Le Soir n°714, 3ème année

H. Pessard, editor-in-chief.
Daily news: Force and justice, the Army repels and punishes the insurrection; Declaration by M. Thiers following the decisive day which saw the insurgents withdrawn to Châtillon; The Modern bandits; Death of Gustave Flourens, killed at Rueil (elected to the Commune by the 19th arrondissement, appointed general and charged with the defense of revolutionary Paris); The Day of April 3: overview; News; Parliamentary echoes; National Assembly; The Combat of April 2, Commune version; Provincial news, according to the Commune - extract from 'Cri du peuple'; Confiscation of religious property, Decree of the Commune; Official acts of the French Government.
Small marginal tears not touching text, otherwise good condition.
In addition to existing titles, over 70 newspapers were created during the 70 days of the Commune. But press freedom was restricted from April 18, and on May 18 the Committee of Public Safety banned newspapers favorable to the Thiers government. The most influential newspapers then were 'Le Cri du Peuple' by Jules Vallès, 'Le Mot d'ordre' by Henri Rochefort, 'L'Affranchi' by Paschal Grousset, 'Le Père Duchesne' by Versmersch, 'La Sociale' with madame André Léo, 'Le vengeur' by Félix Pyat, 'La Commune'. It was especially in May that the struggle against the pro-Versailles press gained vigor: thus, between May 5 and 18, 21 newspapers were suppressed. It is quite evident that the pro-Communard Parisian press could not be distributed in the provinces due to the vigilance of the Thiers government.