Queen Victoria Dies and Edward VII Becomes King
Britain mourns as Queen Victoria dies after sixty three years on the throne. The Prince of Wales ascends as Edward VII with royal family at the bedside and the Empire in sorrow. World leaders and subjects alike reflect on her long reign and influence.
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Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Nobin
Queen Victoria
Great Britain
Ireland
India
Edward VI
England
Victoria
George Lil
Mlenry Lil
Victoria The Well Beloved Crowned In 1837
A reflective portrayal of Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to her death, praising her character and influence. It notes the empire’s imperial development, the shift of sovereignty, and predicts Edward VII’s reign with cautious optimism while honoring Victoria’s enduring popular esteem.
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Jarze
Britain
Victoria
England
Elizabeth
Albert Edward
Edward VII
Victoria the Great
Proclamation of Succession After Queen Victoria's Death
The proclamation of Queen Victoria's death and the succession of Prince Albert Edward is issued by Lord Salisbury and the Archbishop of Canterbury with Privy Council sanction. It is read publicly across the realm by officials and London’s civic leaders to name Edward as king and defender of the faith.
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Queen Victoria
Edward
Lord Salisbury
Canterbury
Privy Council
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Prince Albert Edward
London
Prince Albert Edwards
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Klinogs
Throne Never Vacant Prince of Wales Becomes King
The article explains the English constitutional theory that the throne is never vacant and the prince’s accession is instantaneous. coronation is described as formal recognition of royal descent and right of accession, not essential for title security. Archbishops and prime minister notify the heir, though this is technically optional.
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Wales
England
Great Britain
Debrett
Canterbury
Descendants of Victoria Reach Seventy Three Lineal Heirs
When Queen Victoria began her reign in 1837 the royal family had dwindled to a small direct line. By her death she saw seventy three living children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, forming the third generation of direct heirs to the British crown.
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Victoria
England
Ages of British Royal Family and Works of Marital News
The narrative traces early 19th century royal health and travels of the Prince and Princess of Wales from wartime returns to royal tours. It notes the Queen’s illness, Osborne moves, and Ireland visits, then details the Prince’s 1860 Canada US voyage, betrothal to Princess Alexandra, 1863 wedding at St George’s Chapel, and Sandringham income. Further marriages include Princess Louise in 1894 and the Duke of York to Princess May.
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Mildred Birch
Ireland
London
Canada
United States
St. Johns
N. I
Baron Senfrew
Prince of Wales
Alexandra of
Denmark
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor
Sandringham
Victoria
Prince
Princess of Wales
East
Egypt
Palestine
Russia
India
Suez Canal
Plin
William FE
Germany
Louise
Earl of Fife
Duke of York
May of Teck
Royal Chapel
St. James
Emperor of Tassin
Maud of Wales
Prince Charles of
Victoria's Last Days Health Failing in 1899
Report notes the Queen's health declined over months with initial symptoms observed during Windsor stay in late 1899. It cites tense news from the South African War and Gen Buller's remark on a difficult campaign, detailing the impact on Victoria and her perception of leaders as the story trails into warning signs before her final period.
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Rosing
Victoria
Windsor
Winder
Chronology of Queen Victoria Life Highlights
A compressed timeline lists key events in Queen Victoria's life from birth in 1819 at Kensington Palace to major milestones. It notes coronation in 1838, marriage to Prince Albert, births of children, prime ministers, wars, jubilees, and later events up to 1900 including the 81st birthday.
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Victoria
Queen Victoria
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Victoria Adelaid
Albert Edwans
Prince of Wales
Scot
Corn Inn
Lord Melbourne
Kent
Prince Consort
Arthur O'Connor
India
John Brown
Tueen’o Sane
Clarence
D.dike
York
Manchester
South
Pretovia
Born to be King Prince Albert Edward's early life explained
Prince Albert Edward later Edward VII is traced from birth on November 9 1841 at Buckingham Palace through his royal titles as Duke of Cornwall Rothesay and Saxe Coburg Gotha and his early education with tutor Rev Hen.
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Queen Victoria
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Prince of
Saxony
Earl of
Queen Victoria’s Prolonged Reign and Deaths Across the Line
The report notes Victoria’s union with Albert in 1810 yielding nine children and numerous descendants, eleven deaths among heirs, and long reigns. It details the Queen’s final illness including heart failures, a stroke, and comatose state at Osborne with Princess Beatrice as a discernible familiar figure in her last hours.
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Francis Laking
James Reid
Douglas Powell
Beatrice
Indians under arms threaten Oklahoma in Creek Nation uprising
Dispatches report Snake band of Creek Indians spreading rebellion across Five Nations. Gen Miles orders troops to front. Troop A of the Eighth Cavalry sent from Fort Reno to Muskogee to suppress the uprising. Oklahoma towns fear raids by outlaw Creeks and full bloods amid ghost dances and tensions.
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South
McAlester
Checotah
Enfole
Snake Band
Five Nations
United States
Wetunpka
Miles
Fitzhugh Lee
Department of the Missouri
Omaha
Indian Territory
Henrietta
Gen. Lee
Eighth Cavalry
Fort Reno
Okla
Muskogee
Oklahomms
Oklighoma
Stroud
Extra Session Looms as Congress Faces Packed Agenda
A Washington correspondent predicts an imminent extra session of the Fifty-seventh Congress as many bills remain. Shipping and war tax bills divide House and Senate, Cuban convention delays, and potential Supreme Court decisions on island possessions loom large.
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Washington
Great Britain
Supreme Court
Congress
Senate Committee
House
Senate
Notable Obituaries and Departures From 19th Century Leaders
Sir William Muir leaves Edinburgh University after 81 years in leadership. Captain Jonathan Norton dies at 105, having pursued perpetual motion and involved with a government offer. Alson Sherman, Chicago’s 3rd mayor, aged 80, now living in Wisconsin. Prof Giovanni Schiaparelli retires after 42 years, famed for Mars canal discovery and planetary studies.
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William Muir
Edinburgh University
Agra
Jonathan Norton
Lee
Mass
Norton
MacKinley
Alson
Sherman
Chicago
Vermont
Waukegan
Giovanni Schiapdrelli
Brera Observatory
Milan
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Plagued by Tragedies and Local News in Metropolis
A string of incidents from Edith Jasson’s suicide by poison to a bath room death of Stobert Spence. Fatal injuries from a moving train near DeKalb. Fire damages and gas leak incidents on Oak Park and West Jackson Boulevard. Civic notes include Brintnall as press ident of Hyde Park Protectives and Be Lexington Avenue instance.
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Springfield
Richard Carter
William HH. Brintnall
Hyde Park
Lexington Avenue
Michael Afullen
P Dent
Policemen
West Madison
Halsted
John McTash
DeKalb
Chicago
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J.J. Sloan
Hows
Asa
West Jackson
Boifevard
Oak Park
Springield
Cicero
Norah Hensitass
Andrew Alstrup
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