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On this day in history, October 14, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt shot in chest, makes campaign stop minutes later
Theodore Roosevelt, almost four years removed from the White House and running for a third term as president, survived a gunshot wound to the chest during an assassination attempt in Milwaukee on this day in history, Oct. 14, 1912.
He was shot at 8:10 p.m. — yet stoically went on to deliver an 84-minute campaign speech that night with the round from a .38 revolver lodged inside the cavity of his chest.
Blood seeped from Roosevelt’s body and soaked his white shirt with a large crimson stain as he spoke.
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The force of the bullet aimed at his heart by New York City saloon keeper John Schrank was deadened by a metal eyeglass case — and the voluminous 50-page speech rolled up inside Roosevelt’s coat pocket.
The incident stands as one of the more sensational yet largely forgotten events in American political history.
Theodore Roosevelt standing on a podium pointing into the crowd during a campaign rally speech, in California, during the 1900s. (Getty Images)
“Theodore Roosevelt stepped out of the Hotel Gilpatrick in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and into an open car waiting to take him to an auditorium where he would deliver a campaign speech,” Smithsonian Magazine wrote of the attack.
“As Roosevelt was settling into the back seat, a roar went up from the crowd when they saw him.”
The same source continued, “At the moment he stood to wave his hat in thanks, a man four or five feet away fired a Colt .38 revolver at Roosevelt’s chest.”
“I’m fit as a bull moose,” Roosevelt told reporters following the effort to kill him.
The contents of his pocket slowed the bullet enough to render it less than lethal.
Roosevelt had lost the Republican nomination to President William Howard Taft during a hotly contested convention in June.
He split from the GOP and was running under the banner of the short-lived Progressive Party.
His response to the assassination attempt helped secure the faction’s famous moniker as the Bull Moose Party.
Bloodstained shirt worn by President Theodore Roosevelt, photographed following an assassination attempt by New York saloon keeper John F. Schrank on Oct. 14, 1912, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Harlingue/Roger Viollet via Getty Images)
“I’m fit as a bull moose,” Roosevelt told reporters following the effort to kill him.
The event also cemented the personally rugged, politically muscular image of American masculinity that the Rough Rider cultivated throughout his public career.
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“After he was hit, Roosevelt tottered a bit, then fell into the seat beneath him,” wrote the Library of Congress of the assassination attempt.
“Elbert Martin, his stenographer and a former football player, immediately jumped out of the car and wrestled Schrank to the ground, stopping the man who was aiming to fire again.”
John Nepomuk Schrank shot Teddy Roosevelt in the chest while the latter was campaigning in Milwaukee. Schrank was found to be insane — and spent the rest of his life in an asylum in Wisconsin. (Getty Images)
Roosevelt soon gained his feet and recognized that the assailant was delusional.
“He doesn’t know what he’s doing,” Roosevelt shouted, according to the Library of Congress’ chronicle of the event. “Don’t strike the poor creature.”
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The Library of Congress account went on, “The wounded Roosevelt was able to restore order to the chaos at the scene before police arrived and took Schrank into custody.”
The would-be assassin had been orphaned as a young boy after his family immigrated from Bavaria.
Schrank claimed at his trial that former President William McKinley, who was assassinated at gunpoint in 1901, told him to kill Roosevelt. He even stalked the candidate on the campaign trail.
“In the very unlikely event of the wound being mortal I wished to die with my boots on.” — Teddy Roosevelt
Shrank was ruled insane and committed to an asylum in Wisconsin in 1914. He remained there until his death in 1943.
Roosevelt was rushed to a Milwaukee hospital after the speech, teetering during the appearance from blood loss; he was then moved to another facility in Chicago.
A lithograph showing Theodore Roosevelt riding with the Rough Riders during their charge of San Juan Hill, near Santiago de Cuba, on July 1, 1898. (Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
“Physicians monitored Roosevelt for several days and ultimately decided not to remove the bullet,” wrote the Library of Congress.
“A week after he had been shot, Roosevelt was released from the hospital and was back campaigning on October 30th.”
“The split in the GOP handed the presidency to Democrat Woodrow Wilson.”
Bull Moose Roosevelt proved more popular than Republican Taft in the general election, carrying six states and 27 percent of the vote, to two states and 23 percent for the president.
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But the split in the GOP handed the presidency to Democrat Woodrow Wilson.
He garnered just 42% of the popular vote — the lowest of any president since — but easily captured the White House, winning 40 states and 435 electoral votes.
