinstrap of the electric chair apparatus applied as Czolgosz continued speaking. The assassin's remorse at not being able to see his elderly father one last time was, indeed, spoken through clenched teeth after the strap had been affixed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.24.57.223 ( talk) 04:13, 31 December 2008 (UTC)CDG, 12/30/08
"It was later recounted that through his life he had never shown any interest in friendship or romantic relationships." and suddenly he has children? Any sources? Mr.Xen ( talk) 06:58, 1 December 2009 (UTC) this comment is RACIST and promotes Assassination. I removed it it.
Which is William McKinley and which is Leon Czolgosz?? 66.32.95.37 17:26, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
Where is there any evidence that Czolgosz was born on 1st January (or any other day, for that matter)? I've looked in vain for this information for years. JackofOz 22:40, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Back on 25 January 2007, anonymous user 71.61.129.214 inserted "24 January 1873" as Czolgosz's date of birth, without citation or evidence. The only things this user has done on Wikipedia are 2 changes to this article, and 2 changes to 24 January. Given the lack of verification, I propose to remove the birthdate. To my knowledge, Czolgosz's DOB is unknown, and I'd need to see documentary evidence to be convinced otherwise. JackofOz 05:24, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
A new edit has claimed that the Czolgosz family originated from the area which is now Belarus. I was always under the impression that they were Poles from Silesia (from a variety of sources). To top it all off the article adds that Czolgosz's father stated that he was Hungarian during his immigration process. This needs to be sorted out and the correct facts presented in the article. Dr. Dan ( talk) 20:43, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm about to change place names from "Hrodna" to "Grodno (now Hrodna)". They were Poles who lived in Poland, at that time a part of the Russian Empire, so it's Polish and Russian names which are relevant, and they are distinct from Belarussian: Grodno vs Hrodna, Ostrowiec/Ostrovets (same pronunciation) vs Astravets. That 80 years later the inhabitants were forcibly resettled to lands "cleansed" from Germans doesn't matter in the context of Czolgosz as we're interested in his ethnicity. KiloByte ( talk) 02:34, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
The 'assassination of William McKinley' article says that Czolgosz bought the gun on September 3rd, not September 6th. Which one is right? 65.96.90.194 ( talk) 19:28, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Re [1] - any reason for this? I don't see a discussion and it seems unwarranted. Volunteer Marek 04:30, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
The article gives a Polish pronunciation guide as Polish pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʂɔwɡɔʂ], but what would his non-Polish neighbors have called him? I don't really know what all the diacritics mean in the IPA, but my best guess is something like CHAW-gawsh. Is that anywhere close? Can we give some sort of guide that will be useful to our (by definition, Anglophone) readership base, or that part of it that doesn't speak Polish? -- Trovatore ( talk) 07:34, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
The Eary Life section features this sentence:
He was one of eight children of Paul Czolgosz and his wife Mary Nowak, Polish Catholic immigrants (although the 1900 census give their origin as "Germany").
That sounds like an easily solved mystery to me, as there was no independent Polish state between 1815 and 1918 (unless we're counting the Free City of Kraków, then it would be between 1846 and 1918). So Czolgosz's parents were quite likely from Germany. Could the "although" clause be removed (or at least replaced with "Polish Catholic immigrants from Germany", or something? Tom ( talk) 12:15, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
This is an excellent article, but I would propose one change to it. One of the references (at the time of this writing it is #37) is labeled "1901 video of his execution." I believe this wording might mislead many readers to incorrectly conclude that the video depicts the actual execution rather than the filmed re‑creation that it actually is. I would like to add the word "re‑creation" to make this more clear. Is there anyone who would object, or who has a better idea?
My references:
Richard27182 ( talk) 06:17, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
The first two sentences read, "Czolgosz was born in Detroit, Michigan,[4][5] on May 5, 1873. He was one of eight children[6] of Paul Czolgosz and his wife Mary Nowak. The Czolgosz family moved to Detroit when Leon was five."
