Sunday, June 28, 1914
Sunny
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
Archive Silence
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The Wharf, Sutton Courtenayⓘ
HIS DAYWeekend leisure (Asquith was aware of the Archduke's assassination this day but 'took no notice' at the time)
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West End / Mayfair (probable)ⓘ
HER DAYLikely in London for the weekend, moving in the June ‘season’ round of dinners, theatre/opera, and private visits (the pattern of her life in these days).. Possible social call/meeting with Asquith on or around that weekend (their letters show regular Friday/Saturday encounters in late June), though nothing surviving pins them together on the 28th specifically.. Reading and discussing politics privately with intimates (her usual role with Asquith), rather than any public/political ‘appearance’ of her own.
Official Register
1914-06-28Top News
Daily Edition
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip.. The Anchor liner *California* ran ashore in fog near Tory Island off the coast of Ireland; passengers were rescued by British warships.. The 12th Tour de France began in Paris.
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
David Lloyd George
"I have had a long conversation with Mr. Churchill to-day about the Irish question. He is much inclined to think that some concession should be made, but he is at a loss to know what it is that the Nationalists are likely to want."