King Edward Is Flagging Recovery After Abdominal Abscess
Reports say Edward 48 Beeter shows progress after surgery for perityphaititis abscess near the appendix. Despite a hopeful outlook from physicians and the queen’s devotion, London mourns the coronation postponement and rioting erupts over abandoned feastings as prices fall and crowds disperse.
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Cowes
Henry Thompson
Alexandra
Westminster Abbey
London
United Kingdom
Prince of Wales
Watford
Deggers
Smith Geld
Coronation events postponed amid vast planned pageantry
A vast program for a royal coronation from June 24 to July 5 was prepared at a multi million dollar cost with receptions dinners and a two mile long military pageant through London. The schedule included arrivals at Buckingham Palace Westminster Abbey Lansdowne House Windsor Garden party and a naval review among others, all now postponed with enormous insurance and loss estimates.
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Prince of Wales
St. James Palace
Westminster Abbey
London
Lansdowne Havse
Windsor Castle
Londonderry House
St. Paul's Cathedral
Guildhall
Coronation Fallout Estimated Losses Reach 50 Million
Reported bankruptcies and business failures surge from the coronation disruption. Estimates place losses to London in the tens of millions as swaths of trades collapse and markets reel. The text hints at widespread financial distress across multiple sectors.
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Prince of Wales Born at Buckingham Palace in 1841
Born in Buckingham Palace London November 9 1841 the fifth year of Victoria's reign. Second child and first son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester December 4. Educated by Lady Lyttleton for six years. Visited Ireland for first time in SMW. Turned eighteen November 9 1855 and became legal heir after emancipation from parental control.
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London
Alexandrina Victoria
England
Prince
Albert
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
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Earl of Chester
Lyttleton
William Ewart Gladstone
Ireland
SMW
Edward VII Historical Record Card Highlights
Buckingham Palace details Edward VII milestones from military ranks to coronation dates. Notes include orders, travels to the United States, Canada, India, Ireland, and Russia, key titles such as Grand Master of the Bath, and his accession events beginning January 1901 with oath, proclamation, and parliamentary opening, ending with coronation date set for June 28, 1902.
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Canada
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Denmark
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United Kingdom
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Coronation Day Disaster Strikes London Festivities
The catastrophe endangers insurance giants holding life policies worth about 20 million pounds. Coronation plans collapse as townsmen flee, tradesmen face ruin, and nobles lose knighthood prospects. Temporary theaters and decor outlays collapse, with many churches and hospitals in financial distress.
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London
Prominest Chicago Doctor Describes How the Surgeon Works
A Chicago surgeon explains the King Edward in Gerwent operation detailing patient preparation, antiseptic scrubs, anesthesia, a right side incision near Poupart's ligament, careful tissue incisions to avoid bowel injury, pulling the appendix with Sagers, and steps for amputation if needed followed by closure and drainage.
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Gerwent
HEI TO THE BRITISH THRONE PRINCE GEORGE FAVORITE WITH PEOPLE
Prince George of Wales the second son of King Edward VII is favored by the public. Born in 1804 he became Duke of York after Albert Victor's death in 1892 and later was made Duke of Cornwall and Prince of Wales. His naval career included service on the Canada squadron and command of the gunboat Thrush. His brother’s death ended active sea service.
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Prince Albert
Duke of Teck
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Canada
Jamaica
Queen Alexandra a celebrated beauty and royal figure
Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia, born December 1, 1844, daughter of Prince Christian of Denmark, became Queen of England and Empress of India. Married to Albert Edward in 1863, she gained immense popularity, maintained grace and loyalty, and remained one of England’s most noted women at nearly sixty.
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Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia
India
Prince Christian
Christian
Denmark
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Wales
All England
Alexandra
Kingdom
Queen Victoria
Bloody slave revolt thwarted by drunken Indian in New Jersey
A desperate rebellion by enslaved people in the Acquackanock district near Newark was halted when a drunken Indian exposed the plot. Leaders were captured at an old distillery near Passaic and taken to Newark in chains. Slaves were lashed to quell the uprising and deter further disorder.
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New York
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Newark
How a Water Rat Swims in German Study
A close German study photographs how water rats swim when at ease and when pursued. The wily rodent darts through water swiftly upon danger while leisurely seeking prey, showing that rats and mice living near water are excellent swimmers capable of escaping enemies.
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Condition of crops Texas rain slows winter wheat harvest
The weekly crop summary notes a cool week ending June 23 with limited rain in Texas. Winter wheat harvest slowed by rain but progressed in the Ohio and middle Atlantic states while Texas reports its poorest wheat in years. Cotton growth checked in Texas and Louisiana amid little rain, with some fields in South Carolina grassy.
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Rubber Tapping In Amazon Forests Described
A 19th century account details the Amazon rubber trade with 24 million trees tapped by 120,000 laborers across 50 million acres. Latex flows for hours, trees survive repeated tappings, and some trees yield for fifty years. The essay notes latex’s similarity to milk and its possible role as drought reserve.
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