This makes no sense to me. He was born in Detroit and then moved there when he was five? I am not an expert on Czolgosz, but may I suggest that this was a typo?
Perhaps it should read, "Czolgosz was born in Detroit, Michigan,[4][5] on May 5, 1873. He was one of eight children[6] of Paul Czolgosz and his wife Mary Nowak. The Czolgosz family moved to Posen, Michigan when Leon was five.
Thanks for your time,
Hokstad ( talk) 20:47, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
wasnt this guy jewish? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.45.61.254 ( talk) 03:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
The name is, in fact, Jewish, The concept of being Catholic in that region of his parents hometown is absurd. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
66.24.185.208 (
talk) 10:31, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
It's a creepypasta "micropasta" Leon Czolgosz — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.165.196.107 ( talk) 20:42, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
Trying to figure out where the "2218 Quarter" detail in the Trivia section came from. Anyone have a citation? Verification? Tocath 04:14, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
The only place I found a reference was in a giant list of urban legends, i.e. the "Duck quacks do not echo, and no one knows why" kind. I removed the line because in my opinion a claim of this magnitude needs to be proven before it can be added. You want to say he had chicken for dinner? Fine. I can give you the benefit. You claim there was a quarter dated from 200 years in the future? Prove it. 67.182.147.140 17:03, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
Good call. I was thinking about trying to find a copy of Sarah Vowell's "Assassination Vacation" and see if she mentions something like that. If it's mentioned anywhere, it would probably be in McKinley's home / museum... Tocath 18:17, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
"Among the personal effects found in his cell was a U.S. quarter stamped with the date 2218. The face in profile on said quarter was not George Washington, but rather a face which has yet to be identified." That's a creepypasta from the *chans. 70.138.167.143 ( talk) 04:34, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
I am certain this information is garbage and should be removed. The Washington Quarter did not even go into circulation until 1932. I have read extensively on McKinley, and worked at his presidential museum/library in Canton, OH. I have seen farcical versions of his murder in all sorts of "tribute" and memorial books issued in the immediate aftermath of his death in 1901. Not even one of those contains even a hint about this quarter. Surely, Czolgosz would have been allowed no personal effects besides toiletries in prison before his execution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.24.57.223 ( talk) 04:09, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Actually, that section is from Encyclopedia Dramatica, but that doesn't change the fact that it's bunk. Flag-Waving American Patriot ( talk) 23:20, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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I have a doubts regarding his Polish roots. All the variants of his name means nothing in Polish. So we have Czołgosz, Zholhus, Жолгусь, Żołguś. No clue. They do not mean anything in Polish, they do not sound Polish. If we follow the hint about Hungarian origins, hus means goose in Slovak, Zhol sounds Hungarian. The problem is that around 1860 people from Lithuania under Tsars rule had no freedom to move and they were surfs. We could have Slovak-hungarian guy, who settles temporally in Lithuania and then goes to US. As Roman Catholic he could settle among Poles and in order to dajust the name, he spelled it phonetically using Polish letters. Cautious ( talk) 14:56, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
What are you taking about, of course Czołgosz sounds Polish - "czołgać się" means "to crawl" in Polish. There are 80 people with that surname in Poland even today. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.216.51.37 ( talk) 06:44, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
Czolgosz was convicted on September 24, 1901 after the jury deliberated for only one hour. On September 26, the jury unanimously recommended the death penalty. ... When he was asked by Judge White if he wanted to make any open court statement, Czolgosz shook his head meaning no'.
