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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1903
Page
1
Nixon faces charges over unloading Crescent Company assets at an inflated price. Exporters sue South African steamship lines as disputes over shipbuilding and US ownership reach arbitration.
Bondholders accuse Henry Schwab of hijacking control of Crescent Shipbuilding via Bethlehem Steel assets, seeking a court appointed receiver and to cancel Schwab related transactions. Lawsuit claims inflated bond sales, misrepresentation of assets, and a plan to wipe out first mortgage holders for Schwab's gain. Also includes Sherman Act suit against South African steam line cartel over inflated freight and rebates.
A decree from Peking authorizes building the Shanghai Nanking Railroad under a British and Chinese corporate protection. The five year project cannot shift to non British control. China guarantees a loan of 3,250,000 taels at five percent interest to finance the road.
An official statement from The Hague declares no truth to reports that Queen Wilhelmina shows tuberculosis symptoms. The Queen has no plan to travel to Madeira or Cairo for health reasons.
A sharp earthquake shook Francisco and surrounding areas for over ten seconds. No damage reported. Tremors extended to Los Banos Acton Sergeant Oakland Santa Margarita and Newman. Northern spots Tiburon San Rafael Petaluma Vallejo reported prolonged shaking. Also an ad notes travel time on The Chicago Limited from Pennsylvania Railroad.
James Fitzpatrick a Central Park bartender shot his eight year old son Thomas in a Seventy seconds walk near the Ramble before turning the gun on himself. Patrons of the park and patrolmen rushed to aid them as the boy endured multiple injuries and the father died shortly after at Presbyterian Hospital.
Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht Shamrock II and Shamrock I, with Erin and Cruiser, are poised to reach Sandy Hook today after a 15 day Atlantic crossing. A wireless message from Captain Mathews of Erin to H H Davies confirmed arrival plans, the De Forest station noting the yachts three hundred miles east off Block Island.
El Paso Texas reports seven bodies recovered at Clifton Arkansas after a cloudburst flood. Dozens are missing, property losses exceed 190000 dollars. Arizona Copper Company suffered heavy damage. eight miles of railway washed out. passenger train toppled into canyon. telegraph cut. news relayed by runners.
Austin dispatch reports tense crowds gathering at Statton and other county seats as more than three hundred thousand acres of State land go on sale at midnight. Homeseekers cowboys and bonus jumpers converge on courthouses prepared to file applications and stake claims amid high tension and armed individuals among the assemblage.
The French liner La Savoie reported that Mrs. P. Bonnet of Philadelphia died suddenly about a hundred miles from Havre while returning from New York. The body was buried at sea and Mr. Bonnet will return to New York tomorrow. The ad notes Niagara Falls round trip via Lackawanna Railroad with tickets sold June 16 and 17 and a June 22 return limit, and promotes Pennsylvania Railroad Western service.
A military coup in Belgrade results in the assassination of King Alexander, Queen Draga, her brothers, Premier Markovitch, the War Minister, and four officers. Prince Peter Karageorgevitch is proclaimed king by the army, with parliament to ratify on June 15. European capitals and Washington react with horror but expect no European peace disruption.
London dispatch details a Belgrade assassination plot aimed at replacing King Alexander with Peter Karageorgevitch. The informant, a Servian in London, traces a long feud between Karageorgevitch and Obrenovitch factions, notes Russian sympathy for the king, and predicts foreign intervention or civil war amid revolutionary upheavals.
Belgrade reports a military coup in which King Alexander and Queen Draga were killed. Prince Peter Karageorgevitch proclaimed King as troops seized posts and telegraphs. the army backs the regime as Belgrade cheers regicide and Parliament is to ratify the new rule. The motive centers on constitutional suspensions and army grievances.
Fragmentary OCR item notes: Greener of Commercia mt of the United States at Windivestock says the best map is published by the New York Central. Names G. H. Daniels, G. FP. A., New York appear as publishers or officials.
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