Roosevelt later said of his resolute reaction to the assassination attempt: “In the very unlikely event of the wound being mortal I wished to die with my boots on.”
Roosevelt went on to live for another six-and-a-half years after the shooting.
He passed away in Jan. 1919 at age 60.
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Utah wildfire burnover kills three firefighters near Colorado border
Three firefighters were killed and two were injured in a Utah wildfire burnover as the Snyder Fire grows past 28,000 acres.
One of three firefighters killing fighting a Colorado wildfire on Saturday, June 27, was a southeast Michigan woman, department of Interior officials announced on Monday, June 29.
Emily Barker, 38, of Clinton Township, was assigned to the U.S. Forest Service Rifle Helitack crew. She died from burns while engaging in the initial attack on the Knowles Fire in Mesa County in western Colorado near the Utah border.
The two other fallen firefighters were identified as Nick Hutcherson, 27, of Glendale, Arizona, assigned to the USFS Kaibab National Forest; and Sydney Watson, 27, Warrior, Alabama, assigned to the USFS Rifle Helitack crew.
“We mourn the loss of three firefighters who answered the call to protect others and made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their fellow citizens,” U.S. Wildland Fire Service Chief Brian Fennessy said in a June 29 announcement. “Our thoughts are with their families, loved ones, friends and crewmates as they face an unimaginable loss. These firefighters embodied the courage, professionalism and selflessness that define the wildland fire service. Please join me and my family in keeping our thoughts and prayers with the families of the fallen and our injured firefighters and their families.”
Barker was a graduate of Grosse Pointe Academy and alumna of Northern Michigan University with a degree in ski area business management, the school said in a 2020 Facebook post.
The firefighters from the U.S. Wildland Fire Service and U.S. Forest Service were battling the Knowles and Gore fires near the Colorado-Utah border June 27 when the incident occurred in Colorado, the U.S. Department of the Interior stated in a June 28 news release.
The firefighters were killed and injured during a burnover, which occurs when fire behavior changes and unexpectedly overtakes firefighters. The firefighters had deployed their protective shelters, according to a U.S. Forest Service news release June 28.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shared her condolences with Michigan firefighter’s family in a Facebook post.
“I am deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Clinton Township native, Emily Barker, who lost her life while fighting a wildfire in Colorado,” Whitmer said on Facebook on June 29. “My condolences go out to Emily’s loved ones. Her bravery in the face of danger kept people safe and will not soon be forgotten.”
As of Tuesday, June 30, the wildfire, known as the Snyder Fire, had consumed 30,163 acres, according to Map of Fire.
The blaze began Saturday, June 27, during a red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service due to strong winds, low humidity and dry fuel. The fire prompted evacuations.
The state is facing several other wildfires and is covered in red flag warnings as of Tuesday morning, June 30.
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A St. Cloud Tech ninth-grader won the Minnesota State High School League Clay Shooting championship on Friday.
Allie Lauer won the title with a score of 99 and reverse run of 83, while second-place finisher Isabella Blaz (Rosemount) also scored a 99 but a reverse run of 54. LeRoy-Ostrander’s Kimberly Volkart finished in third place with a score of 98.
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“I was nervous coming in because the other girls are older,” Lauer said. “It was nice weather today and things worked out well. Your average (score) doesn’t really matter. Just keep a good mindset and don’t focus on the scores.”
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Proctor sophomore Lane Graves took home the championship after a grueling three-way, two-round shoot-off against Rushford-Peterson’s Colton Ronnenberg (second place) and Prior Lake’s Jack Benedict.
After Benedict was eliminated in the first shoot-off, Graves outlasted Ronnenberg with a 9-7 win in round two.
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“You guys know I’m a Missouri Tiger at heart; I had a chance to coach there, for you that didn’t know, before I got in the NFL. We got a couple of Missouri Tigers here, but we got one that’s real, real famous right now. Not only for his play here with the Chiefs, but also what he did at the University of Missouri,” said Reid. “He did great things there. We know him as kind of a team guy. He’s Nick Bolton, right? We know him as a team guy, the ultimate team guy, but today you’re going to get an individual award, bud. Today you’re going into the University of Missouri Athletic Hall of Fame.”
During his college football career at Missouri, Bolton was named First-Team All-SEC in 2019 and 2020 and Second-Team All-American in 2020.
Bolton had another impressive season in 2025, leading the Chiefs with 154 total tackles, along with a sack and an interception. He was selected as an alternate for the 2026 Pro Bowl Games.
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