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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 11, 1871
Page
5
A captured captain, held near the General’s quarters, tempts the German commander with a bold parole. He agrees to return to captivity after two hours and to reapproach German lines with impunity. He then returns with a full company of his regiment, who surrender their arms and are sent to Germany, as the siege story notes.
Reports from Paris and surrounding areas describe German control, requisitions, and civilian distress. Items note prisoners, officers, and the French governor Trochu, with personal letters from his mother expressing hope and sacrifice. Also covered are auctions of animals, tax appeals, and international aid efforts for France.
The remains of the late Mr George Wilson were interred on Wednesday in Ardwick Cemetery Manchester. Though private by intention, strong public respect drew thousands and about seventy five carriages to the procession with many Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway directors, council members, and National Reform Union supporters attending. Notables present included H Rawson Henry Ashworth Hugh Mason and R N Philips MP. The Mayor adjourned a Town Hall meeting to join the funeral. It was one of Manchester’s greatest demonstrations of respect.
The Observer notes the conference, though postponed, will meet soon before month’s end. France may send a plenipotentiary as Jules Favre negotiates a delay for clearer terms. If Favre refuses, Thiers may be chosen, with conference proceeding sans France if needed.
The new King arrives at Madrid and visits the Atocha Church and Cortes, taking oaths to the Constitution in a firm voice. Regent's speech declares the revolution’s task done and monarchy established with democratic institutions. Prime Ministerial consultations noted. A major crowd cheers as he visits the Palace. snow and cold mark the scene. A Republican insurrection breaks out at Bamia in Grenada, seen as unimportant.
Count Beust replies to Count Bismark noting ready recognition of the Prague Treaty but advises avoiding further treaty particulars. He sees the Prussian led union as historically significant and says Austria and Hungary seek friendly relations with the new German State Federation, awaiting further Prussian communications.
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