King's illness steadies as royal observers await updates
Reports from Buckingham Palace note the King remains in a critical but stable condition with no new bulletins offering specifics on temperature or pulse. Doctors emphasize guarded language to temper public expectations while crediting the King’s compliance with treatment and his adaptability to the regimen.
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Postponed Festivities Amid King’s Illness Halts Coronation Plans
Telegraph dispatches show empire wide cancelations of coronation celebrations the move to religious services only. Troops processed through Southampton and London brass face changes as the Prince of Wales may reinvest colonial troops next week. Royal dinner for London poor on July 5 proceeds per King’s wish with over 500000 invitations and thousands serving. Westminster Abbey crowds view the unaltered site while the Duke of Norfolk weighs steps.
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Coronation decorations end as Westminster Abbey opens
London crowds prepared for today and Sunday as barriers around Westminster Abbey were removed and decorations near completion. Slow progress in removing coronation displays marked the day, with few flags down and stands undraped highlighting the city’s cautious mood. Illumination pieces in London and 200 banfires on hilltops nationwide remain, kept to aid celebration of the King’s recovery.
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Coronation Honors Publicly Announced In Britain
The June coronation honors list includes peers baronets and new orders. Notable names: Sir Thomas Lipton, Dr Conan Doyle, Gilbert Parker, Charles Wyndham, Lord Kelvin, Lord Lister, and Sir Ernest Cassel among Privy Councillors. The Imperial Service Order and new merit distinctions are described with recipients and brief bios.
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North Leeds
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New York
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Malta
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Joseph Dimsdale
Andrew Noble
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Whiteworth & Co
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N. Y
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Manitoba
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Henri E. Taschereau
Puisne
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Canada
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Newfoundland
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Cambridge University
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Essayist in Music and Public Service: Clinton E Dawkins
Clinton Edward Dawkins born 1859, son of Clinton G A Dawkins of the Foreign Office. Educated at Cheltenham College and Balliol, he joined the Indian Office in 1884, served as private secretary to key officials, worked with the Peruvian Corporation in South America in 1891, held finance posts in Egypt and India, and in 1901 became Chairman of the War Office Reorganization Committee.
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Toronto
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Cambridge
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London
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King’s College
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North Leeds
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Westminster
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India Office
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H. Trywhitt
Arthur Hugh Smith Barry
Mary
Earl of Dunraven
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New York
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Oxford
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Malta
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Henry Beverley Mitford
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Newfoundland
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Paris
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Special envoys depart as coronation crowds ease
London reports the exodus of coronation embassies with most officials leaving or reverting to private life. US Ambassador Choate cancels June 29 dinner while Special Ambassador Whitelaw Reid ends his mission and prepares for the Continent. Prince Tsai Chen and other envoys visit Reid as crowds in London thin after Tuesday’s frenzy.
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China
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Bavaria
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Austria
Prince Albert
Belgium
Gervais
The Alleged Prophecies
London report details Mme de Thebes denying a royal prophecy while recounting a past prediction that King Edward would not be crowned. She claims to have seen in the Prince of Wales’s hand a sign of an intestinal illness, and now expects a quick recovery.
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Gypsy Prophecies At Epsom Linked To King’s Coronation
London reports recount ancient prophecies tied to King Edward and the coronation. A gypsy supposedly predicted the king would rise to the throne but fall short, and that a favored horse would die at the winning post. A Lee patriot allegedly warned the king would grow ill at his coronation start. The coincidences are noted as remarkable.
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Verses by Lewis Morris From London Times Special
The Times prints verses by Sir Lewis Morris starting with an ode about his coronation and a scene of princes and envoys. The poem laments mortal pain and calls on divine mercy to spare a servant, urging restoration beside his bed of pain.
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The Crowning of Kingship of 1902
Alfred Austin writes from The Independent on June 26 1902 praising kingship and empire as symbols of a nation’s will. He envisions rulers whose minds and souls guide a realm toward its destiny, with a virtuous queen beside them, transmitting a lineage of royal virtue from Victoria onward.
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London Sees Huge Losses From Postponed Coronation
London suffers vast losses as hotels and provisioning firms absorb canceled orders for coronation events. Perishable stock floods refrigerators. Lloyds insurance rates deter coverage. venues face potential refunds on seats. Portsmouth faces crushed preparations and sunk expectations from naval review plans.
