Empress Elizabeth’s Funeral Glittered in Royal Memory
The text recounts Empress Elizabeth’s dramatic rise and her bitterness toward slights. It notes her triumph over enemies, her role in freeing her husband from his mother’s influence, and her dislike of Vienna. It also highlights her love of travel, hunting, England and Ireland, and eventual withdrawal from duties due to illness and sorrowful events.
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England
Ireland
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Murdered Queen Elizabeth Body to Leave Berne Thursday
The Empress Elizabeths body will depart Berne Thursday with a post mortem having confirmed death from the wound. Emperor Francis Joseph bears the shock with fortitude as condolences pour in from President McKinley and European sovereigns.
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Platz
McKinley
William
Empress Elizabeth Murder Sparks Swiss Nationwide Response
Swiss authorities move toward a cantonal inquiry and trial in the murder of Empress Elizabeth. Geneva to stage a public demonstration with bells tolling at the Cathedral while officials, doctors, and the mayor review the autopsy showing internal hemorrhage from a incised wound and lung damage. Ten acquaintances of the assassin are detained at Lausanne as investigators probe possible links. the killer admits anarchist ties but acts alone.
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Caux
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Portrait of Empress Elizabeth The Bavarian Queen of Hearts
The article recounts Empress Elizabeth of Austria as a spirited youth, her romance with Emperor Francis Joseph, and her famed independence. It notes rumored aunts and cabals, her palace imprudence, and a park with wild beasts she allegedly tamed. It ends with a Swiss telegram expressing grief after her murder in 1880s context.
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Elizabeth Amalie Ebugiwik
Empress
Austria
Francis Joseph
Europe
Empress of
Princess Elizabeth
Hoyden
Prince Charming
Schloss Passenhofer
Helen
Elizabeth
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Ischl
Han
Eral Council
Federal Council
Empress Elizabeth
European rulers shaken after Austrian Empress assassination
London reports say Europe trembles as the Empress of Austria is killed and fears rise of further attacks. A wave of political violence follows a one week span in which a queen is crowned and another slain, prompting renewed security for monarchs across continents.
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Austria
Europe
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Geneva
Amsterdam
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Paris
Gasoline Fire on Mystic River Riverfront Charlestown
A spark from a lighted paper caused a gasoline slick on the Mystic River near Malden bridge in Charlestown to erupt in flames for about an hour. Fire crews used chemical engine No 9 to control and extinguish the blaze after boats were endangered and spectators fled the acrid fumes. The tank that leaked the gasoline had been condemned, and waste ran into a drainage pipe feeding the river.
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Malden Bridge
Charlestown
Charlestown Gas Company
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Hungarian Diet Meets in Extraordinary Session After Mourning
The Hungarian Diet opened in an extraordinary session as thousands gathered outside the legislative palace. A procession of 600 students with craped banners lined the road to the Unterhaus while presidents of both chambers voiced sorrow and motions of condolence were adopted. A royal decree suspended military maneuvers.
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Unterhaus
Emperor Francis Joseph Replies to U S Condolence
The Emperor of Austria thanks President for the United States condolence message sent after the death of Francis Joseph. The letter dated Sept 11 from Schoenbrunn expresses sincere thanks and warmth for the expression of sympathy from the American government and people.
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President McKinley
Washington
Francis Joseph
Schoenbrunn
Emperor of Austria
United States
Reign Marked by Trials and Beneficence
A brief obituary note recalls a ruler who endured many trials during a long and beneficial reign, underscoring perseverance and public service.
International action urged against anarchists in European press
London reports that major European journals again call for international action against anarchists. They recall assassinations of M Carno and Senor Canovas del Castillo, former French president and Spanish prime minister, by Italian anarchists.
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London
M. Carno
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Senor Canovas del Castillo
Hebrew Memorial Service at Chebei Sholom Cemetery
At Chebei Sholom Cemetery East Boston mourners gathered for a Hebrew memorial service for Temple Ohebel Sholom members. Rabbi Samuel Hirschberg lauded national dead from the Spanish American War era and honored Ninth Regiment veterans with a flag presentation by temple children before prayers and benedictions.
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