A PORTUGUESE TRAGEDY.
(United Press Association—Copyright) <; Received March 10, 11.5 p.m.
LISBON, March 10. Hie Carnival is progressing at Braganza (Portugal). A peasant represented the late King Carlos, the peasant's eldest son representing the late Crown Prince. The peasant's second son, impersonating Buca—on© of the' King's assassins—not knowing that the revolver he was using was loaded, fired, killing his father.
The son was so mi^h shocked that he had to be forcibly restrained from committing suicide.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 11 March 1908, Page 5
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76A PORTUGUESE TRAGEDY. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 11 March 1908, Page 5
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