Servia Chooses New King Amid Murder Plot Fallout
Belgrade senators and deputies unanimously back restoring the 1888 constitution and electing Prince Peter Karageorgevitch king. Rumors claim he will demand removal of murderers, increased civil list, and unanimous election. Bodies of King Alexander and Queen Draga lay in rough graves, with public outrage and calls for republic ideas gaining traction among some elites.
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Belgrade
Peter Karageorgevitch
Karageorgevitch
Geneva
Prince Karageorgevitch
Servian
New King Denies Complicity In Serbian Assassination
Prince Peter Karageorgevitch, pretender to the Servian throne, in a Geneva interview denies any role in the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga. He criticizes the bloodshed, distances himself from the crime, and outlines his political views while noting his networks in Serbia.
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Prince Peter Karageorgevitch
Geneva
Switzerland
Alexander
Draga
Prince Peter
Servia
Murder of King Alexander and Queen Draga in Belgrade Revolt
A detailed narrative describes a coordinated coup by about ninety army officers from Servia culminating at 2 a.m. with the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga inside the royal palace. The account notes key players Col Maschin and Lieut Naumovitch, the fate of the palace guards, and the immediate dramatic suppression of royal relatives.
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Servia
Mit Achitsch
Kalimagden Garden
Alexander Maschin
Queen Draga
Lieut
Naumovitch
High Military Academy
Panajotovic
Lavar Petroviteh
Petrovitch
Col. Maschin
Kistics
Alexander
Draga
Col. Machin
Obrenovitches
Cols
Nikola
Nikodem Lunjevics
Ever a Soldier of Fortune Prince Karageorgevitch
The article recalls Prince Peter Karageorgevitch known in Paris years ago as an intriguing royal pretender and soldier of fortune. His life is described as filled with dare devil escapades and shifting fortunes amid intrigue and plots to realize royal demands. He was received in Belgrade in a recent scene.
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Peter Karageorgevitch
Servia
Paris
Belgrade
Recaptured Murderer Mink After Long Chase in Illinois
Fred Mink, 21, who killed Newt Harris and his stepmother near Pittsfield, Illinois, after a two day pursuit by Sheriff Main, deputies, and militia, surrendered in Saylor's barn. He had eluded capture despite being surrounded at times and was brought to jail as guards reinforced the prison with militia.
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Pittsfield
Main
Fifth Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Fred Mink
Saylor
Mink
Gov
McKenzie
Gov. McKenzie
Pike County
Smith
A. Fifth Regiment
Newt Harris
Adam Mink
Harris Place
Young Mink
England Endures Severe Rain and Frost Storm
England experiences a prolonged winter storm with ten days of no sun, three days of continuous rain, widespread floods in the Thames valleys, heavy frost in many districts, and snow in the central highlands. No let up appears imminent.
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London
England
Thames
Omaha Bride Wed on The Seneca Aboard Ship
Miss Pauline Schroeder of Omaha Nebraska becomes the bride of Captain Frank W Irvine of the steamship Seneca. The couple met for the first time on the voyage to New York.
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New York
Pauline Schroeder
Omaha
Neb
Frank W. Irvine
Seneca
Governor's Yukon report tops Klondike for gold finds
Tacoma June 16 Governor Congdon reports new Duncan creek gold discoveries will exceed those in the Klondike in extent and richness.
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Klondike
Tacoma
Wash
Congdon
Yukon Territory
Duncan Creek
Swans Save Child From Lake At Columbia Gardens
Little Gertrude O'Neil fell into the artificial lake at Columbia Gardens. Swans swimming in the water seized the drowning child and dragged her to the shore.
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Butte
Mont
Gertrude O'Neil
Columbia Gardens
Belgian steamer Rubens sinks off Christiansand
Four Rubens crew members report the Belgian steamer capsized and sank near Christiansand. Nine sailors the captain and mate were lost in the disaster.
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Christiansand
Rubens
Turks Pillage District as Refugees Flee to Burgas
On June 16 the Bur gas district received 1 500 Bulgarian refugees fleeing Adrianople. Turkish regulars and bashibazouks are raiding the entire Adrianople region, causing chaos and displacement.
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Sofia
Burgas
Adrianople
Yacht rope break drowns Wisconsin senior Arthur Beale
In Madison Wisconsin on June 16 a sailing yacht rope broke leading to the drowning of Arthur Franz Beale a University of Wisconsin senior.
