Plot to Depose King Carlos and Install Duke Miguel
Lisbon reports indisputable evidence of a wide conspiracy to dethrone King Carlos and enthrone Duke Miguel de Braganza. Plan hinged on recalling the exiled Duke, with money spent to win support while government circles fear the king’s days are numbered. Duke Miguel, a colonel in the Austrian army, signaled readiness to return if invited.
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Lisbon
Carlos
Miguel de Braganza
Duke de Braganza
Prince de Braganza
Portugal
Pedro IV
Miguel
Iowa Labor Federation Sends Message to Miners Prisoners
Keokuk Iowa June 12 delegates at the Iowa Federation of Labor convention adopted a motion to send a message of sympathy and confidence to Western Federation of Miners officials held in Idaho. More than a hundred delegates attend.
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Keokuk
Iowa Federation of Labor
Western Federation of Miners
Idaho
American writer Charles Dalton attempts self harm in Greenwich
Charles Dalton an American writer and son of N E Dalton of Indianapolis attempted to cut his throat in Greenwich due to despondency over financial troubles. He was taken to a hospital and probably will recover.
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Charles Dalton
Greenwich
England
Charlies Dalton
N. E. Dalton
Indianapolis
Five Midshipmen and Officer Missing After Launch Disaster
In Hampton Roads at Jamestown exposition grounds a U S battleship launch with five midshipmen and one officer aboard disappeared after leaving Discovery Landing around midnight. The group includes Lieutenant Randall and midshipmen Field Ulrich Holden Stevenson Holcomb. Authorities fear the launch struck an object and sank with all aboard.
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Norfolk
United States
Minnesota
Hampton Roads
Jamestown Exposition Grounds
Randall
United States Marine Corps
Field
Ulrich, Holden and Stevenson
Holcomb
Connecticut
Discovery Landing
Exposition Grounds
Boy Killed by Elephant in Buffalo Parade Tragedy
Ruth the largest living elephant from Cole Brothers' circus attacked during a Buffalo parade after taunts from a dozen boys. Twelve year old Rocco Laquino was crushed as the elephant lifted him and slammed him to the pavement. Ruth, 70, valued at $7 000, will be euthanized by chloroform per Cole Brothers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Ruth
Cole Brothers’ Circus
LaFayette Square
Main Street
Rocco Laquino
Cole Brothers
Milliken Brothers Steel Firm Puts Itself Into Bankruptcy
New York June 12 Milliken Brothers structural steel manufacturers and builders with global business filed for bankruptcy authorities report liabilities of 6 5 million and 3 5 million unsecured the Staten Island factory secures the rest Federal Judge Holt to appoint a receiver due to working capital shortages and tight money. production will continue on current jobs.
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New York
Mariner's Harbor
Milliken Brothers
Globe
Staten Island
Holt
Roosevelt Visit Ties Georgia Day to Washington
President and Mrs Roosevelt and party arrived at the Washington navy yard at 7 30 a m aboard the converted yacht Mayflower after attending Georgia Day ceremonies at the Jamestown exposition. The trip to Washington was without special incident.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Washington Navy Yard
Green bug in Ohio devastates oat fields
Circleville Ohio June 12 reports a Kansas green bug at work in the area destroying oats. Twenty mile stretches and twenty acre fields have fallen within a week as the pest seems to move southeast.
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Ohio
Circleville
Kansas
Czar and Kaiser to Meet in Copenhagen in June
Court circles report that the German emperor will meet the Russian emperor during a summer trip to Scandinavia. The meeting venue is not yet disclosed and is expected to cover important political matters.
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Czar
Kaiser
Copenhagen
Scandinavia
Wartime Locomotive Escape From Civil War Stockade
A prisoner recounts a daring tunnel escape during the Civil War. He and two companions hijack a freight locomotive, evade pursuers by oiling tracks, break telegraph wires, and drift toward Union lines under Fremont in the Shenandoah valley. The raid ends with reaching Fremont's lines and a memorable breakfast.
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Buck
Fremont
Shenandoah Valley
Captured Letters Move Wallace with Confederate Sentiment
In Lew Wallace's memoir a bag of captured Confederate letters is opened after a dinner. He notes the letters reveal prayers and sentiments echoing both sides seeking divine favor. He learns southerners fight for a cause though misled, demanding respect for their honesty. Magazine note: a girl views kissing the right man as acceptable.
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Lew Wallace
South
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W. G. Stockwell
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Toepack Soap CO
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Chamberlain
Braganza
Gouvern
Carlos I OF
Towa Federation of Labor
Lieutenant Randall
Marine Corps
J. B. Kooser & Company
F. A. Mitchel
HE Andrews
Andersonville
Fred Bassford
Walter Buck
Darky
North Star
Stockade
Bassford
General Lew Wallace
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