King Humbert of Italy Is Assassinated in Monza
The Italian king died minutes after being shot at a prize distribution in Monza. Angelo Bressi, a quick-aim anarchist from Prato, Tuscany, was seized and held by police as crowds mobbed him. The assassin claimed allegiance to anarchist groups connected to Caserio and Luccheni. King Humbert had just greeted recipients and entered his carriage when the shots rang out.
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Humbert
Italy
Wasuhoto
Monza
Argely Bressi
Prato
Sone
Phe
Angelo Loressi
Tuscany
Tumbert
Bin
Nassili
X Angelo Bressi
International Society
Caserio
Carnot
France
Luccheni
Austria
Bressi
Italian Code Bans Death Penalty for All Crimes
The text discusses how Italy and Switzerland prohibit capital punishment for any crime. It cites the assassination of the Empress of Austria and compares it to the assassination of the King of Italy, noting life imprisonment as the maximum punishment.
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Luigi Luccheni
Austria
Switzerland
Italy
Sketch of the Queen Saintly Image from Italian Royal Line
Fragmentary lines describe Queen Margherita wife of Humbert as first cousin to Humbert and daughter of Prince Ferdinand Duke of Genoa brother to Victor Emmanuel. The text notes her mother Princess Elisabeth and a marriage to a noble, with references to Victor Emmanuel and a birth in 1900.
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Margherita
Humbert
Ferdinand
Duke of
Genoa
Victor Emmanuel
Thei
Elisabeth
Ene
Postencaa
Marcyita Coen Boras
Bae
Diseirsti
Victor Meee Uel
Life of Humbert I King of Italy
A historical sketch of Humbert I the King of Italy from birth in 1844 to accession in 1878. It notes his Savoy Carignan lineage, maternal Archduchess Adelaide of Austria ties, and the 19th century moves that unified Italy. It cites Italy’s 27 million population and large state revenue and debt on accession.
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Italy
Humbert
House of Savoy- Carignan
House of Savoy
Viestor
Immanuel
Wae
Adelaide of
Austria
Houses
Savoy-Carignan
Charles Albert
Sardinia
Viedmont
Genoa
Duchy of Savoy
Charles
Noonen
Yietor “Edmmanuel
Furin
European Ministers Held in Pekin Amid China Crisis
Washington correspondent reports the imperial edict restrains European ministers in Pekin as hostages to deter allied advances on the capital. China prepares to oppose the march on Pekin with viceroys ordered to act, while Hay and cabinet discuss the evolving crisis and dispatches from Li Hung Chang.
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Pekin
Ooo
Tien-Tsin
Aiagh
Washington
China
Hay
Canton
Jierom
Goodnew
Remy
Li Hung Chang
State Department
Italian King Humbert I Policy and Assassination Attempts
A snapshot of 19th century Italy notes King Humbert I as a battle hardened ruler who survived a 1875 assassination attempt by Giovanni Passanante. It chronicles riots in Florence and Pisa, his lenient response to Passanante's death sentence, and Elba exile. The article shifts to U.S. topics including Supreme Court humor and global politics with China.
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Europe
Hlwnbert
Humbert
Naples
Giovanni Passanante
Florence
Pisa
Orsini
Italy
Passanante
Elba
Political Trials in Court Stir Franksfort Testimony
The Georgetown Ky case features heated exchanges between Gov Brown and ex Governor Goebel supporters in a tense morning session. Witness John Rickets testified to violent plots to eliminate Goebel and escape via the executive building basement, while others showed limited new evidence as the defense argued for political context and threats.
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Powers ‘Rial
Georgetown
Ohn
Young, Brown
Owers
Combs
Glasgow
Goebel
Brown
John Rickets
Knox County
Youtsey
Powers
Agjt
Murray
W.P. Reed
Knox
Enid
Charles Finley
Frankfort
Boers Strike Deep as Dewet Halts Rail and Telegraph
Gen Dewet cuts Lord Roberts's railway and telegraph lines and captures 100 Highlanders in a bold Highland raid. Dispatches from Gen Forestier Walker and Gen Knox report 5 killed and 76 wounded on British side, with 2,000 Boers and four guns moving north. Lord Roberts, Methuen, Baden-Powell, and the Cameron Highlanders feature in subsequent updates on movements and casualties.
