25 Apr 1848
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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1848
Page
1
A crowd gathers at the gate as cavalry clears the way for a royal escape. A queen seizes the king’s arm and drags him into a carriage, shouting let me go. Marshell Guergaud disrupts the press, and the carriage speeds toward St. Cloud signaling the fall of the July monarchy.
The narrative describes King Louis Philippe wavering on abdication as the royal court reels from political pressure. Editor M. de Girardin confronts the monarch with demands while troops mass outside the palace. The Queen, mourning Madame Adelaide, watches in silence as the crowd grows tense and the king weighs concessions or abdication.
A vivid Paris report describes March 4 funeral scenes for victims of the February revolutions. One observer cites a million spectators, with Madeline decorated in black, crowns and carnations, and tri colored flags at architrave. The boulevard crowds stretched three miles with draperies and banners.
A damaged OCR page describes Paris public processions with flags and a provisional government monument. It contrasts modern Parisian crowds with historical grandeur and notes condemnation to the memory of the dead. The piece mentions the Monnaie and political upheaval in New York journalism.
A poem extols France’s liberation as crowds topple the kingly throne and cry for liberty. The piece envisions a worldwide impact, urging support for the brave French people and praising the workers who reshape history.
Ebenezer Doolittle, a schoolmaster, schemes to marry Betty Darling, ignoring her parents. He arranges a private nuptial with Squire Rogers, but Betty’s maid is mistaken for the bride, triggering a chaotic public exposure and Doolittle’s subsequent disappearance.
An account from Tranquebar describes infernal rites for an Indian prince death. A large pit outside the city was filled with wood and a richly dressed corpse laid on top as Sramins lit a fire. Wives and concubines dressed in jewels leaped into the flames or sacrificed themselves, with one resisting and pleading to a Christian for help. The scene ended with ash rites, dances, and the pit filled, a temple erected, and sacrifices offered to honor the prince and his wives as goddesses.
Fragmentary text from a German article mentions the grand duke abdicating in favor of his son who grants concessions, a bidder in Cassel facing threats, and demands from insurgents. The passage is garbled and many details are unreadable.
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