Bomb Thrown At Spanish Royal Carriage In Madrid Pageant
An explosive bouquet disrupted a royal procession in Madrid near the Royal Palace injuring a son-in-law of Morot’s private secretary. The American ambassador Frederick W Whitridge reported to President Roosevelt and visited the palace to learn the King and Queen were surprisingly calm. A Daily Mail dispatch claims an Italian anarchist threw the bomb and later killed himself, naming suspect Mateo Morel as the assassin who escaped.
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Mayor Street
No. 88
Royal Palace
Madrid
Church of the Sacrament
Morot
Frederick W. Whitridge
Roosevelt
Alfonso
Victoria
Whitridge
Royal
Duke of Sotomayor
Whitridee
Foreign Office
United States
London
Daily Mail
Spain
Mateo Morel
King Alfonso and Victoria wed amid royal wedding drama
The Madrid ceremony opened a festive period but danger loomed as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria narrowly escaped injury from a sudden event this afternoon. Guests ranged from princes to American and Moroccan envoys, with democratic touches seen in the galleries filled by many of the poor at the King’s request.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Victoria
Spain
Asturias
Frederick W. Whitridge
Amy
Dalstein
Morocco
France
United States
General Dalstein
Madrid Royal Wedding Enchants City With Regal Pageant
May 31 Madrid awoke under cloudless skies and a feverish festival as fireworks lit the night. Princess Victoria arrived with Queen Christina, the wedding cortege displayed gala coaches, and the ceremony at St Jerome el Real united Alfonso XIII and Victoria in a lavish Roman rite amid Guards, heralds, and royal envoys. The crowd roared “Long Live Queen Victoria” as the couple returned to the palace.
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Madrid
Royal Palace
Royal Guards
Helberdiers
Princes's Gate
Palace Court
Puerto del Sol
Pardo Palace
Spain
Victoria
Henry of
Battendes
Ministry of Marine
Christina
Philip II
Royal Household
Royal Stud
Royal Riding Academy
Royal Stables
Rome
Infantas
Louis XIV
Duke of Alba
Marquis of
Viana
Vicente Lopez
Marquis de Miraflores
Duke of Sotomayor
Marquis de Tovar
Duke of
Tamames
Count of
Heredia
Prince and Princess of Wales
Francis Ferdinand
Austria
Chamber of Deputies
Battenberg
The
Battenberg and
Mr. Whitridge
Minister Collier
Knights of the Golden Fleece
China
Persia
Siam
Morocco
Charles III
Sancha
Toledo
Alfonso XIII
Queen Victoria
Office at 36 Wall Street Offer for Deposits
An advertisement indicates a fully equipped office at 36 Wall Street is available if the main Broadway office is inconvenient. It states they pay interest on deposits and offer checkable accounts on request. Inquiries are invited.
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Wall Street
Broadway
Fireworks wound twelve at Cuban royal wedding celebration
In Cienfuegos twelve people were wounded by a premature fireworks explosion during King Alfonso's wedding celebration. A banquet in Havana at the Spanish Casino honored the Spanish royal wedding with President Palma represented by Treasury Secretary Sterling and Agriculture Secretary Castro. Spanish clubs in Havana and other cities were decorated for the event.
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Havana
Cienfuegos
Alfonso
Hono
Palma
Sterling
Treasury
Castro
Agriculture
Royal salutes mark Princess Ena and King Alfonso marriage
London May 31 royal twenty one gun salutes fired at naval and military stations at home and colonies in honor of Princess Ena marrying King Alfonso. Warships decorated bunting bands played the Spanish national anthem at Windsor Buckingham Palace and St James Palace during guard mounting.
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London
Ena
Victoria
Alfonso
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
St. James Palace
Royal news after attempted assassination in Spain
Rome reports the failed assassination of the Spanish sovereigns. Cardinal Merry del Val informed Pope Pius IX who sent congratulations to King Alfonso. King Victor Emmanuel telegrammed felicitations to the king and queen and asked his uncle the Duke of Genoa, who attended the wedding, to convey his greetings and condolences on the escape and the damage.
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Rome
Merry del Val
Pope Pius
Alfonso
Victor Emmanuel
Duke of
Genoa
THINK FRENCHMAN KILLED HIM
Reuben Morley of Saginaw Michigan was murdered on the Mongolia border north of Peking on September 2 by a French adventurer calling himself Vicomte La Verger. John Morley reports from the route, with evidence from missionaries and locals. Morley’s rifle and saddlebags were returned by the Frenchman, papers burned, and a horse herd found Morley’s pack load. A man like La Verger cashed Morley’s letter of credit in Colombo weeks later and sailed for Europe.
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Peking
Reuben Morley
Saginaw
Mich
Mongolia
Vicomte la Verger
John Morley
Cleveland
Morley
la Verger
Colombo
Ceylon
Europe
Kaiser Talks With Professor Laughlin in Berlin Dinner
Berlin May 31 J Laurence Laughlin professor at University of Chicago who lectured here with Imperial invitation attended a Schloss dinner honoring high military officers. The Emperor discussed social problems in the United States with Laughlin, and Crown Prince Frederick William engaged him on American industrial conditions expressing interest in visiting the United States to study the matter.
