Frederick and William The Other Very Ambitious but Unpopular
Brief sketches of the dead and living emperors recount Frederick William, son of William III and Empress Augusta. Born October 18, 1831, he showed affectionate, studious traits resembling his mother, contrasting with his warlike sire. His early education included Bonn University law faculty studies before traveling далее.
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Frederick William
Emperor William III
Empress Augusta
University of
Bonn
Emperor William II and Heir William's Tumultuous Reign
The article traces Kaiser Wilhelm II and Crown Prince William II from their English marriage ties to their roles in wars and court politics. It notes William II’s liberal stance, his devotion to his wife Victoria, and the tension with Bismarck, plus the crown prince's ambitious, contentious conduct and physical flaws shaping his unsteady path to succession.
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England
Princess Royal
Queen Victoria
Prince Frederick William
Victoria
Schleswig- Holstein-Augustenburg
Charlotte
Prince Bernhard
Saxe-Meiningen
Rince Heinrich
Princss Victora
Princessophie
Margarethe
Austria
Germany
Silsa
Fyautenair
Glatz
Koniggratz
Sadowa
Frederick Charles
Benedek
France
von Foltke
Lauter
Frossard
Wissembourg
Persburg
Douay
Sedan
McMahon
Rhine
Bazaine
Metz
McMallon
Saxony
von Moltke
Napoléon
Paris
London
Berlin
Count von Arnim
Bismarck
Drs. Vireow
Mommsen
Museum of Decorative Arts
Bern
Iran
Mackenzie
Hin Head
San Remo
Villa Siro
Kaiser Wilhem
Ple
William
Kaiser Wilhelm
Potsdam
Frederick
Ziethen Hussars
Guard
Cassel
Bonn
Duke of Augustenburg
Hotel rally fuels factions at Chicago convention
Descriptions of Drake’s Grand Pacific and the Gresham and Sherman camps reveal the crowded, smoky lobby politics as Blaine, Foraker, Sherman, Alger, and Gresham supporters vie for delegates. Observers note shifting loyalties, regional blocs, and rival headquarters, with Michiganders and Hoosiers staging aggressive outreach and signaling the tightening race toward ballots.
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Palmer House
Drake
Grand Pacific
Chicago
Gresham
Blaine
Harrison
Baily
Indiana
Harroon
Alger
Blane
Clfornia
Sherman
Allison
Iowa
Battery D
General Custer
Boomn
Parisian Ballet Ciris in Paris Theatre Salaries
More than 115 women and girls belong to the Paris theatre ballet corps with three stars, 10 first subjects, 22 second subjects, and multiple divisions. Pupil pay ranges from 40 cents per appearance to 300 dollars yearly for corps dancers, with stars earning 5000 to 6000 dollars annually. The grand opera ballet dates to 1713, decreed by Louis XIV, who even drafted the first regulations.
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Chicago Times
Ballet Corps
Paris
Grand Opera Ballet
Louis XIV
Dunn Sign Marks Dover Liquor Saloon Vacant Store
In Dover a vacant store once used as a liquor saloon bears a sign reading "Dunn" left by the unfortunate proprietor. The Portsmouth Times notes this small, pointed clue to the proprietor’s creditors and financial distress.
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Portsmouth Times
Dover
Dunn
Republican heavyweights split over Virginia and Dakota seats
At Chicago a Republican meeting heard Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker argue for a woman suffrage plank in the party platform. The subcommittee advised admitting contested Virginia delegations to seats without votes, while the Mahone and anti-Mahone factions faced eventual credentials decisions. Dakota statehood claims drew a tense clash, but the roll report was approved with seats debated for Virginia and Dakota authorities to resolve later.
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Republican National Committee
Chicago
Isabella Beecher Hooker
Conger
District of Columbia
Virginia
Reed
Vigin
Senator Mahone
W. D. Greener
Walter Evans
Kentucky
Dakota
Gresham Support Debate and Prohibition Stance Mentioned
Report notes friends of Judge Gresham pledging 200 votes for his nomination, with a possible shift if Harrison cannot be nominated. Vermont Prohibitionists nominate Henry M. Scully for governor and push for prohibitions and equal suffrage. Maine’s Edwin Burleigh described as descent and career public servant. Chicago convention proceedings begin with chaplain selection discussions. Tammany Hall ratification meeting in New York features speakers including Governor Hill and references to tariff revision and party strategy.
