Montpelier examiner

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ant Becker and others for the murder of Herman Rosenthal.

HEAD OF NATION

BORNEO TO DEATH

FOUR HUNDRED LOSE LIVES AS

RESULT OF EXPLOSION WHICH

DESTROYED PALACE.

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President of Republic of Hayti Among

the Victims, the Members of His

Family Being Saved-rCause of

Explosion Unexplained.

Port au Prince. Hayti.—General Cin

c.innatus Leconte, president of the re

public of Hayti. perished Thursday in

a fire which destroyed the national

P a ace It WHa caused by an explosion

*he P 0W( ler magazine attached to

ie P a ace

Later investigation showed that the

caaua y n dead a °d wounded

ani o il "ted lo ^00 persons,

t explosion occurred at 3:15

c oc Thursday morning and the

B oc shattered the palace. Fire fol

l owet quickly and the palace, a wood

en structure, was consumed within

a an h° l,r There were a great

number of explosions of munitions of

war that had been stored in the cel

a

lars.

All the houses around the palace

were greatly damaged, but as the pal

ace itself was isolated the firemen suc

ceeded in their efforts to localize the

fire.

The members of the family of the

president, all of whom were in the

palace at the time, were saved, but

President Leconte himself perished.

At a joint meeting of the chamber

and senate Thursday afternoon, Gen

eral Tancrede Auguste, senator and

ex-minister of public works, was

ed as president.

Shooting at Butte Picnic.

Butte. Mont.—John Mllkovlieh Is

dead and ianzor Tusvich fatally

wounded as a result of their love of

firearms. The two attended a miner s

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Montpelier examiner. (1912). Montpelier, Idaho, 1912-08-16. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86091111/1912-08-16/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Montpelier examiner, 1912-08-16.