Austrian Empress Slain In Geneva by Anarchist Stab
An Italian anarchist fatally stabbed the Austrian empress in Geneva on a Saturday afternoon as she walked from the Beaurivage hotel to the steamer landing. He was captured after the crime and reportedly sang as he was led away, claiming he acted for class struggle.
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Austria
Geneva
Switzerland
Beaurivage
Empresa
Beanriyags
Francia Joseph
Adiita
Duc d'Orleans
Lucessi
Saccheni
Duke of
Evian
Tucessi
Fatal Gasoline Blast Rocks Philadelphia Grocery
An explosion in a Philadelphia grocery cellar ruptured forty gallons of gasoline, killing several and likely many more. The blast caused the building and neighbors to collapse, with four bodies recovered and three identified, including a ten year old girl. Cause remains undetermined.
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Philadelphia
Parade Planned for Porto Rican Troops in New York
A Washington dispatch reports General Miles, after a formal call at the White House, says the president will order a parade of Porto Rican troops in New York next Saturday. About 8,000 troops are expected to participate.
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Washington
Miles
White House
New York
Assassination News Shocks Vienna Crowds
The startling report of the assassination reached Vienna shortly before 6 pm on Saturday. Citizens flooded the streets, papers issued extra editions, and crowds read tributes to the empress as verification came from the Wiener Abend Post. Grief spread and public events were canceled. Emperor Francis Joseph received the news at Schonbrunn.
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Vienna
Austria
Wiener Abend Post
Francis Joseph
Schoonbrunn
Swiss Empress Assassination Shocks Government
The Lawa of Switzerland forbids capital punishment and orders a council to address the assassination of Austria's empress. Presidents and officials mourn as the incident prompts condolence from President McKinley to Emperor Francis Joseph and a formal federal response.
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Lawa
Switzerland
Berne
Federal Council
Assassin Known in France and Plot Against European Leaders
French president Faure sent a telegram of condolence to Emperor Francis Joseph after news of the assassination. Paris police link the murder to Italian anarchists and identify the suspect as Luccessi, a dangerous anarchist sought by Bologna police. Luccessi was implicated in recent troubles and fled to Zurich.
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Faure
France
Francis Joseph
Paris
Luccessi
Bologna
Aterlaet
Zurich
War Investigating Commission Named Then Declined
President urged Generals Schofield Gordon and Dodge and others to join a war conduct inquiry. General John B. Gordon wires to decline due to unstable health, citing inability to serve on the committee.
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Gordon
Alger
John W. Schofield
John B. Gordon
Cranfield M. Dodge
D. ©. Gilman
Charles F. Mandelson
Robert T. Lincoln
Daniel 8. Lamont
W. W. Keen
James A. Sexton
John B
Roosevelt Ready to Accept New York Governor Nomination
New York dispatch reports Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will accept the governorship if the party convention at Saratoga offers the nomination. Roosevelt authorized the announcement and awaits the convention's decision to tender the nomination.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Saratoga
Wheeler's Son Drowns in Ocean Bathing Tragedy
Naval Cadet Thomas H. Wheeler son of Major General Joseph Wheeler and Second Lieutenant Newton D. Kirkpatrick of the First Cavalry drowned while bathing off Camp Wikoff Mon tauk. Their bodies washed ashore near the life saving station early Thursday morning. Cavalry detail on the beach aided in recovery as General Wheeler and family prepared to receive the remains at Wheeler Alabama. Local authorities arrange transport to Virginia and Alabama with military officials sending condolences.
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Kirkpatrick
Aldo Loaca
Second Cavalry
General Wheeler
Wheeler
Ala
Young Wheeler
R. D. Kirkpatrick
Lexington
War Department
Virginia
McKinley
Washington
General Shafter
New York
Christians Arm to Aid Candians Amid Crete Riots
Dispatches from Candia report Christian groups arming to aid the Candians after massacres. Rioting killed about 200 people and looting hit British, German, and Spanish consulates. International troops arrived to restore order as Crete faces administration challenges and calls for the assembly.
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Athens
Greece
Candia
Justified Teller Faction Coroner's Jury Clears Endeavor
In Colorado Springs the coroner's jury investigating Charles E. Harris’s death in a silver Republican party clash sided with the Teller faction. The verdict finds the fatal shot was fired by persons unknown to the jury, while confirming the faction’s bid to hold the opera house against opponents.
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Colorado Springs
Harris
Colo
Charles E. Harris
Silver Republican Party
Teller
Opera House
Roosevelt for Governor Nomination in New York
Republican leaders in New York plan to nominate Theodore Roosevelt for governor. Representative Quigg of New York said Roosevelt has no doubt of securing the nomination, noting that over 900 of 971 convention votes would likely go to Roosevelt.
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New York
Hough Rider
Quigg
New York State
Roosevelt
Miles Visits President for Brief White House Call
General Miles and Colonel Mich ler paid a formal call on the president at the White House on Friday. The brief five minute meeting was a routine show of respect on a returning high official, not a wartime conference.
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Washington
Miles
Michler
Staf
White House
Greely Returns from Southern Campaign Inspection
General Greely chief signal officer returns to Washington after an inspection tour of southern campaign posts. He met corps officers, found the service in good condition and the men cared for at each point visited.
