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Death of Napoleon III Shakes Europe and British Funeral Plans
The sudden death of Napoleon III is the week's central event. In England it arouses sympathy, while in France it stirs little emotion due to war losses. Napoleon III will be interred at Chiselhurst. Bonapartists may fade as a political force. Thiers shows liberal handling of the funeral and constitutional questions as Russia, England, and Prussia maneuver over Central Asia and the Papal question. A South Wales coal strike worsens winter poverty as employers seek a ten percent wage cut amid union resistance.
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Chiselhurst
Napoleon III
Thiers
Marshal MacMahon
M. Thiers
M. Tallon
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Prince Bismarck
Count Eulenburg
Count Roon
Vatican
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Central Asia
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Khivan
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