Slaughter in Belgrade Crowned Karageorgevitch King
The Serbian royal palace massacre ends the reign of King Alexander and Queen Draga. Prince Peter Karageorgevitch is proclaimed king as troops seize Belgrade, killing the king queen and several cabinet members and their spouses. Reports vary on the exact deaths and motives amid a planned revolution.
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Interior
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Pheatroon
Strong Life of Alexander Crowned by Turmoil and Marriage
The article chronicles King Alexander of Serbia and his queen Draga Masenhin, tracing his stormy youth and political infighting. It notes his early brutality, courtly upheavals, and the contested marriage amid European scorn and royal factionalism.
Servia a Small Kingdom With Turbulent Monarchy
Serbia is described as a tiny southeastern European monarchy now under a new constitution proclaimed by the king. The senate includes the heir, Belgrade’s archbishop, Nish’s bishop, thirty lifetime members, and eighteen six year term members. Belgrade is the capital with about 70,000 residents. Nish is the second city with around 15,000 inhabitants.
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Servia
Europe
Belgrade
Nish
Belgrads
Flood Rages Through City Killing Dozens
Flooding sweeps East St Louis and neighboring areas as embankments break. The disaster floods markets, bridges, and homes driving thousands from their houses. Levee workers perish, and relief efforts including troops and boats begin as the river rises above to dangerous levels.
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Mala
St. Louis Valley
Ilinois Central Embankment
Stop Postal Abuses Rural Carricora Objects to Carriers as Agents
Post office officials move to end rural carriers acting as agents for mail order firms. Complaints allege carriers solicit and place orders for eggs butter milk hay clothing and other goods along rural routes, harming local stores. Steps include restricting carriers from selling items and posting patron lists in offices to curb abuses.
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Washington
Frank
Payne
Departmentas
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Flood Crisis Deepens Along Mississippi Levees
Levee breaks threaten 100000 acres and force thousands to flee. Green Bay bottom levee collapse floods farmland south of Burlington Iowa and below Warsaw Illinois cutting rail service and crippling Kansas City traffic. Estimates show rehabilitation costs from 85000000 to 6000000 with vast sanitary and pumping needs as cities face a massive recovery task.
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Ilinois
Green Bay Bottom
Burlington
Iowa
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Kansas
Armourdale
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Kan
D. BE. Clopper
Armourdale State Bank of Commerce
Kansas State Bank
Home State Bank
North Topeka
Plumley Named Umpire for Britain and Netherlands at Caracas
Frank Plumley of Vermont appointed umpire for Great Britain and The Netherlands at the Caracas arbitration, succeeding Mr. Partridge who had to decline. Plumley previously served as United States District Attorney for Vermont.
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Netherlands
Caracas
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United States
Hundred Years Ago Vote in Washington DD Co City Council
A century ago the Washington DD Co City Council election drew a total 280 votes. Di Bue Marentelli a French scientist stunned New York residents with his insubmersible and inversible boat hailed as a lifebar pioneer. Bids sought to carry the United States mail weekly from Louisville Kentucky to Vincennes Indiana departing Thursday 8 pm and arriving Saturday. Tit of Ohio warned persistent vigilance to prevent a Native American outbreak due to settlers' prudence.
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Ohio
Seventy Five Years Ago Edict Reports Changes in Justice
A report recalls an edict from the Emperor of Ching ordering stricter prisoner handling and urging greater caution. It notes a provision shipment from New York to aid starving Grreece. It mentions land grant to Ohio for the Miami canal extension and settlement of American claims with Russia via Secretary of State Pheury Clay.
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Fifty Years Ago Peru Gold Discoveries Surprise Rivals
A San Francisco era dispatch notes new Peruvian gold strikes predicted to exceed California and Australian yields. In Washington, warrants issued for public funds draw scrutiny as New York lawmakers tour the Albany line amid rail history coverage.
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California
Australia
United States Pension Office
New York
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Mass Meeting Urges Recognition of Confederate States
Forty years ago in Sheffield England a mass meeting of 10 000 urged the government to recognize the Confederate States of America Richmond and papers urged Grant to be driven from around Vicksburg to allow a treaty with Northwestern States to secede New York editors led by Horace Greeley asserted press rights to criticize the government and military leaders The House refused funds for wounded Tlingit soldiers relief in Gen Kant s army St Louis papers reported terror by bushwhackers and guerrillas amid conflicts with Union troops across Missouri.
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England
Tlouse
Kant
St. Louis
Missouri
Grant urged to annex Guatemala by citizens committee
A committee of Guatemala citizens urged President Grant to annex Guatemala to the United States. The Alexandra palwe burned near London killed seven. Bishop Whipple asked the government to aid captured Modoc Indians stating we deal with God not savages. Magin Diag and twenty two Cuban revolutionists were killed by Spanien Lrrenapes. Italian miotks emigrating to Bolivia and Chile due to government provpertion similar to that law inPraiwce.
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Two Decades Ago Death Sentences Overseas and Political Movements
Twenty years ago Suleiman Daoud and Mahmoud Sami former Egyptian officials were sentenced to death for setting Alexandria ablaze during the British bombardment. Cien Crook reached Silver City with 240 Apache prisoners captured in his Mexican campaign. The body of John Troward Payne another of Flame Sweet Temes lay in state in Washington with military honors thirty one years after his death in Europe. The Ohio Republican State convention in Columbus appointed William McKinley to the resolutions committee. The Harper high license bill passed the Illinois House and was sent to the Governor. Admirers of Gen Phil Sheridan paid for a Washington residence to be presented to him.
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Lim
Chaos at Chicago fair amid writ and riots
The report notes Chief Justice Fuller granting a writ of supersedeas to open the Chicago World’s Fair on Sunday. It mentions McKinley’s Ohio gubernatorial renomination, Cleveland’s criticisms, and distrust in business. Foal’s Theater in Washington partly collapsed, killing twenty-one pension clerks and injuring fifty. Gov. Altgeld ordered Illinois regiments to Lemont to quell quarry and drainage canal worker strikes.
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