The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-18
Report Comes of Assassination of The Ruler Of
the HeIeneS on the FiftiGth Ami
veTsay of KngShp
NO DETAILS RECEIVED AND IT is BELIEVED A
STRICT CENSORSHIP HAS been ESTABLISHED

! Bayarian prince. was dethroned by
revolution Ina 1862 and the provisional
government by the ministry was not
strong enough to prevent political
complications which threatened 20 un-
dermine the peace of Europe The
great powers Of Europe recognized the
necessity of providing o. now ruler for
Greece ana the position was offered
first to the Duke of Edinburgh and
then TO the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Co
tha. but both declined. It was VI. de
Chaudordy. a French diplomat. who
conceived tho idea Of offering tho
throne To Prince William George and
tho plan was promptly approved by
England and the other powers.
The young prince had beer. sent 70
the masthead for punishment when
the cmiss7ries of the powers arrived
10 offer him the crown. lie accepted
through his father and. having been
officially declared OF age. he made his
entry in Athens ia oct. 80 Of that year
took the oath and ascendcd the throne
-Four years late, oct. 49, 1857, he
married the Grand Duchess olga, cid.
est daughter OF the Grand Duke Con-
stantino Of Russia thus connecting
himself 10y a strong link with one OF
the most powerful reignine families OF
Europe. The Greeks agreed TO settle
S225,000 "a year upon their new king.
England. France and Russia each
agreed to add 10000 year for the
term Of his natural life and about
$4,000 was charged for his benefit ON
the Iouian Islands which were later
ccdcd Go him by Great Britain AL
though his civil list was always rath-
or meager kiog George J., under
which namc ne became ruler of the
HoiIenes. by means of his remarkable
business ability accumulated an enor-
nous fortune during the nfty Years OF
his reign. He made large sums by
successful speculation on the bourse
and invested his winnings in landed
estates in Greece. real estate in var
ious countries of Europe and in the
United States became the owner of
mines. farms plantations and factor
les. owner ot stock I'm railroads AMI
various financial and commercial cS-
tahlishmcuts and Of a large 0rrt of
merchant vessels trading between
Mediterranean ports.
Queen Olga bore him six children.
of whom AN but the Youngest. Prime
Christopher. born i'm lSSS. are married.
The heir apparent to the throne is
Prince Constantine Duke of Sparta.
who was born in 1865 and i'm 1859 was
married 10 Princess Sophia, sister of
Emperor William H. Although King
George always showed great devotion
to his people and proved himself
faithful and liberal king neither he
nor his family enjoved great popular
ilV Many times the continuance oc
the dyuasD WAS seriously threatened,
but King George maintained his dig
nifty and waatbrr,d aU storms, even
the critical period Of the disastrous
way against Turkey. Since Greece de-
claIed Nas against Turkey i'm October.
1871. King Gaorgc and his family have
grown cutie popular and the future
of the dynasty seemed 10 bc more soc
curc tbau gt amy time during his reign,
Next 90 Emperor Francis Joseph az
Austria. Kuua George is now the oldest
amorr the European ruicrs