Paris Under Dark Clouds After Prussian Approach
A bleak Paris portrait follows the Prussian army’s arrival, with blocked shops and dark Boulevards after dusk while Mobile Guards rotely drink and National Guard stays stern. Reports from Sedan describe brutal German bombardment and a shell-scarred field, with civilians terrorized and a Prussian letter-picture found among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Paris
National Guard
Walla
Sedan
Allgemeine Zeitung
The
Cross Gazette
Chezy
Chateau Thierry
Straspoura
Temple Neuf
Abells
Strasbourg Awakens Amid Siege Relief in Basements
A Pall Mall Gazette letter describes Strasbourg residents sheltering in cellars and shuttlrs as shells explode outside. Shops remove mattresses and soaked bags to save possessions while gratings are uncovered from earth embankments, unveiling their underground refuges. The city shakes off its nightmare and people show a wary look of gladness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Ollivier
Pollone
Biella
Piedmont
la Situation
London
Hozier
Dragoon Guards
Alexander Dumas
Dieppe
France
England
Duc d’Aumale
Constituent Assembly
Board of Trade
Prussia
Holland
Scheld
Paris
Henry V. Comine
Count de Chambord
Blois
Phare de la Loire
Espérance du Peuple
Monseigneur
Brittany
la Vendée
Wonkina Chasses
Council of the Land and Labour League
Germany
Spain
Italy
Count von Bismark
M. Jules Favre
Strasbourg
Pall Mall Gazette
Occupation of Rome by Italian Troops and Capitulation Details
The article describes the Pope’s request for Italian occupation of the Castle of San Angelo, a new provisional Municipal Junta led by the Duke Gaetani under General Cadorna, and General Masi in command. It details bombardment near Porta Pia, breaches, fires, and the surrender of Papal artillery, followed by jubilant crowds and diplomatic motions as the city transitions to Italian control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Rome
Porta Pia
Porta Pie
Ferrero
Porta del Popolo
Angelini
Naples
St. Giovanni
St. Lorenzo
St. Agnese
Giardinio Torlonia
Bersaglieri
Signor Paglieri
Cosenz
Savoia
Piazza di Termini
Piazza di Bois Cavallo
Piazza Cavallo
Pazza Colonna
Piazza Colonna
Corso
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Baden
Palatinate
Foreign and Colonial
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