歷史今天:1912年史郎克刺殺羅斯福(10.14)
【英文原文】
John Flammang Schrank (1876 - September 16, 1943) was a saloon-keeper from New York, best known for his attempt to assassinate former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt on October 14, 1912 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Schrank was born in Bavaria. He emigrated to America at the age of 3. His parents died soon after, and Schrank came to work for his uncle, a New York tavern owner and landlord. Upon their deaths, Schrank's aunt and uncle left him these valuable properties, from which it was expected he could live a quiet and peaceful life. But Schrank was heartbroken, having now lost not only his second set of parents, but his first and only girlfriend, Emily Ziegler, had died in the General Slocum disaster on New York's East River.
Schrank sold the properties, and drifted around the East Coast for years. He became profoundly religious, and a fluent Bible scholar whose debating skills were well-known around his neighborhood's watering holes and public parks. He wrote spare and vivid poetry. He spent a great deal of time walking around city streets at night. He caused no documented trouble.
【中文譯文】
John Flammang Schrank（1876年- 1943年9月16日）是紐約的一個酒館老闆，他最想暗殺於1912年10月14日在維斯康新洲米爾沃基刺殺美國前總統西奧多羅斯福的企圖讓他一夜成名。
Schrank出生於巴伐利亞。他3歲的時候移居美國。他的父母去世後不久，Schrank爲他的叔叔工作，他叔叔是紐約一家酒館的老闆和業主。他們的死後，Schrank的阿姨和叔叔給他留下這些寶貴的財產，足夠讓他過上平靜安寧的生活。但施蘭克傷心欲絕，不僅因爲失去了第二盤的父母，而且他的第一個也是唯一的女朋友，Emily Ziegler在紐約東河災難中喪生。
Schrank變賣了家產，沿東海岸漂流了多年。他成爲了一個虔誠的教徒，聖經學者，他的辯論技巧在街坊當中家喻戶曉。他著有少量生動的詩歌。他經常在夜裏遊蕩在城市街道，從沒有過犯罪記錄。
