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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
1
King Alexander and Queen Draga are murdered in their Belgrade palace as thirty officers seize power. The palace is stormed with dynamite, guards are shot, and Alexander and Draga die in a hail of bullets. Authorities claim treason within and Serbians show uneasy calm despite the atrocity.
Following the assassination of the king and queen, Servia forms a provisional government. A national assembly will meet June 15 to reestablish the 1901 constitution, with ministers named and the army pledging to maintain order and seek European support.
Belgrade reports a military conspiracy that killed King Alexander and Queen Draga along with two of her brothers and several ministers. Prince Peter Karageorgeviteh has been proclaimed king by the army and parliament is to meet to confirm the move. The palace siege involved 30 officers, dynastic struggle, and a prompt royal abdication attempt by the king, who died after defending his queen.
Paris reports ex-Queen Natale broke down when told of her son's death. The news was delivered with care to ease the emotional impact.
In London on June 11 the Servian minister recounts a clairvoyant seance where Metter, believed written by the murdered king, was handed to a medium who predicted King Alexander would be assassinated soon and described a palace scene in Belgrade during the night.
Troops seized poste and telegraph offices and railway stations while detaching guards surrounded the city. The army proclaimed Prince Karageorgevitch king as enthusiastic crowds cheered Long live King and Long live the army. Colonel Maschin, kin to Queen Draga, welcomed. General Nikolies resisted and was killed after shooting Lieutenant Gagies. Belgrade clamped down, access restricted, newspapers largely support the change though some pity for the king remains.
Geneva reports Prince Peter Karageorgevitch living on Rue de la Hallottee expressed shock at Belgrade telegram news. He has been in close contact with Servian politicians, traveled to Vienna and St Petersburg where his son attends school.
Special Dispatch to the Standard Havre reports Hardee and his crime partners seem to have vanished. Deputies Cains and guards patrol Wolf Point as U S inspectors cover the Missouri east side. No sightings or confirmed captures of Hardee or accomplices, with Jackson possibly aiding from a ranch near Milk River.
A large armed group of miners overran the Detroit Copper mill at Morenci disarming guards. About 1000 Mexican and Italian strikers moved through Morenci threatening prominent copper company officials as militia and federal troops mobilized. Reports of violence remained unconfirmed as Roosevelt orders further troop movements.
A new division point report shows Great Northern Railway relocating operations to Whitefish. The plan outlines service adjustments, scheduling impacts, and potential city infrastructure considerations for residents and business users.
Kalispell will cease to be a Great Northern division point after the Columbia Falls cut-off. Whitefish, 16 miles north, will host the shops as a townsite company forms with James J. Hill as president. Eight hundred acres will be platted during construction and the line from Columbia Falls to Kalispell is planned to extend south next year to join the Northern Pacific at Jocko.
Mary McKnight, who confessed to killing her brother John Murphy his wife and their infant, was arraigned in Kalkaska Michigan. Her attorney entered a plea of not guilty and her examination was set for August 11.
In Lander Wyoming on June 11 a battle broke out at the Shoshone agency between 5 Shoshone Indians and 10 Indian police under Chief Dick Wasakic. Over 10 shots were fired. A police officer was shot in the leg and another in the arm. The Indians had obtained whiskey and indulged in an orgy that started the disturbance.
Authorities detain Mrs. Leary in county jail with no charges while John F Leary remains in serious condition after two operations by Dr H H Hanson at St James hospital. Police inquiries yield little light as husband and wife give fragmentary answers.
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