Theodore Roosevelt's Speech In 1912
On October 14, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt was stopped in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to make his candidate speech for the next presidential election of 1912. While Theodore Roosevelt was deep into his speech, a shot from the crowd was shot at him, entering the right side of Roosevelt’s chest and rib. The next day Roosevelt died. In the investigation to figure out who had attempted such a crude act. The evidence that was found was foreign coins, a button with an elephant, a large jacket, a map of Chicago, a picture of Teddy Roosevelt taken at a Rough Rider Reunion in 1905, a note that read, “Thanks, my friends, I know we’re going to do it,” and a receipt for a train ticket from Washington D.C. With all this evidence found, only one man could own these materials, and that man is William Taft.
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There was note that read, “Thanks, my friends, I know we’re going to do it.” This note is basically stating that the plan to kill Roosevelt was actually pretty well planned out within Taft’s party. Since William Taft was a main political figure in Washington D.C., it only makes sense that he would be living there. In the large jacket, there was a train ticket from Washington D.C. Not many people got to live there, but mainly big politicians. In this investigation, there was no other suspect that would be living in Washington D.C., or possibly the museums there and then randomly getting a train ticket to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. William Taft is the only reasonable person to get a train ticket from Washington D.C. Since the American people know that William Taft was a heavy-hearted Republican, it would only make sense that he would be going to the Republican convention in Chicago. A map of Chicago would be necessary to get to place to place, or even go see sight-seeing for matter of fact. A key piece of evidence that was found was a map of Chicago. Once again, it doesn’t
There was note that read, “Thanks, my friends, I know we’re going to do it.” This note is basically stating that the plan to kill Roosevelt was actually pretty well planned out within Taft’s party. Since William Taft was a main political figure in Washington D.C., it only makes sense that he would be living there. In the large jacket, there was a train ticket from Washington D.C. Not many people got to live there, but mainly big politicians. In this investigation, there was no other suspect that would be living in Washington D.C., or possibly the museums there and then randomly getting a train ticket to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. William Taft is the only reasonable person to get a train ticket from Washington D.C. Since the American people know that William Taft was a heavy-hearted Republican, it would only make sense that he would be going to the Republican convention in Chicago. A map of Chicago would be necessary to get to place to place, or even go see sight-seeing for matter of fact. A key piece of evidence that was found was a map of Chicago. Once again, it doesn’t