The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-29

Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Aus
tro-Hungarian throne and his NOR
ganatic wife, the Duchess of Hohen-
berg, were assassinated Sunday while
driving through the streets of Sera-
jevo, the capital of Bosnia A youth
full Servian student fired the shot
which added another to the long list
of tragedies that has darkened the
reign, of Emperor francis Joseph.h
The archduke and his wife we're
victims of the second attempt in the
same day against their lives. First
a bomb was thrown at the automobile
in which they were riding to the town
hail. Forewarned of q possible at
tempt against his life. the archduke
was watchful and struck the missile
aside with his hrm. 1t fell under an
automobile which carried members Of
his suite, wounding Count Won Boos-
Waldeck and Colonel Merizzo.
On their return from the town hall
the archduke and the duchess were
driving to the hospital when the Ser
Wan. Gavrio Prinzip, darted at the
car and fired a volley at the occu-
pants His aim was true. for the
archduke and his wife were mortally
WOunOCO. Will tueu1 dt Inc llIa0
was the governor of the city, who es-
capped injury. The bodi-s of his mur-
dered companions collapsed across
him and protected .im from stray
bullets.
The governor shouted to the chauf-
feur to rush to the palace at top
speed. Physicians we're in prompt
attendance but their services were
useless as the archduke and his wife
were dead before the place was
reached.
A Reign of Sorrow.
This final tragedy. which has come
to the house of Hapsburg, is the cul
mination of the personal sorrows that
have -overshadowed the life of the
lister omens, for he faced internal dis
sensions and external aggressions
from the moment he came to the
throne. In 1853 the list of tragic
incidents beg: n with an attemmpt on
his own life. when a Hungarian
knife. Fourteen years later, his
brother Archduke Maximilian, en-
peror OF Mexico, was captured by
those who rose against him. con-
demned to death by court martial and
executed. Then followed the burn
sister In Paris and the death by sui
eide in Stahrenberg Lake of a cou-
sin.
In 1898. the emperor's wife, who was
the daughter OF Macmillan Joseph,
Duke of Bavaria, was stabbed to
archist They had been estranged for
many years but the emperor had
never ceased to show a deep affection
fur ier.
The murders occurred with such ra-
pidity that many persons near tie
re c6nf
street is very narrow and the assassin
vas able to fire at close range.
Anti-Servian demonstrations began
last night. The crowds knelt in the
streets and sang the national anthem.
The mayor Of Serajevo issued a procla-
nation to the residents of the city c--
Eorncing the crime and declaring that
by the confession Of the assassins it
was shown beyond all doubt that the
bomb thrown at the archdulke's car
came from Belgrade.
Sketch of His Life.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand was
born December Is, 1868. His father, the
Archduke Carl Ludwig. was brother
of Emperor Francis Joseph. and his
mother was Marie Annunziata, daugh-
ter of Ferdinand II of Naples. Francis
Ferdinand was still q boy when his
mother died.
In 1893 his father, then more than 50,
married Princess Maria Theresa Won
Braganza, the Is year old daughter of
King Miguel of Portugal The new
stepmother established an exemplary
home. Ferdinand always held her in
the Archduchess Maria Annunxiata.
were the only ladies' present as wit
nesses OF Francis Ferdinand's NOR
ganatic marriage to the Countess
Sophie Chotek, who later was elevated
to the rank of Duchess of Hohenberg
by the emperor.
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