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Madison
Wis
Arthur Franz Beale
University of Wisconsin
Georgetown conferred Ph D on Ramon Jose Lacson
Georgetown University in Washington awarded the degree of doctor of philosophy to Ramon Jose Lacson born in Manila in 1883. The Filipino recipient completed the program and received the Ph D on June 16.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Ramon Jose Lacson
Manila
Judge clarifies peonage limits and contract law ruling
In Montgomery Judge Jones told the grand jury peonage cases are confined to two or three counties. He ruled Alabama's criminal contract law violates the federal constitution by creating a civil debt that could force imprisonment or service. If upheld, those connected with convict hire and sentencing face federal indictment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jones
United States
Alabama
Bowen Back From Venezuela on Leave Before Hague Mission
American Minister to Venezuela Herbert W. Bowen arrived on the Maracaibo and will take a two month leave before heading to The Hague to participate in arbitration. He notes ten international commissions at Caracas handling claims against Venezuela, including United States, British, German, Italian, Mexican, French, Spanish, Swedish and Norwegian, Belgian and Dutch. The commissions met June 1 and are expected to finish in three to four months.
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Hague
New York
Herbert W. Bowen
United States
Venezuela
Maracaibo
Bowen
Caracas
United States Commission
Mount Kisco and New Castle Fire Incendiary Search
Farmers and summer residents in Mount Kisco and New Castle townships hunt an incendiary after more than a dozen houses and barns burned and nearly all dogs in the area poisoned. They arm themselves with shotguns and rifles as they pursue clues across the two communities.
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New York
Mount Kisco
New Castle
Pastor Sues for Libel in London Courts
The Rev. Charles Garrett, pastor of a North London Congregational church, sues the Christian World for libel over a claim that Tennessee university is fake and its degree bogus. Garrett, a graduate of the institution, seeks redress in London.
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London
Charles Garrett
North London
The
Christian World
Tennessee University
Tree Cutting Causes Floods Sermon Declares Link
In New York on June 16 the Rev. Dr. Frank Oliver Hall preached on "God's Revelation Through the Trees" and said floods in this and other countries result from tree destruction.
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New York
Frank Oliver Hall
Convict Weds Widow in Ohio Prison Parole Case
Floyd C. Lithgow alias L C Lennon, a convict at the Ohio penitentiary and pardoned by Gov. Nash, has married Mrs. Mary E Vaughan a widow who lives at Horseshoe Bend near Ironton Ohio on June 16 in Tronton.
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Tronton
Floyd C. Lithgow
L. C. Lennon
Ohio Penitentiary
Gov. Nash
Mary BE. Vaughan
Horseshoe Bend
Ironton
Declines to Be Governor of Cavite Province
Manila report states the government offered the Cavite province governorship to Capt. Shanks of the Eighteenth Infantry, but he declined the post.
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Manila
Cavite
Shanks
Eighteenth Infantry
Dutch Graduate Dirk Nyboleker Found Near Starvation
Dirk Nyboleker, a 14 & graduate of the University of Leyden, once well-to-do in Holland, and fluent in three languages, was found nearly starved in the vicinity of Near Starvation New York on June 16.
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New York
Dirk Nyboleker
University of Leyden
Holland
Italian Crisis Deepens as Cabinet Fails to Form
Rome on June 16 reports the political crisis intensifying as Zamardelli refuses to form a cabinet. If he persists the king may appoint former Interior Minister Giolitti to form the government.
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Rome
Zamardelli
Giolitti
Natives Loot Wreck Near Liberian Coast
The Elder Dempster steamer Passa, bound from Lagos to Hamburg, was wrecked on the Liberian coast. Natives looted the vessel after the disaster.
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London
Demp ‘Ster
Passa
Lagos
West Africa
Hamburg
Quadruplets Born in Wolfpen Family
Heavy Load for Stork reports J. L Curtis of Wolfpen West Virginia welcomed quadruplets on June 16 in Parkersburg area. The three girls and one boy are described as lusty and healthy, adding joy to the Curtis household.
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Stork
Parkersburg
W. Va
J. L Curtis
Wolfpen
Crops Fine In Manitoba Reported In Bulletin
Government official bulletin reports fine prospects for crops in all sections of Manitoba with steady weather and good growing conditions across the province. The update emphasizes widespread optimism for yields and agricultural stability throughout June.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Government
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