Emperor William I dies in Berlin after long illness
The German emperor William I died in Berlin at 8 25 am Friday March 9 after a 48 hour decline in health. The scene around the bedside included Prince William the Crown Prince and other royals as doctors noted his calm mind and final discourse on state affairs. A period of mourning and public prayers followed as the empire prepares for a new reign under the heir.
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Germany
Berlin
Koegel
William
Baden
Sweden
Frederick Charles
Frederick Leopold
Prince von Bismarck
Count von Moltke
Prince William
France
Prince Bismarck
Prince Wilhelm as German Emperor Rival in Europe
The article portrays Prince Wilhelm, eldest son of Frederick William, as the likely next German emperor. It argues his upbringing under Bismarck and Emperor William trained him for war, predicting European conflict once he ascends. It contrasts his military focus with Frederick William’s peace aims and notes his early education and royal marriage.
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Waterloo
Berlin
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Prince William
England
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Hecker
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Prussia
Germany
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von Koon
von Moltke
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Frankfort
Austria
Louis Napoleon
France
Emil Hoedel
Unter den Linden
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Emperor William
Marie Luise Augusta Katharine
Saxe-Weimar
Charles Frederick
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Luise Marie Elizabeth
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Unser Fritz
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Frederick
Bismarck
Europe
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House of Hohenzollern
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Frederick William Till
Koenigspurg
Royal Grenadiers
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von Pirch
Leipsic
Marshal Blucher
Rhine
Bar-sur-Aube
Prince William Named Regent by Imperial Decree
An imperial decree signed November 17 promotes Prince William to act in the regency due to the emperor's ill health and Frederick William's absence. The decree assigns him authority in government matters, especially signing orders, without needing a separate order for each case.
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Prince William
Frederick William
The Dead Emperor William of Hohenzollern
A historical portrait outlines William II of Prussia focusing on his lineage from the Hohenzollerns to his military upbringing. It highlights the dynasty’s perceived thrift, sagacity, and valor and traces William’s early career from subaltern to captain amid the Napoleonic era.
Heir to the Empire A Prussian Crown Prince's Rise and Views
A historical note portrays Frederick William born 1531 as the heir to the German throne. It details his health, clashes with Bismarck, and preference for cultural development over militarism. It cites his regency after an 1858 failed assassination and his marriage to Victoria in England.
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Frederick William
Germany
Nobiling
Berlin
England
Victoria
Prussia
Frederick Carl
Albrecht
Adalbert
Coburg
Prosy Baron Stockmar
Prince Albert
Christian Herald and Spurgeon Sermons Advertised
The Christian Herald continues to publish sermons with growing circulation and moral power. Rev. C H Spurgeon sermons are also distributed from London weekly. The sixteen page family paper includes portraits, world news, a serial story, Sunday school material, illustrated stories, and missionary scenes. Subscription is $1.50 or two months for 25 cents. free samples available from manager 63 Bible House New York.
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Christian Herald
C. H. Spurgeon
London
Bible House
New York City
Madam and tramp share snowball warm up
The New York Sun recounts a hungry tramp pleading for snowballs from a kind woman. She responds with warmth offering to warm them for him, illustrating compassion amid hardship.
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New York Sun
Light-Weight Wit and Worldly Wealth Headlines
A collage of humor notes from various papers, noting quips about a Nye to business and light-hearted contrasts. It references the New York World, the Boston Courier, and other papers with jokes about miners, bakers, beggars, and a lord who marries a coal-dealer’s daughter. The bits mix puns, social curiosities, and pointed one-liners from periodical chatter.
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Africa
Boston Courier
Barber
Beacar
Arcola
Rusher
Detroit Free Press
Whiteside
L l.) Herald
Teras Siftings
Patrick
Dpatrick
Bill
Aqueduct
Blaine
Cleveland
Nellie
Hattie
Metropolitan Hotel
Washington
Tennessee
Winchester
Arkansaw Traveler
Congressmen Chronicle Personal Biographies and Missteps
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette notes Congressmen submitted extended personal bios full of family details, hunting tales, poems by sons, stock farms, and even confessions of marital strains. Highlights include a Kentucky farmer with horse pedigrees, an Iowa member in verse, and a Kentucky claim of multiple duels. The entry also recalls Paris 1784’s first public school for the blind by Valentine Haug.
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Pink
Kentucky
Ohio
Iowa
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Paris
Valentine Haug
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New York World
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