Born at Niles, Ohio, 1843
Enlisted in the Union Army as Private, 1861
Mustered out as Major, 1865
Elected President, 1896
Re-elected President, 1900
Died at Buffalo, N.Y. 1901
Last Public Utterances at the
Pan American Exposition,
Buffalo, N.Y., September 5, 1901.
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"God and man have linked the nations together."
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"Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord,
not conflict and that our real eminence rests in
the victories of peace, not those of war"
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"Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously
vouchsafe prosperity, happiness and peace to all
our neighbors and like blessings to all the peoples
and powers of the Earth."
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"Lest We Forget."
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Erected by contributions from citizens,
churches, and other organizations,
and the school children of the
City and County, under the direction of the
Board of Trade of Reading.
1905.
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