Assassination in Sarajevo Ends Archduke's Reign
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his morganatic wife the Duchess of Hohenberg were killed in Sarajevo after a bomb attack failed earlier the same day. Gavrio Prinsip and a conspirator fired on the royal car as they returned to the palace. the governor escaped injury as crowds watched in mourning. Anti-Serb demonstrations began and authorities pledged to pursue the crime.
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Meaker opens movement to test personal laws in Boston
W Lathrop Meaker former clergyman leads a new movement aiming to abolish existing personal laws and seek justice through civil disobedience. He vows arrest or imprisonment for contempt or theft as protest, denying socialism while linking aim to higher law. Also notes Emmanuel Movement ties and a new sleeping car service to Winston Salem by Southern Railway.
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Peers to Take Up Home Rule Measure Tomorrow
London reports June 22 that the home rule bill faces a third Lords reading on May 30. Observers expect Lords to reject it by a large majority, triggering the act’s path to royal assent and No. 10’s strategy to drive the measure toward enactment in British history.
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Panama Liberals Win In Isthmus Municipal Elections
Special cable from Panama reports the Isthmus municipal elections held in orderly fashion. The liberal party defeated the malcontent faction allied with the defunct union patriótica, marking a test of strength between the two sides.
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Rothschilds win Grand Prix de Paris amid fashion shift
Baron Maurice Rothschild's Sardanople won $100,000 at the Grand Prix de Paris, beating Edouard's La Farina by a neck and ending Herman B. Duryea's Derby hopes. The race drew about 1,000,000 spectators and $3.2 million in bets. The event, while socially losing prestige, grew in sporting stature with a black and white field. Fashion notes: evening gowns rise, bare shoulders common, black velvet hats, and new Byron collars for men. American visitors included Mrs. Craig Biddle and Mrs. Parkman Trowbridge.
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Deauville
Byron
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John Craven
Parkman Trowbridge
Senate faces weeks of trust legislation debate and diplomacy
The Senate plans steady work on the Federal trade commission bill, the Clayton antitrust measure, and railway securities, with the judiciary committee wrestling over interlocking directorates. Nicaraguan treaty probes continue. the House weighs a national leasing system and conservation bills amid vigorous debate on states rights.
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Archduke and Wife Assassinated and More News
Today’s issue features the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, political maneuvering on personal laws, United States actions at Haltian Port, Durbar II’s third run, rebel envoys meeting Huerta, and Hopkins advising Carranza. Also reports: Alexander Stewart dead in Paris, new Heil to the throne, and debate on a 1916 premier. Plus international mediators, Vera Cruz veteran, Nelson’s letters, sympathy for a wife killer, antisuffrage moves, Berlin court intrigue, local burials, Secretary Wilson on labor, railways’ plight, sport notes, two Alexandria girls drowned, and Kelley's army due soon.
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Americans At 20000 Fete Paris Delegates Honored
Paris June 28 300 guests attended a garden party in honor of U S delegates to the sixth International Congress of Chambers of Commerce. Notables included Mr and Mrs George A Kessler the Duke and Duchess de Moray Prince Dolgourowki Prefect Hennon Ambassador Herrick Senator Menier Baron Robert de Rothschild and Mr and Mrs Robert Hilliard. $20000 was spent on superb illuminations. This week 160 American delegates sail home aboard the White Star liner Olympic after several had already departed.
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Sixth International Congress of Chambers of Commerce
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Dewey May Be In Parade Through Panama Canal
A Washington dispatch from June 28 reports Admiral George Dewey may sail the Olympia through the Panama Canal next March for a naval parade. Rear Admiral Clark is ordered to command his old ship the Oregon for the occasion and Secretary Daniels says Dewey is to be invited. If unable to travel the canal, an overland trip to San Francisco may allow boarding the Olympia at the parade fleet’s arrival.
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Big Liner Goes on Rocks Near Tory Island
In fog and rain the Anchor Line steamer California from New York to Glasgow ran ashore off Tory Island. Wireless calls drew gunboats and torpedo boats for aid. no panic, passengers and crew aboard. Vessel flooded forward and aft, bow crushed, in seven fathoms. June 28 Londonderry. July 4 excursions offered by Southern Railway with July 7 return limit.
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Ulster Movement
Calls Big Bout a Fake in Moran Johnson Fight Denounced
Paris cable quotes Jack Adams alleging the Moran bout was staged for publicity and money. Adams claims Johnson and associates fixed the match to boost his image and film profits, citing payouts and a supposed weight discrepancy while Moran received little.
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Wanamaker flying boat America survives high gale in Keuka
Special to The Weshiogawa from Hammondsport New York June 23 a third storm within a week tested the Wanamaker flying boat America. A cloudburst gale lifted the craft four feet before it was steadied. Glenn H Curtiss and Ellwood Doherty directed the rescue as rain hail and lightning battered the hangar. Despite drenching damage was limited to the hull and wing surface, a hydroplane board added to the tail promises better water handling and a test of fuel endurance up to 40 hours remains to be proven.
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Mediation Claims Tangle in Mexican Railways Probe
Washington authorities reveal links between Capt. Sherburne Hopkins and Henry Clay Pierce in a bid to control Mexico’s rail network. Documents show Pierce and associates shaping Carranza delegates and press plans to undermine Niagara Falls mediation. The dispatch details payments to Hopkins and signals Cowdray’s alleged control of northern rails amid Huerta’s regime.
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Conflicting Peace Talks as Huerta Faces Revolt in Mexico
Reports from Vera Cruz say Carranza and Huerta have secret talks in Mexico City while Huerta's volunteer forces refuse cooperation and prepare to defend territory. Juarez followers and generals Maas and Navarrete move toward quiet, with Villa targeting Queretaro and rail links. Carranza pressures concessions amid clashes near Monterey.
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