Emperor Frederick III Dies Surrounded by Family
Berlin reports the Emperor Frederick III has died after months of suffering. Rumors say Crown Prince William will assume the throne and pursue an aggressive foreign policy with Bismarck. The article recounts German campaigns from 1870 including Sedan and the ascent to victory and later titles.
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Frederick III
William
Berlin
Frederick
Bismarck
Lismiarek
State Department of Agriculture
McHenry
DeKalb
DuPage
Kankakee
Champaign
Vermilion
Morgan
Scott
Green
Jersey
Macoupin
Madison
Christian
Moultrie
Coles
Edgar
Clark
Jasper
Effingham
Clay
Marion
Jefferson
Clinton
St. Clair
Randolph
Perry
Gallatin
Hardin
Williamson
Alexander
Pulaski
Berlin Sorrow as Kaiser Frederick Lies Dying
Reports from Berlin describe Kaiser Frederick’s final hours as rain falls on a somber city. Empress Augusta Victoria stays at his side while Crown Prince Wilhelm moves about the room in quiet vigilance. The public mood is mournful, with strong show of loyalty from the Jewish community and a silent stock market reflecting the nation’s grief. Wilhelm, 28, is poised to succeed and is noted for military lineage and scholarly training.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Emperor Frederick
Frederick the Great
Angeli
Kaiser
Kaiser Frederick
Sophia
Saxe-Meiningen
Caeueidar
Temple of
Mammon
W. R. Matckenzie
Chester
State Board of Health
City of Providence
St. Louis
Kaskaskia
J.J. Burch
Burch
Mackenzie
Rauch
Louisiana State Board of Health
Media
Henderson County
Feehan
Annunciation
Galena
Sketch of Frederick William Nicholas Charles military career
Emperor Frederick William Nicholas Charles was born October 18 1831. He received thorough military training and rose to general as a young man. His true career began in 1866 in the war with Austria leading 125000 men. He fought four engagements and on July 3 at Sadowa decided the day contributing to his rise.
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Germany
France
Crown Prince
Rhine
Weissenburg
Marshal MacMahon
Abel Douay
United Army
MacMahon
Failly
Canrobert
Woerth
Vosges
Sedan
Frederick Charles
Meuse
von der Tann
Paris
Versailles
England
Victoria Adelaide
Princess Royal
Great Britain
Frederick William Victor Albert
Victoria Elizabeth Augusta Charlotte
Albert William Henry
Frederica Amelia Wilhelmina Victorian
Joachim Frederick Ernest Waldemar
Sophia Dorothy Ulrica Alice
Margaret Beatrix Fedora
Prince Wilhelm
Unser Fritz
Europe
Wilhelm
Yunker
William
Bismarck
Cassel
Bonn
Kneipen
Fmperor
Hector
Emperor Frederick William Nicholas Charles
Austria
Sadowa
Thomas Brown
Ashton
West Muddy Creek
Woodlawn
Jefferson County
James W. Forsyth
Chicago
Sheridan
Fort Riley
Kan
Solomon
Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
R. M. Whipple
Mr. Whipple
Ambler
United States Supreme Court
Whipple
United States Court
Washington
United States
Booth
Doolittle
Henry Decker
Stiles
A. 8. Bradley
The New Empress Augusta Victoria
Augusta Victoria wife of Emperor William is described as a beautiful and dutiful mother. Daughter of the late Duke of Schleswig-Holstein she married in February 1881 and has three sons aged six five and four, all devoted to home and children.
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Augusta Victoria
William
Schleswig-Holstein
Emperor William and the Coming German Policy
The article reflects on the new Emperor William II, contrasting him with his father. It discusses potential directions for German policy, noting his military leanings, anti English stance, and possible impact on Europe including Russia and the Balkans.
First Ballot Projections Shape Republican Convention
Chicago June 15 1888 delegates gather for preliminaries at the National Committee meeting chaired by B F Jones with Gen W L Alexander as sergeant at arms Samuel Fessenden secures proceedings and Carson Lake assists 28 states represented The big topic ticket allocations 860 local seats narrowed from 900 and the chaplain issue dominates daily reports from Washington and Chicago leaders.
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Chicago
National Committee
B. F. Jones
W. L. Alexander
Iowa
Samuel Fessenden
Connecticut
Carson Lake
New York
Gen
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
F. F. Putney
Georgia
David T. Littler
Illinois
John C. New
Indiana
J. 8. Clarkson
Cyrus Leland
Kansas
Walter Evans
Kentucky
J. M. Haypes
Maine
James A. Gary
Maryland
R. G. Horr
John P. Sanborn
Michigan
Robert G. Evans
Minnesota
John R. Lynch
Mississippi
Robert
Wyoming Territory
Clarkson
Sanborn
Hooker
Vermont
Lynch
Payne
Wisconsin
Littler
New
Conger
Ohio
Sherman
Gresham
Harrison
Allison
Alger
Blaine
Filley
Clayton
Halstead
Foraker
Daily News
Illinois Affairs Troubled by Fire and Court Ruling
A Danville horse ran away crashing through Mc Fadden’s drug store and into the cellar. In Springfield, D T Littler’s motion to amend the corbels decision aimed at shifting costs to the State House Commissioners was denied. Greenup suffered a major fire causing about $50 000 in losses.
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J. Essex
Danville
McFadden
Springfield Dispatch
Supreme Court
Greenup
Newton
Peoria
Decatur
Evansville
Vandalia
David Munford
J. W. Day
Odd Fellows’ Hall
J. W. Arthur
J. J. Kellar
Julia Couzett
Bosworth Bros
J. F. Musselman
M. G. James
Ed Peters
B. F. McCann
Abe Parker
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Potsdam
Easant
Prince Bismarck
Emperor Wilhelm
Charlemagne
Aix-la-Chapelle
Horace
the Guards
Empress
Emperor
Frederick William
Unser Vritz
Balkans
Russia
Burchard
Committee On
McKinley
Hoar
Massachusetts
Ingalls
Grosvenor
Henderson
Reed
Burrows
Ways and Means
Secretary of the Treasury
Plumb
Kysa8
Sparks
Illinois Affairs
County Recorder
Democratic State Central Committee
Springfiel
Francis A. Hoffman, Jr
C. H. Wacker
Roche
Stevenson
Cahokia
Mississippi Valley
LaSalle
Father Pruet
Ohio River
Vincennes
Kaskaskia Trail
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