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King Edward’s Illness Shapes Parliament’s Sympathy At Press
The article reports T. P. O'Connor's view that sympathy for King Edward runs strongest in Liberal and Irish circles, while Conservatives are cooler. It notes perceived royal tolerance toward Liberal principles, a possible détente with the Boers, and Irish belief in partial friendly sentiment. It warns that a King’s death would prorogue Parliament and require a new oath to a successor, with the Prince of Wales lacking his father’s experience.
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Day of Intercession Declared for King’s Recovery
London observers report a nationwide day of intercession for the King with special prayers in parish churches across the United Kingdom. Catholic and nonconformist groups join Muslims Hindus and others in supplicatory services, including a noon ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral for ticket holders only.
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Prayers in Congress Mention England Suffering King
The Senate Chaplain prayed for England’s sorrow and King Edward’s recovery in the opening session. The House Chaplain likewise asked for the King’s restoration to health and leadership under divine guidance.
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Perityphlitis Case Operated At Henrietta Hospital
A case of perityphlitis parallel to the King's was operated on at Henrietta Hospital East St. Louis by Dr Charles F Wilhelm. Foreman Charles Geabes of the National Stock Yards prepared for surgery after collapse from aggravated perityphlitis and probable severe appendicitis.
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Patient Geabes Improves Amid Royal Comparison
Geabes, whose condition allows wife visits, compared his case to King Edward of England. He was amused and asked to be told if the King’s state worsened. Geabes said he feels well and is hopeful for recovery and asked to be informed of any change in the King’s condition.
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Royal illness reports conceal vital signs practice
King Edward's physicians refrain from stating temperature and respiration in bulletins, likening to European royal cases. The silence contrasts with American practice to disclose such figures, enabling public assessment of a monarch's condition and fueling debate over officials concealing danger.
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Grave delay in operating on King Edward illness
Surgeons in the city claim the operation was delayed to the coronation, worsening the king's chances. Doctors say in England royalty influence care, but here doctors would decide immediate surgery. Estimates of recovery range from doubtful to very slim, with experts citing delayed intervention and dangerous pus in the blood.
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Prince of Wales Tree in Central Park Dying
In Central Park near the Mall two trees planted by the Prince of Wales in 1860 are failing. An American elm thrives while the accompanying English oak is decaying despite efforts by Park Department landscape artist Parsons. Only Andrew H. Green and a Park Dept officer Monahan survive from the original ceremony.
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Stock Exchange Sends Cable of Sympathy to London
The Governing Committee of the Stock Exchange authorized a cable to the London Stock Exchange expressing the NYSE members sympathy for the illness of the King.
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Pennsylvania Railroad selects Postal Telegraph Cable for systemwide service
Pennsylvania Railroad Directors approve an agreement with the Postal Telegraph Cable Company to replace Western Union east of Pittsburgh and Erie on December 1 for fifteen years. The contract includes a yearly rental of 70000 dollars based on 12000 miles of wire and pole rent of six dollars per mile per added mile, plus 50 percent of cash receipts from all communications.
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Railroad to gain free telegraph service and line rights
The railroad will receive free telegraph service up to 100000 dollars annually with additional usage billed at 0.5 dollars per word. It must provide poles while the telegraph company supplies wires and keeps lines in repair. Western Union currently pays 75000 dollars a year for rights and offers a 15000 dollar rebate in lieu of free service.
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Railroad convention closes in Saratoga New York
The American Railway Master Mechanics Association ended its thirty fifth annual session in Saratoga with committee reports and delegate papers. A. E. Manchester of West Milwaukee submitted next convention subjects, and new officers were elected: George West, president. W. H. Lewis, first vice president. P. H. Peck, second vice president. H. F. Ball, third vice president. Angus Sinclair, treasurer. Joseph W. Taylor, secretary.
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TRAIN AMPUTATES BOTH LEGS IN ACCIDENT
Peter Brickelmaier of New York slipped while boarding two fast freight trains on the New York Central at Clyde. His left leg was severed at the knee and his right thigh was amputated after he crawled nearly a quarter mile dragging his mangled limbs to reach help. Doctors Hallett and Barrett worked all day, and he has a fighting chance to survive.
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Jealous bartender shoots shoe salesman in New York hallway
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