Suspicious that President William McKinley was a secret drinker , Nation applauded his 1901 assassination because drinkers " got what they deserved . " Near the end of her life , Nation moved to Eureka Springs , Arkansas where she founded the home known as " Hatchet Hall " . In poor health , she collapsed during a speech in a Eureka Springs park . She was taken to a hospital in Leavenworth , Kansas , the Evergreen Place Hospital and Sanitarium located on 25 acres at Limit Street and South Maple Avenue just outside the city limits of Leavenworth
1901 assassination
Assassination of William McKinley
Carrie Nation