Tragedy and rumors shadow Hapsburg lineage and empress death
A sweeping account traces the misfortunes of the Hapsburgs from Archduke Rudolf’s alleged deaths to Empress Elisabeth’s murder in Geneva and the family’s long list of scandals. It notes rivalries, separations, and various royal figures pursuing art, marriage, or exile amid enduring public intrigue.
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Isarolys
Mapsburgs
Francis Joseph
Archduke Rudolf
Rudolf
To Princsge St Hanie
Belgium
Formvenfonce
Wass
Marte
Stiphatnic
Yulniy
Tekken
Yimrer
Nirvd
Vetsera
Count Baltazzi
Tarones
Vetseras Finnes
Tix Son
Rtudolf
Stephanie
Lonyay
Budapest
Enrico
Toselil
Leopold’ Salvator
Wilhelmina Adamovics
Elisabeth
Otto
Alscoverng
Joseph Francis
Leopold Salvator
Saxony
Aiketsugen
Francis
Heinrich
Munich
Americans at Grand Prix at Longchamps
The Grand Prix at Longchamps attracted a throng of Americans including Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont and Mrs. Vanderbilt as H. B. Durgeays Durbar II finished a narrow, record time behind the favorite. Hosts entertained guests with dinners and musicales featuring Paris society figures and performances by Loie Fuller pupils and the Opéra ballet.
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Paris
Longchamps
H. B. Durgeays Durbar II
Poiret
Owing
Perry Belmont
Nicholas Longworth
John Ward
Iselin
Duryea
Vanderbilt
Cary
Cornelius Vanderbilt
van Valkenburgh
George Kessler
Chamber
Commerce
Loie Fuller
Crinoline
Opéra Ballet
Margaret Hawkesworth
Basil Durant
Austria to Blame Says Prof Pupin on Archduke Killing
Serbian students in Bosnia and Herzegovina faced government repression by Austria leading to strikes and clashes. Prof Michael J Pupin argues Austria’s domineering policy provoked the crisis, cites Serb hero Obradovich, notes plans for a Adriatic seaport, and asserts the Sarajevo assassination was not Serb-instigated.
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Austria
Prof
Pupin
Michael J. Pupin
IL University
Pugin
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mostar
Sierzegovina
Herzerovina
Bosnia
Ievenpeet
Obradeyvich
Servia
Tsow
Black George
Heter
Turkey
Obradovich
Danube
Belgrade
Adriatic
Aegean
Salonica
California Goes On Rogues In Fog At Sea
The fogbound California and other ships face dangerous seas off Moville and Tory Island as three on the bridge and the commander monitor the lookout. A string of wrecks and collisions follows, including the Maine near Scotland and Kaiser Wilhelm II near Portsmouth, with 1,019 lives lost in one crash. Passengers aboard the California are named among the saloon list, while Capt. Kinnard is aboard the Cameronia.
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Ireland
Lough Foyle
Moviile
Maine
Scotland
Lloyd
English Channel
Bremen
China
Portland
Wesinning
Storstad
St. Lawrence River
Robbins
California
Tory Island
Atlantic
Alderson
Ws Troanklyn Aleason
Stanly
Brooklyn
Edith
Paxter
Andrew
New York
Broderick
Lyrne
L. J
Baltimore
Liner on the Rocks Off The Irish Coast
A crowded list of names appears in a coastal liner story as passengers and associates are mentioned across multiple cities including New York Akron Baltimore Philadelphia and Chicago. The text reads like a passenger ledger or notice of individuals connected to travel or shipping with numerous misspellings and fragmented lines.
Anarchist Plot Claims After Ferdinand Assassination
Alexander Berkman alleges an anarchist and revolutionary plot aimed at removing Emperor Francis Joseph by targeting the Crown Prince. He says revolutionaries plan civil war, arguing Austria Hungary is ripe for upheaval and a strong successor is lacking to stabilize the realm.
