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Newspaper
Philadelphia Times
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1902
Page
2
Details describe the royal postponement of the coronation and the reaction of the American special embassy guests. Whitelaw Reid and Lt. Col. Sir Fleetwood Edwards visited the palace as the Foreign Office announced delays while British royals and officials awaited news from the sick room.
The King of England has long feared a prophecy that Albert Edward would reign but die before coronation. Friends state the monarch believed many seer tales and omens, including robberies of crowns, signaled fate and influenced his moods and decisions.
Public prayers and a national thanksgiving marked King Edward’s near fatal ordeals. After storms delayed the Hero on his 1860 return from America, and a severe typhoid illness in late 1870 raised fears for weeks, a Feb 27 thanksgiving followed a Jan 14 recovery announcement.
An article promotes Grape-Nuts as a summer food that is easy on the stomach and cooling. It praises predigested grain for brain and nerve nourishment, offering Grape-Nuts with cream, fruit, and a light egg-based supplement as a mild, satisfying meal.
Reports say insurers issued thousands of policies on King Edward's life as coronation plans surged. Rates jumped from 3 to 10 percent amid bets by tradesmen, hotelkeepers, and gamblers, threatening losses if the King dies and causing a stock exchange panic and Lloyds turmoil.
The June 24 dispatch lists England's top physicians attending King Edward. Sir Francis Laking is a premier London surgeon and royal apothecary. Sir Joseph Lister, 1827 birth, famed for antiseptic surgery. Sir Thomas Barlow, Professor and Royal Surgeon. Dr. Treves, noted abdominal surgeon. Sir Thomas Smith, consulting surgeon and Royal College of Surgeons vice president. baronet since 1897.
The Cabinet met for about an hour at Mr. Balfour's room in the House of Commons aiming to push through public business needing the King's assent without his direct reference to ensure calm during the king's illness.
Stocks in New York showed limited changes amid cautious trading. Investors watched for economic cues as major indices stayed near session levels with modest gains and losses across sectors.
A vintage ad highlights table linen at 25 cents a yard for 54 inch silver bleached fabric. Includes towels and napkins with prices from 8 to 7 per dozen and a fine marseilles pattern. Also lists table cloths 84 size in red patterns and table padding to reduce dish noise.
A volatile session saw mixed moves with some declines followed by a rebound. Bears spread fears of the King’s death as a reason for selling, but ranking houses expect only a transitory, sentimental effect and predict limited London selling and minimal impact on prices at this center.
Mrs Lizzie Scott announces the death of Captain William K Scott of filibustering fame and commander of the United States collier Justin who died May 30 at Yokohama Japan The captain gained fame for Bermuda expeditions and early Spanish American War actions noting his association with Captain Hart and notable events aboard the Bermuda during wartime incidents
Baratoga New York June 24 delegates gathered for the annual convention of the Railway Master Mechanics Association. The opening session discussed standards, safety, and modernization projects with leaders from member railroads in attendance.
Scranton reports the first of the unfair lists posted by Wilkes-Barre strike leadership targets 64 locals in Kingston and four milkmen who sold to listed workers. Legal actions feared include up to 300 libel prosecutions and numerous damages suits as unions and companies prepare to pursue those involved. District officials, including John Fallon and T D Nicholls, discuss the split at Nanticoke with President Mitchell. a night shift meeting is planned there tomorrow.
A fragmentary dispatch from Nanticoke reports a partial victory tied to a defection at the Ivania Railroad. The account hints at aday events, peace talks with longtime rivals, and shifting loyalties affecting long-time factions.
In Parkersburg West Virginia on June 24 the trial of Mother Jones and eleven agitators began for alleged interference with miners against a federal injunction. A key witness cited her public speech and admonitions to ignore injunctions. The proceedings include about thirty witnesses and may span a week. Meanwhile coal company clerks face mass layoffs starting July 1 if the strike ends late. widespread idle work and vacation offers ripple to Reading system offices from terminal to mines. Firemen and engineers in Schuylkill region resist returning to work amid low wages, while 6000 Pittsburgh Plate Glass workers face pay changes from the same period.
Bargains marked for tots and toddlers in the Children's section include cambric drawer bodies sized 2 to 12 years at 10c and 18c, lawn aprons trimmed with lace and embroidery for 4 to 8 years priced 18c to The, muslin drawers with hem and picot edges for 1 to 12 years at 5c to 1d, and an odd lot of fine Nainsook short dresses trimmed with hand work.
Cadet sea service offers rank as petty officers with own quarters and mess. First voyage pays ten dollars a month, then fifteen, with all living costs covered. Cadets gain hands on seamanship, but licensing rules push many to seek higher posts elsewhere, as masters licenses require watch officer experience. Only graduates from Saint Marys, Enterprise, and aesarate schoolships are now admitted.
A fragmented item notes Michigan oleo issue with stray text referencing 24 The Guaceme tex hstet constitutions. Readable parts do not reveal a clear event or outcome.
A Michigan statute bans manufacturing and selling colored oleo. George W. Rotta Petersky, a local grocer, was sentenced after being convicted of selling the colored article.
A London Chronicle correspondent questions vegetarianism based on a Dresden to Berlin walking test. Karl Mann won in 26 hours 32 minutes while early finishers were largely vegetarians. the piece argues diet impacts uric acid and muscular work but cautions one system suits all and advocates individual dietary choice.
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