The King Reigns Es The Tokens Of Allegiance
A fragment titled The King Reigns explores tokens of allegiance with unclear context and actors, presenting a ceremonial or political theme without defined events or dates.
23 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
El Paso Daily Herald
Location
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1901
Page
1
A fragment titled The King Reigns explores tokens of allegiance with unclear context and actors, presenting a ceremonial or political theme without defined events or dates.
King Edward departed from Cowes for London to meet the privy council aboard the Alberta. Three open carriages led the royal procession down to Trinity pier as crowds cheered, then the Alberta weighed anchor while royal yachts and the cruiser Australia stood by. Proclamation of the new king was postponed until tomorrow morning.
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana sides with United States rights in Canadian-American boundary issues as Marlborough House discussions begin. In London Albert Edward formally becomes Edward VII after the Privy Council proclaims him king and the oath is administered at St James Palace.
Crowds cheer as the new king appears. Ministers resign and are reappointed instantly, reestablishing a cabinet with Mr Balfour acting as deputy. Official proclamation will occur Thursday at Temple Bar St. Pauls steps and the Royal Exchange with a military cavalcade.
B G Lake once a leading solicitor in Great Britain was found guilty of misappropriating trust funds totaling 865000 dollars and sentenced to twelve years penal servitude in a London court on January 23.
Joe Bailey was formally declared senator at the joint session in Austin on January 23. He argued the Democratic Party required no reorganization. The house adopted resolutions on the death of the queen.
Two hundred carpenters at Lewis Nixon's Elizabethport shipyard end a strike with victory. They insisted non union shop carpenters either join the union or be dismissed, and the dispute is resolved in their favor.
The Commoner edited and published by William Jennings Bryan launched in Lincoln today with an edition of fifty thousand copies.
Reports from Alaska describe prolonged blizzard conditions causing severe suffering among residents. Authorities urge caution as transportation and utilities face ongoing disruptions, with communities isolating and aid sought from regional agencies.
The Dolphin delivers word the Alaskan blizzard worsens with winds of ninety miles per hour. Dozens dead as patrols search for those overcome by the cold. Two bodies found in Douglass City while Daw son dogs go mad and gangs hunt them. Three hundred travelers are storm bound at Skaguay. Dyea fires destroyed about twenty four buildings.
The Guggenheims and American Smelting and Refining Co form a global smelting and mineral trust. El Paso is poised to become its central operating hub with the local plant slated as a major site. Executives C B E Finney and H R Simpson visited to assess the El Paso property and potential material changes.
Mandonio Esparzo, a 300 pound tailor known for heavy drinking, died in his room at 212 Fifth Street. An inquest ruled heart failure likely from stimulant use and obesity, with his body too large for a standard coffin, prompting a pine box to be built.
Washington Jan 23 The Overstreet bill to maintain parity of the silver standard dollar was favorably reported to the house banking and currency committee by the sub committee. The full committee did not finish consideration and will resume on Saturday.
The Seine’s first civil tribunal divided the Castellane suit against Wertheimer, bric a brac dealer, into three series as it began in Paris on January 23.
In San Antonio Texas on January 23 the court of appeals overruled a motion for rehearing in the case Emerson versus Kneezell from El Paso A prior ruling stands in this civil dispute between G W Emerson plaintiff and Edward Kneezell defendant with the appellate panel issuing the denial.
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports the czar has decided the czarina will go to Moscow to await accouchement so the child will be entirely Russian. The note adds Moscow is viewed as truer Russian than St. Petersburg.
Secretary Russell E M Bray and W H Tuttle of the chamber of commerce lead a El Paso delegation to the state convention of commercial clubs on the 25th. Russell has urged others to join but business engagements keep them away. El Paso seeks strong representation as it is championed by its local chamber.
The death of Queen Victoria is expected to delay action on the Nicaraguan canal bill in the Senate. The report from Washington notes the royal death may postpone consideration of the measure.
James M. Smith of El Paso is granted a pension of eight dollars per month. The allowance appears as a special dispatch to the Herald.
James P. Sterratt, former chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, died at age seventy eight in Philadelphia from the effects of a carbuncle. He served as chief justice and was a prominent Pennsylvanian. The death occurred at his home on January 23.
Washington Jan. 23 The Senate has taken up the legislative appropriation bill after passing it. The ship subsidy bill has also been taken up in the same session as part of the legislative agenda.
The administration expresses displeasure over Count Edwin Conger's handling of the Chinese settlement. He may be recalled as officials assess the diplomatic missteps and potential impact on relations with China.
Claude Hilder, 19, shot Emma Douglas and Harry Haley then killed himself in Denver. Emma likely recovers while Haley is gravely wounded. Jealousy sparked the act tied to a troubled family tainted by insanity. Hilder’s brother, a former Philippine veteran, recently died by suicide and the mother is hospitalized from self inflicted injuries.
In Santa Fe on January 23 the house and council adjourned to honor Queen Victoria. Twelve bills were introduced including Abbott’s reform school for Taos and Gutierrez’s measure to bar penitentiary made brick from competing with free labor bricks. The El Paso show advertised finest hand painted china plates by Richards.
The Duke of Manchester ranks as one of England's prominent nobles and the era’s most popular figure in America. He blends American ease with English status, eschews vanity, and endears himself to society with his plain, bold ways and sentiment.
The American Commissioner expresses affection for American society and notes his time spent in the United States. Manchester holds a full parliamentary title and plans to stay in England, while his American wife’s wealth may influence his future mobility. Lord Lambert travels with Manchester and mirrors similar behavior as he builds friends in the United States.
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