This paragraph and the order of previous sections appears to be lifted from the Wikipedia article, or at least
the WP version existed in 2014, before the 2015 publication of Carrier's book. A heads up to avoid
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In a relatively small text box, "execution in the electric chair" is mentioned THREE times- not to mention the repeated use in the main text body. Isn't this a rather redundant example of overkill? CFLeon ( talk) 03:10, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
The opening sentence of the lead says that Leon Czolgosz assassinated President McKinley on September 6, 1901. THAT IS FALSE INFORMATION because McKinley died on September 14, 1901. A person cannot be assassinated (killed) eight days before his death. You have two options from this point; correct the error or let it stand. Anthony22 ( talk) 14:18, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
I made three changes to the main article on 1/25/2005. 1) corrected the assertion that Czolgosz had a nervous breakdown. There was no diagnosis made and no way to really determine whether this was the case. 2) corrected "speeches" of Goldman to one speech which is all that he is known to have attended. 3) added "as far as we know" to point about LC not belonging to any groups. He left home in July, traveled between Cleveland, Buffalo, and Chicago for six weeks. Little is known about his activities or associations during that time. These and other matters are treated in depth in a fictional context in my historical novel The Anarchist (Willowbrook Press, 2001). The book includes end notes with a discussion of materials available to researchers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.187.208.55 ( talk • contribs) 17:16, 26 January 2005 (UTC)
I added the quote from the Free Society newspaper thinking that it was useful to show that his fascination with violent protest forced the rest of the anarchist community to not trust him. Adios EightBitRiot — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.210.111.104 ( talk) 20:19, 17 April 2005 (UTC)
Shouldn't the paragraph about the gun Czolgosz used be moved to earlier in the article? Is the serial number of the gun relevant at all? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.212.114.10 ( talk) 01:08, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
I don't think the comment of Guiteau being alive at the time of McKinleys assassination in the section on Sondheim's musical is accurate. Their is not a strict chronology to this play, and the assassins can interact with each other regardless of the period of their lives. Later in the play, for example, the assassins who came after Oswald plead with him to kill Kennedy in order to make their acts mean something. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.60.3.113 ( talk • contribs) 20:29, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
The actual event wasn't filmed, it was a reconstruction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.93.21.69 ( talk) 18:08, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
It's interesting that despite many books and articles being written about the effect of Hearst's "yellow journalism", and accusations levelled at Hearst after his publications called out for someone to put a bullet in McKinley, that none of this is mentioned in this article. I think it would be a good addition. WikiMane11 (ThunderPeel) ( talk) 20:59, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
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According to rotten.com sulfuric acid was poured into his coffin. I'd like to know more about this. -- Tydaj 05:06, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
According to the History Channel's 10 Days That Changed America (2006) the corpse was claimed by his brother but was denied it by the New York authorities and the claim was made that 3 days after his death the corpse was dissolved by acid.
Somewhere in the fog of studying the McKinley assassination, some time ago, I want to say that I read that the Czolgoszses (sic), came from the German (Silesian) area of Partioned Poland. Whether they did or not, is not an earth shattering bit of information, that needs to be addressed. But why, in any case, is there a link to Russian-Americans at the bottom of the article?
A pronunciation guide is desperately needed for the name "Czolgosz." -- LostLeviathan 05:00, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
First the article states that he was "One of two children". Then it says "He left his family farm in Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of ten to work at the American Steel and Wire Company, with two of his brothers." Then it states "When Czolgosz was 12, his mother died while giving birth to another child." The first statement obviously contradicts both of the following statements. Doctors without suspenders 01:40, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
The whole article needs a lot copyediting and "tweaking". Dr. Dan 01:50, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacation is not fiction.
in the beginning of this article it says that Leon Czolgosz was heavily influenced by Emma Goldman. This is untrue since they only met twice. Leon himself denied any influence or participation in the crime by Goldman and the anarchist movement. Emma Goldman on the other hand was arrested and jailed unjustified and to my knowledge never received any compensation from the government -- 85.80.136.138 ( talk) 01:24, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
lol "this is untrue since they only met twice"?. That's garbage reasoning. I've been "heavily influenced" by countless writers and philosophers who I've never met at all, much less twice.