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Berlin
J. Laurence Laughlin
University of Chicago
Social Science and Education Society
William
Schloss
Laughlin
United States
America
Crown Prince
Frederick William
Mayer Gets Charges Against Coler In Albany
Albany May 31 Attorney General Mayer received from Governor Higgins the charges filed against Bird and Coler president of the Borough of Brook. The Attorney General will not take action until next week.
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Albany
Mayer
Higgins
Bird & Coler
Brook
Rhateer
Agrarian Debate Rocks St Petersburg Parliament in May Session
In St Petersburg today the lower house clashed over court martials and death sentences while Professor Petrosivsky urged limiting land expropriation to renting. He warned it would erode private property and spur peasant discontent, aligning with Poland's deputies amid party divisions. Reports of famine threats in Samara Simbirsk Ufa Kazan amplify agrarian tensions. Kirjanoff and Sasonoff of Working People face a year’s imprisonment for uprising articles and are banned for five years. Police-initiated Black Hundred telegrams linked to amnesty protests emerge as a parliamentary interpellation looms.
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Petrosivsky
Constitutional Democrat
Constitutional Democrats
Poland
Hertzenstein
Moscow
Suichinsky
Ministry of Finance
Peasants’ Bank
Samara
Simbirsk
Ufa
Kazan
Kirjanoff
Sasonoff
Nicholas
Rebels Massing Near Mexican Border Over Guatemala Crisis
Dispatches from Washington report rebels massing near the Mexican boundary to continue the assault on President Cabrera in Guatemala. A filibustering expedition has sailed from a Mexican port toward a Guatemalan port, while it remains unclear if Ocos remains under rebel control. Mexican neutrality along the border is cited as a barrier to large movements against Guatemala.
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Washington
State Department
Combs
United States
Guatemala
Honduras
Cabrera
Ocos
Mexico
Must Fly Cuban Flag Coast Trades Tied Up
A telegraph from Nueva Gerona on Isle of Pines reports Cuban authorities require coastwise vessels operating between Cuba and the Isle of Pines to fly the Cuban flag. Cuban officials announced months ago that ships with American flags must register as Cuban bottoms, and while American owners objected, pressure subdued the issue.
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Tribune
Mobile
Ala
Nueva Gerona
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Republic of Cuba
Ferryboat City of Jeffersonville Struck By Storm
A severe May storm in Louisville caused about 50000 in damage downtown. Winds of 52 mph and heavy rain wrecked plate glass, roofs and basement areas while flooding persisted. The ferry City of Jeffersonville rode rocks near the falls passengers rescued after an hour and several river packets blown across the river. St Joseph’s Church and St Louis Bertrand School were struck by lightning and damaged.
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Louisville
Ohio River
City of
Jeffersonville
St. Joseph’s Church
Webster
Washington Streets
St. Louis
War secretary names new brigadiers from Civil War ranks
Washington May 31 The Secretary of War announced the President has appointed Colonel Stephen F Jocelyn senior colonel of the line and existing General Staff member in San Francisco as brigadier general to replace General Buchanan Walter Ta n 1st Infantry now in the Philippines to succeed General Frank D Baldwin Both officers are Civil War veterans with excellent records
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Washington
Secretary of War
Stephen F. Jocelyn
San Francisco
Buchanan
Walter Tan
Philippines
Frank D. Baldwin
Navy compulsory retirement board to meet in Washington
Secretary Bonaparte appoints Rear Admirals Evans Coghlan Sands Dickins and Stockton to confer at the Navy Department to determine the compulsory retirements for the fiscal year. Fifteen officers in five grades will be retired, with detailed quotas and recommendations to be released on July 1.
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Washington
Bonaparte
Evans
Coghlan
Sands
Dickins
Stockton
Navy Department
Assassins in Batoum Conspiracy Caught and Confessed
The Viceroy reports the killers of American Vice Consul William H. Stuart at Batoum on May 20 near Manziad jani have been captured. They confess bribery led to the crime and name the instigators who were arrested. No more details are available.
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Tifus
Transcaucasia
William H. Stuart
Batoum
Manziadjani
Britain unlikely to accept amended trade treaty
Havana May 31 report State Department said it is improbable Britain will accept the amended treaty of commerce navigation and industry and that negotiations to induce acceptance are unlikely to occur.
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Havana
State Department
Great Britain
Comfortable Quarter Size Collars at Two for a Quarter
Note lists three Broadway Stores offering Quarter size collars at two for a quarter. Locations include 258 Warren Street, 33rd Street, 1260 Second Street. Description claims the collars are stout enough for tub work and rough use by boys.
Storm wrecks houses in Atlantic City mayhem
A violent electric storm struck Atlantic City and Ventnor, toppling trees and wrecking hotels and cottages. The Philadelphia Express train narrowly survived as a broken signal pole damaged boiler and steam flooded the cab. Fire chief and bystanders escaped serious injury amid flying glass and wreckage.
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Potts
Clain
Frederick Krauff
Maryland Avenue
Newate
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