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Washington
Southern
Campa
General Greely
Loro
Gray on Pence Commission New Member In One of the Best Known Men in Public Life
The president named Senator Gray of Delaware as the fifth member of the peace commission, completing the five member panel and adding Democratic representation alongside Day Davis Frye and Reid. Gray, born in 1840 in New Castle, Delaware, and Princeton graduate, has served in the Senate since 186? and is a noted foreign relations figure. The commission will likely sail for Paris after meetings in mid month. they will receive general views of the administration from the president prior to departure.
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Justice White
Gray
Delaware
Peace Commission
Day
Davis
Frye
Whitelaw Reid
Canada
Paris
Renator
Senator Gray
Senate
New Castle
Del
Princeton
Thomas F. Bayard
Cleveland
Cray
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Thes
Wrye
Hawaii
Gordon Honored as McKinley Names Him to Army Commission
A telegram from President McKinley asked General John B. Gordon to join a commission examining the army's commissary quartermaster and medical bureaus and the handling of sickness in camps. The move is described as an honor with nationwide implications for future military conduct.
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McKinley
General Gordon
War Department
Department of the Army
Army
Gordon
Texas counties flee as whitecaps drive Negroes to towns
Exarkana Arkansas reports a large influx of Black residents fleeing whitecap violence in Titus Cass Red River Hopkins and other Texas cotton counties. Vigilance committees form to protect property as notices and violence dispatch many Negroes toward town.
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Texas
Kanaan
Exarkana
Ark
Titus
Cass
Red River
Hopkins
Quarantine Raised as Dengue Not Yellow Fever Found
Florida officials lifted the quarantine after state health officer Blunt from Texas received a telegram from Jacksonville reporting no yellow fever cases, only mild dengue fever, leading Key West to follow suit.
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Florida
Blunt
Texas
Jacksonville
Fli
Key West
Investigation Demanded For War Department at White House
Secretary Alger and Adjutant General Corbin pressed the president for a full inquiry into War Department conduct. President Coolidge has not decided yet if the order will be issued, with cabinet discussion anticipated. Wilson and Corbin attended parts of the Thursday night talks amid rumors and opposition to formal charges.
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Washington
Alger
War Department
Corbin
Wilson
Coffin Trust Forming Aims To Control U S Output
A national effort is underway to unite all coffin factories into a single powerful combination. J. Pierpont Morgan, a noted New York financier, will fund the enterprise to achieve a centralized control over the 118 mid-sized factories and roughly $18,000,000 in investment.
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Echome
United States
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
Miles Arrives in Washington to Warm Welcome
Major General Nelson A. Miles arriving from New York at 6 35 PM with Mrs Miles and staff officers Colonel Maus and Colonel Mieler. They were met at Sixth Street station by Major Black and Captain Morton as hundreds gathered to greet the General in the capital.
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Capital
New York
Nelson A. Miles
Army of the United States
Miles
Maus
Mieler
Washington
Sixth Street
Black
General Miles
Morton
Spaniards Delay Spanish Evacuation Meeting Sep 12
San Juan dispatch reports Spanish evacuation commissioners delaying the first meeting. They claim instructions not yet arrived but expected on Alfonso XIII within days. American commissioners insist the first meeting occur before September 12 under the protocol.
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San Juan
Hey
Would-Be Assassin Fires on Queen Wilhelmina
The Lokal Anzeiger Berlin reports a foiled attempt near Almersfort Utrecht province where a man fired on Queen Wilhelmina. a bystander was wounded, the assailant, said to be an Englishman, was arrested.
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Holland
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Wilhelmina
Almersfort
Utrecht
Spanish deputies attack Sagasta cabinet over war and peace
In Madrid a deputy denounces the government for its conduct in war and peace talks. Critics accuse Correa and Amon of incapacity and push for inquiry while Silvela’s faction condemns Sagasta and contemplates a fall of the cabinet. Spain protests Manila capitulation as Manila revenue and Aguinaldo custody issues loom.
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Madrid
Senor Connlejus
Cervera
Senor Caunbjas
Senor Salasta
Correa
Aunon
Senor Silvela
Polavicja
Man
Sagasta
Polavieja
Aecor Bngusta
Blanco
Cuba
Senor Romero Giro
Bank of Spain
M.cambon
Washington
Philippines
Spain
Manila
United States
Aguinaldo
Dewey
Guggenheim Ticket Nominated by Colorado Anti Teller Republicans
The anti Teller Silver Republicans in Colorado named a full state ticket led by Governor Simon Guggenheim of Denver. Ira Bloomfield of Rio Grande County is running for Lieutenant Governor with Joseph W. Milhausen of Fremont for Secretary of State. Harry Malnix of Denver is treasurer and John A. Wayne of Weld County is auditor. H. M. Hogg of San Miguel County seeks Attorney General.
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Silver Republicans
Colorado
Simon Guggenheim
Denver
Ira Bloomfield
Rio Grande County
Joseph W. Millaum
Fremont County
Harry Malnix
John A. Wayne
Weld County
Triumvirate Formed In Washington Political Move
A joint conference committee of Democrats Silver Republicans and Populists in Washington state plans a People’s Party ticket. Democrats and Silver Republicans will each hold one congressman while Populists secure both supreme court judges seats.
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Washington
Washington State
Ellensburg
People’s Party
Supreme Court
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