text_original: As early as the 15th of August, that is to say, scarcely nine days after his return to Berlin, the Government brought in a Bill : the Reichstag was to be elected by direct and universal suffrage, for the affairs of the Confederationof Northern Germany.
text_transcription: AS EARLY AS THE FIFTEENTH OF AUGUST THAT IS TO SAY SCARCELY NINE DAYS AFTER HIS RETURN TO BERLIN THE GOVERNMENT BROUGHT IN A BILL THE REICHSTOG WAS TO BE ELECTED BY DIRECT AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE FOR THE AFFAIRS OF THE CONFEDERATION OF NORTHERN GERMANY
phonemes: æz ˈɜːli æz ðə fˈɪftiːnθ ʌv ˈɔːɡəst, ðæt ɪz tə sˈeɪ, skˈɛɹsli nˈaɪn dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ hɪz ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə bɜːlˈɪn, ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt bɹˈɔːt ɪn ɐ bˈɪl : ðə ɹˈaɪxstæɡ wʌz təbi ᵻlˈɛktᵻd baɪ dᵻɹˈɛkt ænd jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsəl sˈʌfɹɪdʒ, fɚðɪ ɐfˈɛɹz ʌvðə kənfˌɛdɚɹˈeɪʃənˌɑːf nˈɔːɹðɚn dʒˈɜːməni.