New York Times 100 years ago today, April 29, 1913:
Mysterious Warnings from Abroad Received by Berlin Police.
BERLIN, April 28.— A warning that an attempt was to be made on the life of Emperor William in the course of his visit to Karlsruhe, Baden, was received yesterday by the police authorities in Berlin anonymously from abroad.
They immediately informed the police of Karlsruhe and Frankfort, and most stringent precautions were taken to prevent any outrage.
FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN, April 28.— The police of Karlsruhe were instructed from Berlin to keep special watch during Emperor William's visit there yesterday, as a number of suspected persons were reported to have departed for the capital of Baden.
According to the Karlsruhe correspondent of the Frankfort Gazette, the Emperor changed his plans at the last moment, and instead of proceeding on the special train which had been prepared for him, drove in an automobile from Strassburg.
No incident occurred.
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