From the article:
Except that John Wilkes Booth was killed by American soldiers and never stood trial. Booth was trapped in a barn, and when he refused to surrender, they set it on fire. As for Charles Guiteau, he was put on trial, convicted, and sentenced to hanging by the Superior Court of Washington, DC; which, technically, I suppose, is a federal court, but only because the District of Columbia wasn't a state (then or now). Hence, I've removed that bit from the article. — MicahBrwn ( talk) 17:38, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
One of the photos is blocking the text...could someone fix that? I'm not expert enough. Czolgolz 20:34, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
This photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:First_photograph_of_Leon_F._Czolgosz,_the_assassin_of_President_William_McKinley,_in_jail.jpg is blocking some of the text and needs to be moved down a bit. Kirbyroth ( talk) 19:36, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
This article's quite out of sync with the William McKinley assassination article. This article currently states:
His last words were "I killed the President because he was the enemy of the good people — the good working people. I am not sorry for my crime."
Those very well may be his last words, but on the way to Death Row, he said many things in direct contradiction:
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/exhibits/panam/law/trial/regret.html
"I wish the people to know I am sorry for what I did. It was a mistake and it was wrong. It I had it to do over again I never would (10 it. But it is too late now to talk of that. I am sorry I killed the President. I was all stirred up. I was alone In what I did and, honestly, there was no conspiracy. No one else urged or told me to do it. I did it myself. There was one mistake about the trial. It was that I did not go to Niagara Falls to kill the President. I only thought of killing him for about one day before I did lt. But I was all alone. No one else had anything to do with it and I have nothing to say to any who may think that what I did was a wise or good thing. It was not.
. . . and that's just an excerpt; he goes on to repeat himself. So the "not sorry" quote needs a citation more than ever.
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63.25.247.151 (
talk) 13:54, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
The "I am not sorry...." quote was cited by many of the witnesses to the execution. In fact, it so angered the warden that he ordered the chinstrap of the electric chair apparatus applied as Czolgosz continued speaking. The assassin's remorse at not being able to see his elderly father one last time was, indeed, spoken through clenched teeth after the strap had been affixed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.24.57.223 ( talk) 04:13, 31 December 2008 (UTC)CDG, 12/30/08
"It was later recounted that through his life he had never shown any interest in friendship or romantic relationships." and suddenly he has children? Any sources? Mr.Xen ( talk) 06:58, 1 December 2009 (UTC) this comment is RACIST and promotes Assassination. I removed it it.
Which is William McKinley and which is Leon Czolgosz?? 66.32.95.37 17:26, 2 May 2004 (UTC)
Where is there any evidence that Czolgosz was born on 1st January (or any other day, for that matter)? I've looked in vain for this information for years. JackofOz 22:40, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Back on 25 January 2007, anonymous user 71.61.129.214 inserted "24 January 1873" as Czolgosz's date of birth, without citation or evidence. The only things this user has done on Wikipedia are 2 changes to this article, and 2 changes to 24 January. Given the lack of verification, I propose to remove the birthdate. To my knowledge, Czolgosz's DOB is unknown, and I'd need to see documentary evidence to be convinced otherwise. JackofOz 05:24, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
A new edit has claimed that the Czolgosz family originated from the area which is now Belarus. I was always under the impression that they were Poles from Silesia (from a variety of sources). To top it all off the article adds that Czolgosz's father stated that he was Hungarian during his immigration process. This needs to be sorted out and the correct facts presented in the article. Dr. Dan ( talk) 20:43, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm about to change place names from "Hrodna" to "Grodno (now Hrodna)". They were Poles who lived in Poland, at that time a part of the Russian Empire, so it's Polish and Russian names which are relevant, and they are distinct from Belarussian: Grodno vs Hrodna, Ostrowiec/Ostrovets (same pronunciation) vs Astravets. That 80 years later the inhabitants were forcibly resettled to lands "cleansed" from Germans doesn't matter in the context of Czolgosz as we're interested in his ethnicity. KiloByte ( talk) 02:34, 1 December 2012 (UTC)
The 'assassination of William McKinley' article says that Czolgosz bought the gun on September 3rd, not September 6th. Which one is right? 65.96.90.194 ( talk) 19:28, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
Re [1] - any reason for this? I don't see a discussion and it seems unwarranted. Volunteer Marek 04:30, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
The article gives a Polish pronunciation guide as Polish pronunciation: [ˈt͡ʂɔwɡɔʂ], but what would his non-Polish neighbors have called him? I don't really know what all the diacritics mean in the IPA, but my best guess is something like CHAW-gawsh. Is that anywhere close? Can we give some sort of guide that will be useful to our (by definition, Anglophone) readership base, or that part of it that doesn't speak Polish? -- Trovatore ( talk) 07:34, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
The Eary Life section features this sentence:
He was one of eight children of Paul Czolgosz and his wife Mary Nowak, Polish Catholic immigrants (although the 1900 census give their origin as "Germany").
