Slaughter in a Palace Proclaims New King Georgevitch
A night of terror in Belgrade ends the reign of King Alexander and Queen Draga as troops surround the Konak. Prince Karageorgevitch is proclaimed ruler while the king and queen and several officials are slain in the palace bedchamber. The palace attack marks a military revolution that shakes Servia and may trigger broader European turmoil.
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Alexander
Draga
Servia
Belgrade
Ivter Karageorgevitch
Kuaraygeorgevitch
Thongheeosides
Preinice Zuzaer
Markovitch
Rome
Konak
Ituyal Gallard
Ealance
Droge
Gertauta
Tscape Coud
Kara Beorgeviteh
Kurageorgevitch
Topaga
Draga Maschin
Sixth Infantry
Cols
Mischich
Machin
Queen Draga
Col
Naumovics
Karageorgevitch
Tragic Burial After Belgrade Murder Feud
Reports describe the secret nighttime burial of King Alexander and Queen Draga in a Belgrade cemetery chapel amid public outrage. Victims were dumped in a single grave beneath a nominal marker, with soldiers and officials interred as an afterthought and little effort made to prepare the bodies.
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Alexander
Draga
Belgrade
Ppraza
Edo
Servius
Cena
Pretender Peter On Throne Leads Balkan Revolt
Prince Peter Karageorgevitch, known as Peter the Pretender, is proclaimed king after a successful revolt against Turkish rulers in Serbia. He comes from a family of revolutionists with ancestors once swine dealers and no prior political prominence.
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Hla
Karageorgewitch
Peter Karageorgevitch
Peter the Pretender
IMM
Burial in the same garments as slain victims
Report notes that the two individuals were laid to rest wearing the clothes they were killed in, with blood hardly dried on them. The detail underscores the brutal manner of the incident and the community’s somber response to the deaths.
Servia A Small Kingdom Turbulent Monarchy
Servia, a southeastern European monarchy, has a new constitution proclaimed by the king on April 19, 1901. It vests legislative power in a senate and a national assembly with a mixed appointive and elected membership, including the heir to the throne, archbishop of Belgrade, bishop of Nish, thirty life members, and eighteen six year elected members.
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Hesse
Servia
Europe
Belgrade
Nish
Serbian Royal Feud Roots In Milosh Obrenovich Rise
The text traces the 19th century Serbian royal succession from Milosh Obrenovich to the Karageorgevitch lineage, noting tenacious resistance, up risings in 1820, and eventual recognition of Milosh’s line as hereditary rulers. It highlights a bitter feud between rival houses that persisted through subsequent monarchs, ending with the 1868 assassination of King Milan IV and conviction of his father Karageorgevitch in a contumacious plot.
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Milan IV
Karageorgevitch
Victims of the Servian Massacre in Belgrade Palace
King Alexander assassinated in the royal palace while protecting his queen Queen Draga shot dead in her apartments. Nikola Loungnevitza and Nikodlem Loungneevitsa died defending the throne. Premier Zinzhar Markovitsch and ministers Todorovitch Pavlovitch Petrovitch killed at home. Colonel Naumovitch and two aides and two guards slain during the palace attack.
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Zinzar
M. Markevitch
Semlin
Hungary
Bives
Belgrade
Ljubasivkovics
Alexander
Peter Karageorgevitch
Colt Nanmovics
Fien
Pavlovitch
Draga
Nikola Loungnevitza
Nikodlem Loungneevitsa
Aids DE Camp
Stormy life of Alexander the Serb king and his queen
A narrative profile of King Alexander of Serbia detailing a stormy youth marked by kidnap fears, radical power grabs, battles with regents, and reckless living. It covers his search for a suitable royal wife, the choice of Draga Maschin, and the uneasy path to the throne, including guards and frontier tensions.
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King Alexander
Alexander
Draga Maschin
Mme. Maschin
Servia
Europe
Carpathian Mountains
Milan
Drago Maschin
Many Die in Arizona Flood at Clifton
In Clifton Arizona thirty one perished as floods from Chase creek swept into the San Francisco river. Resourceful miners and volunteers scoured the area but only twelve bodies had been recovered. A Mexican woman lost five children in the wreckage. A rider on horseback warned settlers to flee to higher ground, saving hundreds.
