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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1902
Page
1
A formal oath seals allegiance to the constitution and laws amid a grand ceremony. A separate sensational report describes a man claiming Infanta Maria Teresa promised something, prompting intense public reaction.
A grand royal ceremony in Madrid celebrates King Alfonso XIII attaining majority. A late security incident involved a man handing a note to the king requesting Infanta Maria Teresa’s hand. The oath to uphold the constitution was given, amid elaborate medieval pageantry and public ردoration.
Alphonso XIII born May 17 1886 with seven names and 27 titles. He is heir after the death of Alphonso XII at 28. If he dies the throne reverts to the Princess of Asturias, sparking potential civil war. government likely to stay with Queen Mother and Sagasta and the Duke of Tetuan.
The article notes the new monarch Alfonso XIII faces a fragile state with internal division. It cites his dynastic history from 1700 to 1869 and 1875 to present, his mother’s Austrian lineage, and sisters Maria de las Mercedes and Maria Teresa. It lists a civil list of 7 million pesetas and family allowances totaling 1.9 million dollars, underscoring the stiff challenges ahead for a ruler amid factional strain.
A Madrid printed Carlist manifesto dated May 17 in Paris denounces Alfonso XIII as usurper and calls for restoring the throne to Don Carlos. The document blames the regency for the sad legacy and warns of darker prospects without a remedy. Publishers faced prosecution.
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