That sounds like an easily solved mystery to me, as there was no independent Polish state between 1815 and 1918 (unless we're counting the Free City of Kraków, then it would be between 1846 and 1918). So Czolgosz's parents were quite likely from Germany. Could the "although" clause be removed (or at least replaced with "Polish Catholic immigrants from Germany", or something? Tom ( talk) 12:15, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
This is an excellent article, but I would propose one change to it. One of the references (at the time of this writing it is #37) is labeled "1901 video of his execution." I believe this wording might mislead many readers to incorrectly conclude that the video depicts the actual execution rather than the filmed re‑creation that it actually is. I would like to add the word "re‑creation" to make this more clear. Is there anyone who would object, or who has a better idea?
My references:
Richard27182 ( talk) 06:17, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
The first two sentences read, "Czolgosz was born in Detroit, Michigan,[4][5] on May 5, 1873. He was one of eight children[6] of Paul Czolgosz and his wife Mary Nowak. The Czolgosz family moved to Detroit when Leon was five."
This makes no sense to me. He was born in Detroit and then moved there when he was five? I am not an expert on Czolgosz, but may I suggest that this was a typo?
Perhaps it should read, "Czolgosz was born in Detroit, Michigan,[4][5] on May 5, 1873. He was one of eight children[6] of Paul Czolgosz and his wife Mary Nowak. The Czolgosz family moved to Posen, Michigan when Leon was five.
Thanks for your time,
Hokstad ( talk) 20:47, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
wasnt this guy jewish? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.45.61.254 ( talk) 03:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
The name is, in fact, Jewish, The concept of being Catholic in that region of his parents hometown is absurd. — Preceding
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66.24.185.208 (
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It's a creepypasta "micropasta" Leon Czolgosz — Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.165.196.107 ( talk) 20:42, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
Trying to figure out where the "2218 Quarter" detail in the Trivia section came from. Anyone have a citation? Verification? Tocath 04:14, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
The only place I found a reference was in a giant list of urban legends, i.e. the "Duck quacks do not echo, and no one knows why" kind. I removed the line because in my opinion a claim of this magnitude needs to be proven before it can be added. You want to say he had chicken for dinner? Fine. I can give you the benefit. You claim there was a quarter dated from 200 years in the future? Prove it. 67.182.147.140 17:03, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
Good call. I was thinking about trying to find a copy of Sarah Vowell's "Assassination Vacation" and see if she mentions something like that. If it's mentioned anywhere, it would probably be in McKinley's home / museum... Tocath 18:17, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
"Among the personal effects found in his cell was a U.S. quarter stamped with the date 2218. The face in profile on said quarter was not George Washington, but rather a face which has yet to be identified." That's a creepypasta from the *chans. 70.138.167.143 ( talk) 04:34, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
I am certain this information is garbage and should be removed. The Washington Quarter did not even go into circulation until 1932. I have read extensively on McKinley, and worked at his presidential museum/library in Canton, OH. I have seen farcical versions of his murder in all sorts of "tribute" and memorial books issued in the immediate aftermath of his death in 1901. Not even one of those contains even a hint about this quarter. Surely, Czolgosz would have been allowed no personal effects besides toiletries in prison before his execution. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.24.57.223 ( talk) 04:09, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Actually, that section is from Encyclopedia Dramatica, but that doesn't change the fact that it's bunk. Flag-Waving American Patriot ( talk) 23:20, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