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Clifton
Arizona
Chase Creek
San Francisco
Johnstown
Short News Items From The Day
About 3,000 Chicago barbers won a wage concession without a strike. A dealer paid 73500 pounds for H Rneburns portrait of Sir John. Sinn clair. The Frankfort banker’s wife was arrested for tossing flowers that struck the Emperor’s helmet. Clergy backed movement in cities to curb divorce. Patterson Stewart of Kansas City, a famed horseman, died after a lengthy illness. Q B Simpson of the U S Department of Agriculture was offered and accepted entomologist post in Transvaal, moving from Idaho.
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Chicago
London
H Rneburn
Sir John Sinclair
Frankfort
Germany
Patterson Stewart
Kansas City
West
Q. B. Simpson
Bureau of Entomology
United States Department of Agriculture
Transvaal
Simpson
Idaho
Washington DC council race shows total 230 votes
In this week’s column a 230 vote total is noted for the Washington DC City Council election. Du Bue Marentelli, a French scientist, astonishes New York by showcasing an insubmersible lifeboat pioneer. Indiana mails bids sought, weekly from Louisville to Vincennes. Governor Tiffin warns of vigilance to prevent Native American outbreaks amid white settlement pressure.
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Washington
D. C
du Bue Marentelli
New York
Bont
United States
Indiana
Louisville
Vincennes
Guv Tiffin
Ohio
Emperor censures sheriffs over wrong prisoners edict
Seventy five years ago the Chinese emperor issued an edict censuring sheriffs for often executing the wrong prisoners and urged more careful action thereafter. A cargo of provisions worth 50000 dollars was sent from New York to aid starving Greeks. A land grant of acres was given to Ohio to extend the Miami canal from Dayton to Lake Erie. Settlement of American claims amounting to 250000 rubles was obtained from Russia by Henry Clay, secretary of state.
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China
New York
Greece
Ohio
Miami Canal
Dayton
Lake Erie
Rtussia
Henry Clay
New mines found in Leru rival California and Australia
News from fifty years ago reports discovery of gold mines in Leru with predictions of surpassing California and Australia. The U S pension office notes warrants issued for 9,935,320 acres of public land. The New York Legislature toured the Albany to Niagara Falls railroad, 205 miles in seven and a quarter hours.
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Leru
California
Australia
United States Pension Office
New York
Albany
Niagara Falls
Forty Years Ago Gusts of War Echo Across Nations
A mass meeting of 10,000 parsons in Sheield England urged recognition of the Confederacy. Richmond papers pushed Grant’s army from Vicksburg to enable a Northwestern secession. Horace Greeley led New York editors in defending press rights to criticize the national administration. The Illinois House refused funds for Ulingis soldiers’ relief. St Louis papers described Missouri’s terror with bushwhackers, guerrilla killings, and farmers slain in fields.
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Parsons
Sheield
England
Grant
St Louis
Missouri
Annexation urged by Guatemala citizens committee
Twenty years ago a Guatemala citizen committee urged President Grant to annex Guatemala to the United States. The Alexandra Palace near London burned, killing seven. Bishop Whipple appealed to the government for Modoc captives, saying we are dealing with God. Magni Punaz and twenty two Cuban rebels were killed by Spanish troops. Italian monks emigrated to Bolivia and Chili amid government proscription like that in France.
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Grant
Guatemala
United States
Alexandra Palace
London
Bishop Whipple
Bolivia
Chili
France
Alexandria fire death sentences and historic notes
Twenty years ago Swemman Daoud and Mahmoud Sami, former Egyptian officials, were sentenced to death for setting fire to Alexandria during the British bombardment. Other items recount Crook reaching Silver City with Apache prisoners, the burial of John Howard Payne with honors, the Ohio Republican convention backing McKinley, the Harper high license bill in Illinois, and admirers paying 43000 for a Washington residence for Gen Phil Sheridan.
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Swemman Daoud
Mahmoud Sami
Alexandria
En Crook
Silver City
No M
John Howard Payne
Sweet Home
Washington
Europe
Columbus
William McKinley, Jr
Canton
Resolutions Committee
Fire Nearly Destroys Fargo City Center
Fargo North Dakota suffered extensive damage as a major blaze nearly wiped out the city. Reports detail widespread destruction and structural losses across multiple blocks, with emergency crews battling the flames and assessing recovery prospects.
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Peter
King
Fargo
N. C
Melville W. Fuller
William McKinley
Cleveland
Ford
Lincoln
Altgeld
Lemont
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