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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1881
Page
3
London reports a bomb blast near the imperial carriage along the Kats Rinofsky Canal fatally wounding the Czar Alexander II. The attack also killed two Cossacks and an officer. two suspects were arrested. The Czar died at the Winter Palace.
The text recounts multiple assassination attempts on the Russian czar from 1866 to 1882, noting Paris and St Petersburg plots, a mine, and a palace explosion. It reports mourning in New York and hints at accession rumors regarding Alexander III with foreign dispatches and royal anecdotes.
The article describes Bernhardt's early career struggles and her retreat from public life. It notes a strict private regime, a modest residence turned into a small hotel, and limited access by formal invitation to high-status visitors. It names Jules Janin and Sainte-Beuve as few prominent guests.
Mrs. C. M. Williams hosts a rare piano in Durango Valley after a rough journey from Denver via Bear Creek. The relic survived a mule cart tumble with the crate broken but the instrument and mules uninjured, delighting the Williams family and bystanders. Washington news reports Senate caucus shifts and committee changes as Republicans shape organization and officers.
A copying error article traces the phrase back to a Missouri congressional race after admission, recounting a beaten candidate retiring to Florida Missouri and supporters using the term Going Up Salt River to describe his departure. The piece notes Salt River’s geography and local names associated with the incident.
A Paris area incident reports Lassieur barricading a room with a laboratory and firing nitrous acid at officers. Patureau suffers serious facial burns while police, led by Mr. Patureau, force entry and subdue the defender.
Fragmented OCR reports a Senate caucus in Weslington on March 16. Democrats push to form minority representation on committees while Republicans seek chairmanship of the three panels. The session centers on adjusting membership and selecting new officers amid factional maneuvering.
The article reports Peru's army at the gates of Lima after defeating Chile and forcing terms. A secret treaty among powers plans division of territories and heavy indemnity tied to security guarantees. Constitutional government, not military dictatorship, is portrayed as prevailing, signaling costly lessons for the region.
Interview excerpt with W. H. Vanderbilt from the New York Herald discusses congressional debt refinancing, bond interest rates, and keeping national credit high. He defends Western Union consolidation as in investors’ and public interests, arguing reduced telegraph costs and prevented ruinous competition, while supporting government credibility and public welfare.
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