Drama of two rival princesses grips Rome court
Rome July 30. A royal intrigue unfolds as two Helene princesses, Helene d Orleans and the Princess of Naples now Queen of Italy, vie for succession through their marriages. The Duchess of Aosta bears a Montenegrin match with the Duke of Aosta. both unions affect the line of succession and royal court factions.
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Rome
Princess
Naples
Italy
Helene of
Montenegro
Aosta
Orleans
Dr. Schenk
Helene d'Orleans
Bonaparte
England
St. Petersburg
Duke of
King Humbert Assassination Shocks Boston Italians
Boston Italians mourn King Humbert as Il Carriere Di Boston editor Giuseppe De Marco says the city’s Little Italy was first to learn the news. Dr. G De Amezaga notes deep sorrow and fears of a possible revolution amid Italian factions. Masses, memorial services, and parades are discussed as ways to express grief.
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Little Italy
Humbert
Giuseppe de Marco
Il Carriere di
Boston
Post
The
Italy
Naples
Mr. Marco
Marco
de Amezaga
G. de Amezaga
Left America 10 Kill Humbert Contined from Page 1
Letters from New York reveal a June 3 note asking if all is ready and hoping for a swift return. Bressi, absent from Prato for six to seven years, has family there and a brother in an Italian infantry unit. A revolver was found and Bressi was seen with a young man in Monza park near the king's riding route. After arrest he stayed wakeful until dawn then slept until midday.
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New York
Bressi
Prato
Monza
Nation in Mourning Across Italy After King's Assassination
Reports from Rome and cities like Milan and Messina describe nationwide mourning after King Humbert II's murder. Flags half-masted, shops closed, gun salutes, and public demonstrations honor the Savoy dynasty as Europe condemns anarchist violence. In Paterson New Jersey, coverage shifts to local anarchist ties and a man linked to the assassination plot.
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Rome
Italy
Milan
Quirinal
Humbert
Foreign Office
Chamber of Deputies
Seeeca
Messina
Savoy
Palermo
Europe
Victor
William
Assassin of King Humbert Lived in Paterson New Jersey
Angelo Bressi alias Gaetano or Angelus Bressi lived in Paterson over a year and worked at a gilk mills. He befriended Sperandino and the Count Moleteski staff, and pressed on with plans to kill Humbert after Sperandino refused. His home was in Hoboken where his wife resided.
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Sperandino
Lot
Humbert
Bressi
New York
Angelo Bressi
Paterson
Italy
Angelus Bressi
Gaetano Bressi
Hamil & Booth
Gilk Mills
Cariboni
Hoboken
Death of King Humbert Amid Royal Outpouring in Monza
The king was wounded and died en route to the villa after a rapid ride from the Gymnastic Society Club. Queen Margherita wept and prayed beside the bier as details emerged of a second revolver found at the grounds. The assassin is guarded. embalming is underway with flowers and royal mourning continuing.
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Monza
Humbert
Gymnastic Society Club
Royal Villa
Bressi
Prato
Bologna
Margherita
Jurri
Pietro Acciarito
Napoleon
Victoria
Prince of Wales
Napoleon III
Prussia
Victor Emanuel
Italy
Duke of
Parma
Ferdinand
Naples
Isabella
Spain
Fuentes
Greece
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Wilkes Booth
Indignation in Madrid Over Assassination News
The assassination report reached Madrid at 10 this morning sparking widespread indignation. Interior Minister Dato left a card at the Italian embassy, which till then did not know of the death. The incident provokes strong national outrage across Spain.
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Madrid
Senor Dato
Spain
Regret in Germany as Italy's monarch dies
The Reichsanzeiger condemns the Italian assassin and mourns the emperor's sudden death. It expresses deep sympathy for the widowed queen and the Italian people, noting Germany's shared sorrow and the loss to the German empire.
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Berlin
Reichsanzeiger
Germany
Iia
Consuls Express Sorrow Over King Humbert Death
Foreign consuls in Boston lowered flags to half mast as Italy mourns King Humbert. Consuls from Greece Portugal Norway Mexico Argentina France Belgium and others voiced sorrow, calling the death a worldwide blow and lamenting possible anarchist violence and global crises.