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Sir George Pullman
Fred
Sir George
Frank Hurd
Toledo
Sherman
Honest John
Governor Foraker
Blaine
Foraker
Gressam
Alger
George Spencer
Alabama
South
Chicago
Greham
Foster
Garfield
Gresham
Eumons Blaine
Blaines
Steven A. Douglas
Friends
Indiana
Harrison
Friends of Bowl Men
Vermont
Montpelier
Henry M. Sculry
Middlebury
Edwin
Burleigh
Maine Repulicans
Maine House of Representatives
National Committee
Burchard
Jones
Tammany Hall
Academy of Music
New York
Seward
Sumner
Wilon
Policans
Democratic Party
Explosion sinks unknown two masted schooner near Delaware capes
Captain E W Howard aboard the Edward W Young reports a May 29 blast near the Delaware capes. A two masted schooner, likely the Ambler, carrying dynamite for the Panama canal, exploded and sank with seven crew aboard. no survivors seen.
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Philadelphia
Penn
E. W. Howard
Edward W. Young
Boston
Delaware Capes
Howard
Deel
Ambler
O’ Brien
New York
Colon
Panama Canal
Currents of commerce show active dry goods and footwear demand
Bradstreet reports no major shifts in business. Dry goods and boots and shoes are active while wool and chamber trades are quiet. Footwear manufacture orders remain satisfactory. jobbing stays strong. Southwest demand is robust and heavy goods sell better than light. Nationwide stocks are tight and timber demand is dampened by slower building. Coal retail inquiry remains steady.
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Bradstreet
Dry Goods Trade Sees Steady Demand Across Fabrics
The dry goods market shows strong demand for printed fabrics and ginghams with summer woods running low. New England dealers report brisk jobbing, firm prices, and growing orders for fall, while woollen goods and blankets see active movement. Clothing and textiles including shirtings, satines, and felts remain in steady or improving demand as mills run at capacity.
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New England
Bette
Ingrain
Wiltons
Brussels
Boots and Shoes Market Seems steady and active
Fair activity across market factories with steady demand in New England and Middle States. Shipments to the Southwest remain strong as jobbers and manufacturers maintain full operation. rubber boots and shoes show large upcoming season demand.
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New England
Middle States
Market Quotations Across Cities Show Mixed Cotton and Grain Trends
In New York Chicago and St Louis market notes reveal cotton steady with varying prices from 77-16 to 106-16 cents per pound and substantial flour and grain activity. Wheat and corn futures soften in Chicago while Minneapolis Minnesota extra and other mill products command higher prices. spring wheat and red wheat quoted with mixed futures, and Western lard, pork, and beef markets report steady to firm tones amid regional receipts and exports.
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Franklin Co
Mass
Horthern
Liverpool
London
New York
Estern
Sage
Cape
Liado
Aroostook
Vermont
Michigan
Nea
Russell
Jersey
Maryland
Savannah
Bermuda
St. Andrewa
Bermonda
Farry Rose
Hebrons
Barbanks
Asparagua
California
Canada
Western
Brighton
New England
C. Callakins
Bos
Galveston
Texas
Buenos Ayres
Ilo Grande
Bent
Timothy
West
Bond
Hhd
Cadiz
Beran
Trapani
Turk’s Inland
Havana
Kentucky
Uplands
Minnesota
Rio
United
Western Steam
City
Continent
Scleinswteet
Louis
Jung
Boston Markets Produce
Boston markets report steady butter prices with firm demand. Creamery butter shows stronger tendency, quotes around 20 cents. dairy butter remains in good demand and firm. Notes mention Dr Kee Sie and general market grit with improved demand.
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Boston
Kee Sie
Arrivals of Livestock at Brighton and Watertown Weekly
Weekly livestock arrivals show Western cattle 1611 head, Eastern 17, Northern 811, total LOOP. Sheep and lambs 4840 Western, 25 Eastern, 2 Northern, total 5075. Swine 15469, veals 1746, horses 699. Beef cattle prices per cwt dressed weight range 4.50 to 8.00 pounds. Skins and hides values listed for Brighton and country hides.
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Brighton
Watertown
Married Just a Month in a Tie Game Tale
A Lowell Citizen comic reads a husband arriving home after a long wait, wife chiding him for lateness. He explains he left the grounds at the end of the twelfth inning with the score tied, turning the domestic scene into a playful sports aside.
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Lowell
Did He Leave Out the Whiskey 7?
A Philadelphia Inquirer report notes human error in medical practice with a Cincinnati surgeon cited for a fatal medication mistake. The piece cites a rare first error in eight years and 200000 prescriptions, reflecting on accountability and safety in dosage.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Cincinnati
Emerson's Over Soul quoted in prison encounter
A Pittsburg Chronicle note places a Massachusetts penitentiary visitor asking a convict about the book he reads. The convict replies Emerson's Over Soul, prompting the visitor to exclaim at the fiendish punishment.
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Pittsburg Chronicle
Massachusetts
Emerson
Great Scott
Checkers Club Ad Opens Public Rooms in Boston
Community note announcing New England chess and checker rooms at 767 Washington Street in Boston. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. All enthusiasts invited to join The Checker Editor at lock drawer 6220.
