Prairie Public - On this date in 1912, a man named John Schrank shot Theodore Roosevelt in the chest with a 32 caliber gun. Roosevelt was on the campaign trail as he
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![John Flammang Schrank, at left, smiles after he's placed under arrest for assassination attempt. Schrank lived, ironically, in the 'White House Hotel' on Canal … John Flammang Schrank, at left, smiles after he's placed under arrest for assassination attempt. Schrank lived, ironically, in the 'White House Hotel' on Canal …](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/1a/62/17/1a621707440d0142c7ac95187f7fed96--cross-country-roosevelt.jpg)
John Flammang Schrank, at left, smiles after he's placed under arrest for assassination attempt. Schrank lived, ironically, in the 'White House Hotel' on Canal …
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Would-be Assassin Is John Schrank, Once Saloonkeeper Here.; A MANIAC ON THIRD TERM - The New York Times
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John Schrank, attempted assassin of Theodore Roosevelt and police officer smiling for the camera. After Oct. 14, 1912 in Milwaukee. Schrank was found insane and committed to a state hospital where he
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