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Elizabeth
Francis Joseph
Geneve
Ferdinand
Alexander Berkman
Berkman
Austria-Hungary
Perkman
Harsh attack on Rockefeller sparks labor critique address
In a large tent on TSObh Street and Audubon Avenue last night under Seventh Day Adventists Greater New York, Prof Charles Ierson of Chicago denounced John D Rockefeller as a murderer for amassing wealth and attacked Rockefeller philanthropy as built on stolen wages. He warned of coming social ruin due to capitalist excess and corporate consolidation. A separate Georgia incident reports James Maloney, 40, killed by a fall from a cherry tree in Goshen New York.
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Tsobh Street
Audubon Avenue
Seventh Day Adventists
Greater New York
Charles T
Chicago
John D. Siverson
A Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Peter
Paul
John D. Rockefeller
John Dpd
Prof
Ierson
South
New York Times
Goshen
N. Y
James Maloney
Ferdinand the Dark Horse of Europe Revealed
Twenty years the dark horse of Europe, Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne, married Sophie Chotek in a morganatic match. The Archduke, famed for engineering hobby and hawk-like marksman skill, shaped Austro Hungarian diplomacy during Bosnian annexations while remaining a pivotal, if controversial, royal figure.
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Francis Ferdinand
Europe
Poriuieds
Rudolph
Archduke Charles Ludwig
Mimmperors
Francis Werdinand
Graz
Dee
Maria Annunziata
Ferdinand II
Naples
Isos
Maria Theresa
Manuel
Portugal
Charles Ludwig
Dolph O
Charles Ladwin
Caume
Sophie
Chotek
Chotkowa
Woxsnin
Bohemia
Friedrichi
Friedrich Long
Ferdinand
France
Frederick
St. Maximilian Charles
Denist
Vind
Chetek
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Fburope
Ite
Nurse Kills Herself In Lodging House Death
A Brooklyn nurse, Gertrude Devereaux, 46, was found dead in her room with a tube in her mouth amid despondency. Will Wheeler reported a lingering wedding plan that ended months earlier, and a farewell poem signed in her handwriting.
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Will Wheeler
165 Street
Brooklyn
Gertrude Devereaux
Sas
Patrolman Park
Poplar
Heyman
Broakis 1
Wheeler
Mes Devereaux
Bryan hears from Minister Williams in Washington
Washington dispatch outlines Minister George Fred Williams's remarks on Albanian affairs and the resignation rumors. It notes Bryan’s cautious stance on disclosures while detailing Williams’s Athens posting history and possible replacements.
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Bryan
Williams
New Albanian Crown Questioned by Powers
The kingly rule of Prince Willan of Wied faces doubt over his ability to establish Albania as an independent kingdom. A week ago Mr. Iyan was asked about American recognition of the new kingdom, but he declined to discuss it.
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Austria
Servia
Montenegro
Albania
Adrivantia Therseift
Monteteste
Scutari
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Croatia
Slavonia
Banat
Tly Veeder
Atatria
Vierzegovina
Berlin
Vienna
Sarajevo
McKinley
Chicago
Grovernor
Reichspost of
Belgrade
New York Times
Washington
George Fred Williams
New York
Connes
Mravon
Lirvan
Williams
Dalkean
Aishearte Ut
Hryan
Walkes
Erysen
Ana
Mr. Williams
Willams
Sere Supe
Sinee
Williteme Yan
Tm Pt
Wilson
Kitown
Garrett Droppers
Williams College
Bryan
Droppers
Pro Ropo Pers
Athens
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Schurman
Taft
Prof. Seharman
Willan
Wied
Prince Willan
Iyan
Williams Sees Albania Atrocity Probe as Comedy
American Minister William Williams reports to Washington that Albania atrocities are a grave issue. He criticizes the International Commission of Control as a farce with Britain France Russia Germany watching Austria Hungary and Italy argue and plot. He plans a formal report detailing his observations.
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Wither
Albania
Mpirus
Mer Williams
Washington
Williams
France
Russia
Ciermany
Austria-Theasary
Italy
Two Bodies Found in East River Near Cloverner
The male body, about five feet seven inches tall and 163 pounds with black hair, was found in the East River near Cloverner wearing a striped outing shirt blue overalls and tar dyed stockings. A second body, a woman about five feet three inches, 14 pounds, was found at Forty ninth Street, dressed in a black waist black skirt gray sweater and black button shoes.
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