Brief World Happenings Noted For The Busy Man
A roundup of notable deaths and events from around the globe includes Thomas Byrnes famed New York detective chief who died at sixty from indigestion and gastritis. Westinghouse head Walter Kerr died in Rochester Minnesota. Fred Sangrain aged 104 oldest native of the Louisiana Purchase territory died at Sedalia Missouri. Rear Admiral McCalla died at Santa Barbara from apoplexy. Rev Alexander McLaren died in Edinburgh. Jay Gould and Miss Beatrice Van Brunner engagement rumors reported from Paris. Shackleton lectured in Chicago and received the Helen Culver gold medal. Princess Nobuko Fumi-no-Miya married Prince Asuka. Senator McCumber of North Dakota improving after a second operation. Thomas H Croft founder of Pasadena committed to Patton California insane asylum after paralysis.
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Thomas F. Byrnes
New York
Patton
Cal
Edward VII Dies After Brief Illness. George V Succeeds
King Edward VII of Britain and Ireland dies at sixty nine after a illness lasting under a week. The Prince of Wales becomes George V and is proclaimed king after swearing an oath at the privy council. The report covers reactions, funerary plans, and immediate political changes.
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Edward VII
Great Britain
Ireland
India
England
Prince of Wales
Privy Council
George V
Michaels. Link
Charles A. White
H. C. J. Beckmeyer
Grand Jury
Chicago
William Lorimer
United States
St. Louis
Lee O'Neil Browne
Southern Hotel
Robert E. Wilson
William Randolph Hearst
Henry Watterson
Courier-Journal
Mr. Watterson
Hearst
Gaynor
New York
Max Baff
Clark College
Worcester
Mass
St. Johns
N. F
Northern Baptist Convention
National Association of Retail Grocers
Springfield
Ill
Deneen
Woman's National Whist League
Edward VII Death and Brief Career Sketch
Edward VII king of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India died after illness. Born November 9 1841 as Albert Edward, he held numerous titles and offices, served as prince of Wales, and later reigned with public duty and liberal patronage. He enjoyed theater and Paris visits, but remained politically neutral as prince and king.
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Edward VII
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Buckingham Palace
London
Queen Victoria
Albert
Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
Saxony
Tenth Hussars
Rifle Brigade
The Late King Edward VII A Portrait of His Life
A concise summary of Edward VII from education in Britain and abroad to his public life as heir and king. It covers his schooling, travels with Dean Stanley, marriage to Princess Alexandra, tours in India and the empire, accession after Queen Victoria, coronation plans, diplomatic role in Europe, relations with Germany, and his children including George, Maude, Victoria, Louise, Victoria Alexandra, and Alexander.
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Edward
House of Lords
Alexandra Caroline Mary Charlotte Louise Julia
Christian IX
Denmark
Great Britain
Indian Empire
Victoria
Europe
Germany
William
Alexandra
Prince Albert
Duke of Clarence
George Frederick Ernest Albert
Louisa Victoria
Duke of Fife
Victoria Alexandra
Maude Charlotte
Prince Charles
Prince Alexander John
Oat crop failure and farm reseeding across northern Iowa
Iowa dispatch reports oat crops in northern Iowa nearly fail due to frosts and drought with rains scarce south and north. Farmers begin reseeding, using ground without extra prep, while late sowing may yield better than current prospects and some fields show blackened sprouts from cold damage.
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Mason City
Iowa
Hattie Larson
Story City
Randall
Des Moines
Iowa Association
National Dental Association
Uriah Trapp
Jefferson Street
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
Edwin B
William
Frank Cameron
Oskaloosa
Coal Miners’ Union
Miners’ Union
Jasper Thompson
Forest City
Iowa National Guard
Logan
United States Army
Laura Lewis
Murray
Grand
Lewis
Iowa Travelers’ Protective Association of America
Jobbers’ Committee
Des Moines Commercial Club
Chicago
Rock Island
Northwestern
Burlington
George H. Richmond
Council Bluffs
E. M. Woodruff
District Court
John Thompson
John Helberg
Slater
White Oak
Nevada
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Costa Rica
American Peace Court
Andrew Carnegie
Washington
Taft
Dickinson
B. Clark Hyde
Swope
Kansas City
Doctor Hyde
James Moss Hunton
Col
Thomas H. Swope
Chrisman Swope
Dublin
Ulster
Lord Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Congress
Passaic
N. J
Theodore Roosevelt
Berlin
Roosevelt
Berlin Castle
Gilbert Coleman
New York City
Sing Sing
N. Y
Robert Livingston Cutting
Judith Moale Cutting
Supreme Court
James Goldberg
Julia Goldberg
Bakersfield
Misouri
Stockholm
Sweden
George
Paris
Royal College of Music
Imperial Institute
Gladstone
Bright
Liberal Party
King Edward VII
Prince
Kingsley
Baron Stockmar
Charles
University of Edinburgh
Oxford
Cambridge
Canada
Curragh Camp
Jerusalem
Dean Stanley
Westminster
Emerald Isle
Iowa News
John Albers
Amarilla Belche
J. H. Blatherwick
Nelson Brown
John Dennis
Jacob Fox
Marcella Hall
Jesse Lindicum
E. C. Miller
J. Staves
H. P. Walcott
Sarah Woodrow
B. C. Hall
Vinton
Hall
Fort Dodge Independent Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Line
Bell Toll Lines
Fort Dodge Company
J. M. Plaister
Independent
Bell Line
First Baptist Church of
Marshalltown
Bert Hempstead
Clinton
Benj. Berger
Oklahoma City
John W. Overman
James W. Gadd
New Sharon
Isaac H. Riggs
Ottumwa
Hattie Garrison
State Reformatory For Girls
Mitchellville
John Downie
State Board of Control
Carroll
Dubuque
Knights of Columbus
T. J. Fitzpatrick
William Williams
Rockwell
Harrow
F. Hilger
William Neal
Jasper Bowie
Newton
Anamosa’ Reformatory
East Side
Sioux City
Ida M. Guthrie
G. A. Quick
Prairie City
The
Elks of
Dallas
A. J. Swaney
West Council Bluffs
Joe Havel
Riverside
Iowa City
Royal Arcanum
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