Louvre plots and sewers plan for citywide blast
A fragment from a Daily News correspondent describes revolutionary plots by agitators in Paris. It notes plans to lay wires in sewers linked to picrate depots to ignite a citywide explosion, and laments the brutal suppression of May 24 executions by troops at the Pantheon. It also cites a January 11 1864 Thiers speech contrasting French military character with English.
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Louvre
Pantheon
Daily News
la Commune
Thomas
Lecomte
M. Thiers
Corps Législatif
France
Paris Commune violence and mass graves shock Paris
A Lombard telegram from Paris reports mass arrests during mass at La Trinité, vandalism, and widespread destruction with estimates of over 50,000 bodies in houses and cellars. Prussians captured 1,000 Communists, fires raged, and inquiries suggest political plots amid chaos.
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Paris
Church of
la Trinité
Auber
Mont de Piété
Chatelet
Lord Granville
Shaw
Admiralty
General Steam Navigation Company
Boulogne
Telecam
London Fire Brigade
Telegraph
Tuileries
Bergerét
Bank of France
France
M. Thiers
Chanarnier
Notre Dame Des Victoires
Notre Dame
Prince Bismark
Mr. Washburne
Europe
Rance
Paris Siege Narratives From Revolt At Versailles
A damning Times reprint details insurgent actions at Versailles with guards firing on mobs, sparing little mercy as fifty killed and over a hundred wounded. It condemns communism as atheistic and anti-government, portraying Paris as a target in a broader collapse of civilization.
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Louvre
Chateau
Versailles
Communist Confession OF Faith
The
Times
France
Paris
Alsace and Lorraine Bill sparks German Parliament clash
The third reading of the Alsace and Lorraine Bill triggers denunciations by Herr Bebel and a threat by Prince Bismark to resign over a countersignature clause. A compromise reportedly ends the dispute, with a dictatorship period until February 1873 and Reichstag approval needed for loans tied to Alsace and Lorraine.
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Alsace and Lorraine
Herr Bebel
Prince Bismark
Frankfort
Alsace
Lorraine
Berlin
Ministry of War
Sudjny
Senate ratifies Washington Treaty amid broad support
The United States Senate ratified the Treaty of Washington by an overwhelming majority after a concise debate. In the House of 62 members, only twelve opposed, with amendments rejected by large margins. President Grant signed the treaty, and secrecy remains on vote details. The Suplemental Naturalisation Treaty with England is also ratified, while the Italian Commerce Treaty was postponed. The chamber adjourned sine die after dismissing journalists who had obtained a copy of the England treaty.
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America
United States
Senate
Washington
Grant
England
Italy
Canada Press Opposes Washington Treaty Ratification
Public opinion in Canada, as voiced by newspapers, shows strong opposition to the Washington Treaty concessions. Rumor says Sir Jo Macdonald may refrain from urging Canadian Parliament to ratify due to colleague opposition and broad objections.
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Canada
Sir Jo Macdonald
Herat Taken by Yakoob Khan Reported from Cabul
Intelligence dated May 23 from Cabul says Herat has fallen to Yakoob Khan. The Commander-in-Chief waits for Aslam Khan's force arrival as 4,587 British troops and 1,851 convalescents are ordered to the hills for the hot season.
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India
Cabul
Herat
Yakoob Khan
Aslam Khan
Ottoman Queen's Birthday Observed as General Holiday in Canada
Foreign items report Canada marked the Queen's birthday as a general holiday. Other notes mention Father Hyacinthe seeking a papal audience and being refused, M Michelet suffering cerebral congestion at a villa near Florence, and locusts appearing in Algeciras and nearby areas.
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Canada
Hyacinthe
M. Michelet
Florence
Algesiras
Matarnon
Greek Chamber of Deputies
Russia
St. Petersburg
Batoum
Victoria
Melbourne
Memphis
Port Smith
Arkansas
Chocoville
Indian Territory
Decamp
Missionary Baptist Church
Handly
Texas
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Pekin Cabinet
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