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Boston
Mass
New England
Washington Street
Postpaid Draught and Checkers Works List
Postpaid on receipt of price a list of draughts and checkers books and aids. Titles include Schaefer and Kelley Paisley 25c Single Corner 25c Ayrshire Lassie parts I II 25c each Alma 1 25 Baker Reed American Draught Player 3 Game of Draughts supplement 1 50 Draughts for Beginners 75c Sweet Elements of Draughts 50 Barker American Checker Player new edition 1 26 Barker and Martins Match Games 26c blank diagrams for recording positions 30c per 100.
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Schaefer and Kelley
Paisley
Baker and Reed
Spayth
Sweet
Barker
Martin
Boston Letter Thanks McCulloch For Work On The Game
Boston on June 20, 1888 acknowledges Robert McCulloch for copies of his excellent work on the game. The writer expresses gratitude for the information forwarded.
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Boston
Robert McCulloch
McCall
Chess problem notes and tournament results excerpts
Solution updates for positions 1367 1370 and 1372 1373 1374 1375 from chess problems. Includes author credits Andrew Jackson John T Hennivan G H Powell and Uno, mentions White to play and win or draw, several move sequences 1885 Leeds Mercury tourney and Lanarkshire tourney context, with game notes and outcomes.
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Andrew Jackson
Manchester
Eng
King
Laird and Lady
J. Young
Carluke
A. Stewart
Cambuslang
Lanarkshire
Glasgow Herald
Aes
Blindfold Match Games Campbell Versus M Kelvie
Continuation of the blindfold match with play notes by D G M Kelvie in the West Lothian Courier. Campbell faces M Kelvie in a sequence of challenged rounds as spectators recount near misses and tactics.
Robbery on Texas Express Ends in Fatal Shooting
At Virdi Gris bridge the southbound Kansas & Texas express was robbed of about $8 and a package. A bullet struck mail agent Charles Colton and two shots wounded Harry Ryan. A passenger, Ben C Tarver, was killed instantly when shot in the face and neck. Deputy Marshal Tyson and others pursue across the Arkansas River.
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St. Louis
Muskogee
L. T
Virdigris Bridge
Charles Colton
Harry Ryan
Ben C. Tarver
Tyson
Pene
Arkansas River
Rosetae
Cicago
Jack
Irish National League executive session in Cleveland adopts unity resolutions
The Irish National League executive committee in Cleveland on June 13 finished its business and referred the decision on a national convention to a nine member committee likely to set January as the convention date. Resolutions reaffirm loyalty to the parent body and urge renewed branch activity and membership growth. Subscriptions should go to national treasurer O Reilly in Detroit for areas without branches.
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Cleveland
Irish National League
Irish National League of America
Irsh Na League
Ireland
Friends of Ireland
League
Iish
Slips of the Tongue in Congressional Debate
A Washington letter from Scranton Republicans notes comical mispronunciations and verbal slips in Congress. It highlights ONeill, Cox, Harris, Palmer, and Belford in humorous exchanges about laws and adjournment, reflecting absent mindedness in a noisy House chamber.
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Washington
Scranton
Congress
House
O'Neill
Indiana
Cox
New York
Belford
Colorado
Thas Congress
Allon
Jbl
Hermit Tim Williams Killed by Bees near Lebanon Farm
Norwich Conn June 13 Old Tim Williams 76 a lifelong Lebanon hermit was found dead after bees swarmed from his largest hive. He climbed a tree to escape the swarm but was overwhelmed by stings. His death came as a brutal, solitary tragedy on his small farm.
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Norwich
Conn
Tim Williams
Lebanon
Tim
Robbers Stop Northern Pacific Train Near Junction City
In Helena Montana on June 17 a Northern Pacific train was halted by eight masked highwaymen near Junction City. They forced a passenger to act as guide, robbed the express car, and took packages while male passengers were relieved of valuables. one package reportedly secured. Sheriff and a posse pursue.
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Helena
Mont
Junction City Station
Reon
Want a Chinese Treaty Like Ours
The inter colonial conference on Chinese immigration passed a resolution to appeal to the imperial government to conclude a treaty similar to that concluded between the United States and China. The conference also resolved that if such a treaty is concluded to abolish the Chinese and repeal the tonnage tax on vessels bringing Chinese to the colonies. Chinese will not be permitted to travel from colony to colony without passports.
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Supxry
N. 8
S. W
Intercolonial Conference On
United States
China
Opinion on the Republican convention from Lowell Vox Populi
Next Saturday it may be, and our view of the convention outcome is as valid as the columns that come to our table in exchanges. The piece reads as a lively snapshot of public sentiment with sharp prophecies.
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Lowell
Vox Populi
The Quickest Way Is to Marry It
An anxious father urges his son toward marriage as a practical path to stability and money. The dialogue sketches a clash between parental guidance and youthful hesitation in a dated social column.
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Harper's Bazar
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