▁Washington ▁V ander b ilt ▁II , ▁American ▁business man , ▁steam bo at ▁and ▁rail road ▁baron ▁( b . ▁ 1 8 6 2 ) ▁ ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁( S aturday ) ▁ ▁Prince ▁William ▁of ▁W ied ▁arrived ▁in ▁Alban ia ▁to ▁begin ▁what ▁was ▁ultimately ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁six - month ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁B alk an ▁country , ▁while ▁out law ing ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Central ▁Alban ia ▁created ▁by ▁Ott oman ▁army ▁officer ▁and ▁politician ▁Ess ad ▁P asha ▁To pt ani ▁in ▁D urr ë s ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Government ▁of ▁Alban ia . ▁ ▁With ▁all ▁state ▁appe als ▁lost , ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁Leo ▁Frank , ▁conv icted ▁in ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁ 1 3 - year ▁old ▁Mary ▁Ph agan , ▁was ▁set ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 7 ▁( his ▁birth day ). ▁ ▁The ▁Ken ya ▁Indian ▁Congress ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁British ▁East ▁Africa . ▁ ▁The ▁body ▁of ▁Texas ▁ran cher ▁Clement e ▁Ver g ara ▁was ▁finally ▁recovered ▁in ▁Mexico ▁and ▁delivered ▁to ▁his ▁relatives ▁in ▁L are do , ▁Texas . ▁Ver g ara ▁was ▁last ▁seen ▁alive ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 3 ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁cust ody ▁by ▁Mexican ▁federal ▁troops ▁and ▁held ▁at ▁a ▁g arrison ▁in ▁H idal go , ▁Co ahu ila , ▁Mexico . ▁An ▁aut ops y ▁on ▁the ▁body ▁confirmed ▁Ver g