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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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This week’s Thursday was a relatively crowded slate, with eleven games on the docket compared to the handful we usually see on this day. Though there was not much drama in terms of close games coming down to the wire, there were bunches of runs scored and plenty to talk about. Let’s get into it.
Today’s Headlines
Mets’ Power Bats Propel Them Past Detroit
The New York Mets completed a much-needed three game series sweep over the Detroit Tigers at home on Thursday with a 9-4 win behind a strong pitching performance from Nolan McLean (7.0 IP, 3 ER, 7 K, 6 H, 3 BB) and a power explosion that saw five home runs leave the park off of Met bats. The day started off in Detroit’s favor, with newcomer Gage Workman taking McLean deep in the top of the first inning for a three-run homer to put the visiting team ahead 3-0. Rookie A.J. Ewing answered in the bottom of the third inning with a homer of his own, the first of his career, to put the Mets’ first run of the day on the board. Momentum continued to swing in the Mets favor in the bottom of the fourth, when Brett Baty smacked a two-run homer that just barely cleared the fence, tying the game at 3-3. The Mets would go up for good in the fifth after Juan Soto singled in a run to put the team up 4-3, and Mark Vientos added a two-run homer of his own before the inning ended. Soto and Marcus Semien would tack on homers before this one was through, and Citi Field was left in good spirits heading into a weekend Subway Series against the Yankees. Detroit, on the other hand, has been in a bit of a free fall since Tarik Skubal hit the IL, and will look to right the ship with a home series against Toronto.
Phillies Win a Low-Scoring Affair in Fenway
Stop me if you’ve heard this one already this week — Kyle Schwarber hit a home run in yesterday’s game, his 7th over the last seven games. Schwarber’s league-leading 18th home run helped propel the Phillies to a 3-1 win over the Red Sox, despite 5.1 scoreless innings from their former friend Ranger Suarez, who pitched quite well for Boston in this one. Jesús Luzardo was able to match Suarez, though, keeping Boston off the scoreboard over 6 scoreless innings of his own. The 0-0 deadlock wasn’t broken until the top of the 8th inning, when Kyle Schwarber got a hold of a pitch off of Boston reliever Tyler Samaniego for a 417-ft. two-run blast that put the Phillies up for good.
Philadelphia will now travel to Pittsburgh to take on their in-state rivals, while Boston has the unenviable task of traveling to Atlanta for a three-game series.
White Sox Win Fifth Straight and Move Above .500
Don’t look now, but the Chicago White Sox are above .500 for the first time this season after completing a three-game series sweep over the Kansas City Royals, extending their overall winning streak to five games. Anthony Kay (6 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, 6 H, 2 BB) improved to 3-1 on the year with a fine pitching performance, and the young bats continued to stay hot with two knocks from 2B Chase Meidroth, who improved his season average to a highly respectable .281. Chicago also got some help from veteran Randal Grichuk in this one in the form of a two-run homer, and the South Siders suddenly have reason for optimism.
By The Numbers
0 Per Elias Sports Bureau, no player in New York Mets‘ franchise history had started their big league career by recording a triple and a home run as their first two hits, prior to A.J. Ewing accomplishing the feat this week.
3 Per Elias Sports Bureau, the sweep that the Mets just finished off against the Detroit Tigers was only the third time in Mets’ franchise history that the team completed a three-game series sweep despite trailing by multiple runs in each of the three games.
19 Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Emmett Sheehan induced 19 swing and misses in yesterday’s win over the San Francisco Giants, the most of any pitcher on the day.
442 Athletics 1B Nick Kurtz drilled the most impressive long ball of the day yesterday at a massive 442 feet.
Best Moments From Yesterday
Grandson of the Wind Whips Around the Bases
I always love an inside the park homer, and this season seems to be bringing more than usual so far, partly due to some questionable defensive plays in the outfield. It’s easy to criticize from the couch, but I think even Teoscar Hernández would admit that he should have played this ball a bit better especially considering that it’s in his own home park. Either way, enjoy watching San Francisco’s Jung-Hoo Lee (nicknamed ‘Grandson of the Wind’ due to being the son of KBO legend Lee Jong-beom, who was originally ‘Son of the Wind’) fly around the bases here on his inside the park homer during the Giant’s 5-2 loss to the Dodgers yesterday.
Will Smith…The Leadoff Hitter?
With Shohei Ohtani being given a rest on the day after another masterful pitching performance, Dodgers’ catcher Will Smith got his first career start in the leadoff role last night and he did not disappoint, taking Giants starter Landen Roupp deep in his very first at-bat.
What Can’t McGonigle Do?
As the Detroit Tigers‘ phenom rookie Kevin McGonigle continues to impress at the plate and on the base-paths, don’t forget about what the kid can do with the glove. He absolutely robbed the Mets’ Bo Bichette of a base hit yesterday with one of the more impressive catches you’ll see all year.
May the Force Be With You
With teams all around the league celebrating Star Wars lately, the Mets got in on the action on Thursday with a first pitch that involved Mr. Met dressed as The Mandalorian, throwing Grogu to Mrs. Met. And that was a sentence that I never anticipated typing this season.
Baseball Has a New No. 1 Prospect
With Pittsburgh’s Konnor Griffin (formerly No. 1) recently graduating from the prospect list, we now have a new No. 1 ranked prospect in the game. Congratulations to Milwaukee’s Jesús Made, a freakishly athletic shortstop who has all the tools to become the game’s next superstar.
Injuries and Other Moves
⚾ Seattle Mariners placed C Cal Raleigh on the 10-day IL with a right oblique strain, which can typically linger longer than those minimum ten days.
⚾ Colorado Rockies placed RHP Jimmy Herget on the 15-day IL (right shoulder impingement) retroactive to May 13.
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MILWAUKEE — Five teenagers were arrested on Thursday following a police pursuit that started on the 5500 block of W. Silver Spring Drive at around 10 a.m.
The teenagers were seen by the Milwaukee Police Department in a wanted vehicle that was involved in an armed robbery, and attempted to stop the vehicle.
The driver refused to stop, starting the police pursuit.
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The pursuit ended when the suspect exited the vehicle and started to run on foot on W. Appleton Place, according to MPD.
MPD then arrested a 16-year-old female, a 16-year-old male, two 17-year-old females, and a 15-year-old male.
Criminal charges will be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.
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