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Thiers Dies as France Faces Republican Crisis
News of Adolphe Thiers death at St Germain shocks France while republican leaders ponder leadership and policy. The veteran statesman helped steer the Republic, opposed Imperialism, and shaped postwar goals as Gambetta and other liberals rally behind his legacy. In Bulgaria, a harsh week of battles sees Mehemet Ali Pasha pressing Turk and Russian lines, with Shipka Pass and Plevna looming large. Harvest forecasts remain cautiously optimistic under changing weather, with Caird contesting feared famine amid shifting wheat yields.
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Adolphe Thiers
St. Germain
Charles X
Louis Philippe
M. Thiers
England
Mehemet Ali
Syria
Porte
Napoleon III
Sedan
Ger
Bismark
National Assembly
Marshal MacMahon
Liberal Party
Republican Party
M. Gambetta
France
M. Grévy
the Invalides
Bulgaria
Mehemet Ali Pasha
Popkoi
Poredin
Pelisat
Plevna
Osman Pasha
Loficha
Osman
Sofia
Prince Charles
Nicholas
Shumla
Shipka Pass
Suleiman Pasha
Radetzky
Shipka