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Dewet
Roberts
Lord Roberts
London
Forestier-Walker
Cape Town
Knox
Panrdekral
Steyn
Dewets
Honingspruit
Pretoria
Pochefstrom
Kelly-Kenny
Bloemfontein
Plauingsprrit
War Office
Lord Stoberts
Rustenburg
Methuen
Baden-Powell
Hunter
Bruce Hamilton
Spitzray
Cameron Highlanders
Camerons
General Prinsloo Surrenders With 5000 Men
An official dispatch from Lord Roberts reports Gen Prinsloo with 5,000 Boer troops surrendered unconditionally to the British. Prisoners would be treated as prisoners of war. Prinsloo sought an armistice but was refused. Hunter conveyed demand for unconditional surrender and all arms and horses to be handed over.
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Cape Town
Prinstoo
Lord Roberts
MacDonald
Marnhing
Nauuwpoort
Bethlehem Hills
Naarwpoort
SuHbiter
Mark
Royal Irish
Wiltshire
Prinsloo
Hunter
No Evidence Admiral Seymour Killed His Wounded
An extensive report received in San Francisco refutes a sensational claim that Admiral Seymour killed his wounded to spare them from the Chinese. The account details bravery of allies guarding the wounded and towing them in flatboats while fighting continued downstream.
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Seymour
San Francisco
Pekin
S. W. Very
Orient
Hong Kong
Tien- Tsin
Sheng
Shanghai
Soldiers afflicted by yellow fever at camp parade
Report notes yellow fever outbreak among U S troops at Camp near Rio Grande. Casualties nine deaths during shelter in Aboyhbittals. Army ordered camp moved three miles inward with strict quarantine and thorough disinfection before First Infantry embarks.
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Mt. Arnidel RioMa
del Rio
Firat
New Yorker Trade Reports Ice Up Amid Backward Dry Goods Trade
The New Yorker trade reports show a sluggish dry goods market with purchases mainly for quick delivery and little evidence of future demand. Stock trading remains limited with no pressure to sell, while grain markets are driven by speculative crop outlooks and uncertain world production estimates for wheat and corn.
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New Yorker
Chicago
United States Plans to Buy Two Islands from Spain
Reported arrangement by the U S government to purchase the islets of Cibitu and Cagayan from Spain for about 100000 dollars These small islands lie in the Philippines and are valued for pearl and shell fisheries The oversight stemmed from treaty wording and was not found until a year after Paris.
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United States
Spain
Cibitu
Cagayan
Philippine Archipelago
Mob Burns New Orleans After Police Killing
A Thursday night mob of several thousand formed at Lee Circle and marched down Charles Avenue in New Orleans seeking revenge for the murder of two policemen by a Black suspect. The violence left four killed a score wounded and many negroes targeted by gunfire with headlines comparing it to the Italian lynching era. Funerals for Captain Day and Patrolman Lamb occurred amid rising tensions as authorities vowed to pursue those responsible and restore order.
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New Orleans
Robert ‘Charley
Skegro
Lee Circle
Charles Avenue
Pierce
Charles
Mehle i
Day
Lamb
Bristow Finds Rathbone Guilty in Cuban Fraud Case
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow reports that Director General Rathbone is guilty of gross neglect and fraudulent practices in Cuban postal frauds. Neely’s embezzlements exceed 181 thousand dollars, with Rathbone implicated in unauthorized per diems and misused Cuban revenues. Thompson of Havana allegedly involved in the fraud network.
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Bristow
Rathbone
Neely
Charles.f. W. Neely
Thompson
Havana
Mr Bristow
Vanderbilt of China Prince Sheng Vanderbilt of China
Prince Sheng, called the Vanderbilt of China, is a leading CelestialEmpire figure directing telegraphs and railways, head of the imperial bank, chief director of the China Merchant Steamship Company, and lender to multiple private ventures. He collaborates with Li Hung Chang and embodies western business influence in late imperial China.
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Prince Sheng
Celestial Empire
China
Lhe
Imperial Bank
Treasury
China Merchant Steamship Company
Sheng
Li Hung Chang
Vanderbilt of
Political notes on 1896 campaigns across states
The excerpt surveys party activity and suffrage rules in several states. It notes New York Republicans planning a September convention and Independent Democrats organizing in New York's Fifth Assembly district. Delaware and Rhode Island are highlighted for voting power, with Rhode Island's 63,000 and Delaware's 31,000 presidential votes. It mentions Bryan predicted to win New York City, McMillan’s withdrawal, Carmack vs Snodgrass in Tennessee, and a rare North Carolina mix of Republican control yet two U S senators with one Populist.
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Kansas City
New York
West Virginia
Delaware
Rhode Island
Idaho
Wyoming
Nevada
Croker
New York City
Hill
Gov. McMillan
Tennessee
Carmack
Snodgrass
North Carolina
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