Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1901 — Queen Escapes Assassins. [ARTICLE]

Queen Escapes Assassins.

Maria Pia, Queen Dowager of Portugal, sister of the late King Humbert of Italy, and mother of the present King Carlos, has had a narrow escape from assassination at Alx-Les-Bains. Her Majesty was takihg a course of the baths, but was so perturbed by the attack upon her that she left Aix hastily for Rome. Details of the attempted assassination are not obtainable at present. The police are said to have a clew. News of the affair is causing a deep sensation, for the Queen Dowager was known personally to a considerable number of people.