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Boston
State Street
Italy
Hanover Street
Germany
France
Austria
Hungary
Mexico
Exchange Place
British Empire
Portugal
Brazil
Humbert
Brindisi
Consul Blunt
London
Timagenis
Greece
Viscount de Valle M. D’alemeides
Lootz
Norway
Houghton
China
William _McKissock
Argentine
Duncan Riley Blanchard
Mansfield
Belgium
Court Street
Plot Known In New York Aimed at King Humbert Revealed
The July 30 report notes a long suspected plot in the Italian community around New York to kill King Humbert. It cites the Paterson Anarchist case of Carboni Sperandio who killed his foreman and shot himself, with a letter revealing his coercion by anarchist society and a Milan lottery to choose a killer.
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New York
King Humbert
Paterson
Lot
Carboni Sperandio
Wei
Humbert
Milan
Italy
Giuseppe Pessina
Snyboni
Pope Informed of King Humt's Death in Morning Confrontation
Cardinal Angelo Di Pietro informed Pope Leo XIII of the assassination plot against King Humt. The Pope, visibly distressed, asked about the wound and prepared to celebrate mass for the king's repose. He later directed Cardinal Rampolla to send condolences to Princess Clotilde.
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Rome
Mgr
Angelo di Pietro
Congregation of the Council
Humt
Leo
Cardinal Rampolla
Popreeney
Clotilde
New York Italians Act Condolence to Royal Family
The Italian Chamber of Commerce of New York sent a condolence letter to the royal family in Rome expressing deep regret over the crime against the Savoy dynasty and pledge of devotion to King Victor Emmanuel. Signed by President Zucca.
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New York
Italian Chamber of Commerce
Royal House
Rome
Italian Chamber of Commerce of
Victor Emmanuel
Savoy
Zucca
Palmer man dies after jumping before train
Henry Young, 20s, of Palmer commits suicide by stepping in front of a Central Vermont train around 10:30 pm. His friend Arthur Brouillette, who followed him at his mother’s urging, grapples with Young to save him but narrowly escapes injury as the train strikes. Young dies from a fractured skull. he was despondent and unmarried.
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Duke of
Aosta
Prince of
Naples
Helene d’Orleans
Kingston-Upon-Thames
Hengland
Orleans
Holy Father
Vatican
Palmer
Henry Young
Vermont
Arthur Brouillette
Young
Brouillette
Fire on High Street damages plumbing firm building
A brisk blaze after 7 pm confined to the second floor at 106 to 114 High Street near Congress Street, home of George E. Gilchrist & Co. Plumbers supplies. Loss to the firm about 1000 dollars. Water damage to Norton & Seabury Abendroth Bros. Empire Laundry Machine Co. Ladder 17 member William Peterson injured by a fall, taken to City Hospital.
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High Street
Congress Street
George E. Gilchrist & Co
Norton & Seabury and
Abendroth Bros
Empire Laundry Machine Company
William Peterson
Ladder 17
Notable assassination attempts on rulers and presidents
A historical survey lists numerous attempts and assassinations from 1848 to 1899 targeting kings, emperors, and presidents. Names include Louis Napoléon, Victoria, Napoleon III, Humbert, Victor Emmanuel II, Abdul Aziz, Garfiled, Carnot, Faure, Sagasta, and others with several rulers killed or wounded across Europe and the Americas.
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Teck
Duke of York
Helenes
Eur
Guiseppe Orsini
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Piscopo
Hotel Piscopo
Ing Humbert
Caparucci
L'Araldo Italiano
Queen Victoria
Boee
Count OF
Turin
Princess Helene
Duchess O D
Duke Daosta
Husband
Aly
Dr. Carboni
Dr. G. Carboni
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Victor Emmanuel II
Blake
Pex
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America
Straight Street
William J. Orr
Booth & Hamil
Havre
Sperandio
Pope
Margherit
Arnold
Weidman
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Carroll
Switzerland
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Berne
Federal Palace
Federal Council
Congress
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Trafalgar
Massachusetts Avenue
City Hospital
Patterson
Kendall Street
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Peru
Moreno
Ecuador
Guthertz
Abdul Aziz
Alfonso
Alexander II
Russia
Paris
James A. Garfield
Charles J. Guiteau
Carnot
Caserio Santo
Faure
Sagasta
Empress
Hayt
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