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1media/Thumb127.png2024-11-08T11:55:45-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"News & Rumours"28News in brief: US Secretary of State denying expansionism – Hopes to avoid war in Europe – Slave trade ban in Zanzibar – Cholera in Spain – Influenza – New tax in Venezuela – Wilhelm II's new newspaper – Obituariesplain2024-12-11T09:22:33-05:0009-02-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 151.png2024-12-03T13:18:13-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"The Anti-Slavery Congress at Saint-Sulpice"21Summary of the opening ceremony of the Anti-Slavery Congressplain2024-12-07T15:29:28-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 154.png2024-12-03T13:23:40-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Deliberations of the Anti-Slavery Congress"20Summary of the proceedings of the Congressplain2024-12-10T10:45:03-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 137.png2024-11-08T14:13:13-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"News & Rumours"19News in Brief: Celebrations for the anniverary of Auguste Comte's death – A new Russian society in Paris – Gathering for newspapers – Anglo-Portuguese treaty reactions – Anniversary of Mexican independence – News on the abolition of the slave trade in Zanzibar – Fire at Thessaloniki – Flood in Senegal – A duel in Holland – News from Haiti's National Bank – Tensions in Dahomey – Bulgarian elections – A celebration for the centenary of Lamartine – First woman joins the Association of Parisian Journalists – Shortened season at the Hippodrome – Eruption of Vesuvius – "Meat bill" in the United States – New US consul-general in Paris – New imports bill in the United States – Obituariesplain2024-11-27T18:36:31-05:0009-10-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 148.png2024-11-26T15:03:29-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Variety: On the Evolution of the Black Race"18Dr. de Gleygnon carries on his musings on fixed vs. evolving racesplain2024-12-07T15:54:16-05:0009-16-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 152.png2024-12-03T13:19:14-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"German Slavery"17Benito Sylvain condemns the rumoured German authorization of the slave trade in Zanzibarplain2024-12-10T10:38:00-05:0009-24-1890Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb125.png2024-11-08T11:53:43-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Anti-Slavery Congress"16Cardinal Lavigerie announces the Paris Anti-Slavery Congress and a writing competitionplain2024-12-11T08:53:27-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 133.png2024-11-08T14:08:43-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Cardinal Lavigerie and the Press"12Cardinal Lavigerie defends himself against accusations of callousness toward African Muslims.plain2024-12-03T17:23:09-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232
1media/Thumb 155.png2024-12-03T13:25:09-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232"Results and Wishes of the Congress"6List of 11 resolutions from the congressplain2024-12-07T20:23:20-05:00Matt Robertshawb17ae2d86131f0de10f5609f41b12fea9cbbd232