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I have a doubts regarding his Polish roots. All the variants of his name means nothing in Polish. So we have Czołgosz, Zholhus, Жолгусь, Żołguś. No clue. They do not mean anything in Polish, they do not sound Polish. If we follow the hint about Hungarian origins, hus means goose in Slovak, Zhol sounds Hungarian. The problem is that around 1860 people from Lithuania under Tsars rule had no freedom to move and they were surfs. We could have Slovak-hungarian guy, who settles temporally in Lithuania and then goes to US. As Roman Catholic he could settle among Poles and in order to dajust the name, he spelled it phonetically using Polish letters. Cautious ( talk) 14:56, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
What are you taking about, of course Czołgosz sounds Polish - "czołgać się" means "to crawl" in Polish. There are 80 people with that surname in Poland even today. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.216.51.37 ( talk) 06:44, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
Czolgosz was convicted on September 24, 1901 after the jury deliberated for only one hour. On September 26, the jury unanimously recommended the death penalty. ... When he was asked by Judge White if he wanted to make any open court statement, Czolgosz shook his head meaning no'.
This paragraph and the order of previous sections appears to be lifted from the Wikipedia article, or at least
the WP version existed in 2014, before the 2015 publication of Carrier's book. A heads up to avoid
citogenesis, since some of those WP paragraphs remain improperly sourced. (not
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czar 14:39, 14 October 2018 (UTC)
In a relatively small text box, "execution in the electric chair" is mentioned THREE times- not to mention the repeated use in the main text body. Isn't this a rather redundant example of overkill? CFLeon ( talk) 03:10, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
The opening sentence of the lead says that Leon Czolgosz assassinated President McKinley on September 6, 1901. THAT IS FALSE INFORMATION because McKinley died on September 14, 1901. A person cannot be assassinated (killed) eight days before his death. You have two options from this point; correct the error or let it stand. Anthony22 ( talk) 14:18, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
I made three changes to the main article on 1/25/2005. 1) corrected the assertion that Czolgosz had a nervous breakdown. There was no diagnosis made and no way to really determine whether this was the case. 2) corrected "speeches" of Goldman to one speech which is all that he is known to have attended. 3) added "as far as we know" to point about LC not belonging to any groups. He left home in July, traveled between Cleveland, Buffalo, and Chicago for six weeks. Little is known about his activities or associations during that time. These and other matters are treated in depth in a fictional context in my historical novel The Anarchist (Willowbrook Press, 2001). The book includes end notes with a discussion of materials available to researchers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.187.208.55 ( talk • contribs) 17:16, 26 January 2005 (UTC)
I added the quote from the Free Society newspaper thinking that it was useful to show that his fascination with violent protest forced the rest of the anarchist community to not trust him. Adios EightBitRiot — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.210.111.104 ( talk) 20:19, 17 April 2005 (UTC)
Shouldn't the paragraph about the gun Czolgosz used be moved to earlier in the article? Is the serial number of the gun relevant at all? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.212.114.10 ( talk) 01:08, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
I don't think the comment of Guiteau being alive at the time of McKinleys assassination in the section on Sondheim's musical is accurate. Their is not a strict chronology to this play, and the assassins can interact with each other regardless of the period of their lives. Later in the play, for example, the assassins who came after Oswald plead with him to kill Kennedy in order to make their acts mean something. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.60.3.113 ( talk • contribs) 20:29, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
The actual event wasn't filmed, it was a reconstruction. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.93.21.69 ( talk) 18:08, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
It's interesting that despite many books and articles being written about the effect of Hearst's "yellow journalism", and accusations levelled at Hearst after his publications called out for someone to put a bullet in McKinley, that none of this is mentioned in this article. I think it would be a good addition. WikiMane11 (ThunderPeel) ( talk) 20:59, 8 December 2020 (UTC)
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