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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1888

Page

2

Noted Quaint Quip Sparks Diplomatic Tension

A brief remark on foreign policy shares a cautious but playful line about nudging Germany toward confrontation with France. The comment emphasizes vigilance for personal safety amid potential escalations and political maneuvering.

The Emperor Frederick II Early Life and Wars

Frederick III of Prussia, born 1831, grew to manhood amid a cautious era. His education by Ernst Curtius shaped a studious, amiable ruler. He married Victoria and supported liberal reforms despite Bismarck’s rising power. He commanded in Denmark 1864, led at Sadowa 1866, and fought France 1870, earning praise from soldiers and uplifting German unity.

Frederick II Germany Denmark Austria France Bismarck Prussia William Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl William I Potsdam Frederick Frederick William IV Frederick III Karl Friedrich Grand Duke Saxe-Weimar Goethe Alexander von Humboldt Ernst Curtius Greece England London Victoria Europe Princess Royal Great Britain Palmerston St. James's Palace Berlin Frederick William Charlotte Prince Bernhard Saxe-Meiningen Fedora Prince Heinrich Naval Hohenzollern Sophie Princess Marguerette Prince Alexander of Battenberg Prince Albert Mr. Gladstone Constitutional Party Guards Wrangel Theenief Crown Prince Dannewerke Ddoppell Sadowa Chlam Silesia Legeditech Mutius Irotina Chlum Benedek Fritz Georg von Bunsen Sigismund Hades House of Hohenzollern House of Habsburg Vienna Nicholsburg Franz Josef Prague Hanover Nassau Hesse- Cassel Frankfort Schleswig-Holstein Hesse-Darmstadt Badevn Hesse- Darmstadt Wurtemberg Bavaria Rhine Baden Hesse Weissenberg Marshal MacMahon Abel Douay MacMahon Failly Canrobert Woerth Vosges Sédan Prince Frederick Karl Reater Meuse Friedrich von der Tann Unser Fritz von Bunsen Weissenburg Worth Paris Rheims Versailles Brecétre Vincennes

Emperor Frederick III and the German political loom

The article surveys Frederick III’s reign and policies, focusing on tolerance and reform amidst Bismarckian power. It covers Reichstag politics, anti Socialist laws, Jewish rights, and the Empress’s stance. It then shifts to William II’s birth and portrait, his military bent, physical traits, and potential impact on Germany’s future, with commentary on European balance, war risk, and French views.

Ert Germany Austria Russia Berlin Europe Vatican Turkey European Congress Bismarck England Reichstag Frederick Herr von Puttkamer London William Clarke Schloss- Kirche Lust-Garten Emperor Frederick Italy

Woman Reflects on Grief and Her Son Prince William

A memoir fragment recalls a mother's sorrow after her husband’s death and her awareness of her son Prince William’s temperament. The passage emphasizes enduring loss, familial duty, and the shaping of a royal heir under pressure.

Prince William

Public speech and party prophecies stir early convention talk

Judge Thurman addressed 1500 Columbus children in his first public remarks since nomination. The Chicago Times satirically accused parties of bribery through pensions and subsidies. New York Republicans offered prophecies pairing leaders like Sherman, Gresham, Harrison, Alger, Morton, and Depew in possible ticket permutations.

Cleveland Gresham Harr Michigan Friends of Chicago Harrison Indiana United States Maine William P. Frye James G. Blaine St. Louis Globe- Democrat New York Sherman Phelps Alger Hiscock Morton Depew Fitler Cameron

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