December 7, 2004
Le Petit Journal was a leading illustrated
news journal published in France from 1891 until WW2. It was
famous for its brightly colored prints graphically depicting
news events around the world as well as happenings in France.
This is one of the prints these old, rare and interesting illustrated
journals.
A few days only after the assassination of the King of Italy,
a miserable poor wretch French tried to strike the Shah of
Persia.
It was about 09:00 hrs. of that morning. The King left
the Royal Palace in a coach, when a man, violently charging
the agents
from the crowd, climbed on the footboard of the coach, pointing
a revolver against Mozaffer-ED-DIN. Luckily, a Mashal rapidly
grabbed his wrist and took the gun away. The man was finally
arrested by the agents and taken away from the furious crowd
that wanted to tear him to pieces.
Sent by Darius Kadivar
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