Queen Victoria Dies After Long Reign at Osborne House
News from England announces the death of Queen Victoria at Osborne House Cowes on a Tuesday evening after a protracted illness. The royal family gathered at her bedside as crowds learned the sovereign’s passing and flags were lowered to half mast while tributes pour in from Britain and overseas. The article outlines her birth May 24 1819 and details her long rule, marriage to Prince Albert, and the extensive lineage of children and European connections.
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PRESS IN MOURNING ACROSS LONDON PAPERS
London morning papers publish heavy mourning borders with editorials praising the queen. They recall her reign and its leaders while avoiding concrete future plans. The Daily Mail laments she could not see the end of the South African struggle.
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New York Honors Queen Victoria With Telegraphic Bell Toll and Flags Half Masted
The city responds to Queen Victoria's death by lowering flags at the sub treasury and port facilities. Trinity Church tolls its bell while many vessels and consulates display half mast and British flags. Foreign flags follow suit as signals spread through ferries and steamships.
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Nation women demolish saloons in Wichita caper
Mrs Nation and three Topeka WCTU members smashed saloons of John Burns and John Herrig in Wichita Kansas on Monday night using axes. Herrig threatened Nation with a pistol. police released the group but county authorities later arrested them. County Attorney Janes Conlin says he'll file information at once.
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Bailey Elected U S Senator by Texas Legislature
Texas lawmakers in separate chambers elected Congressman J. W. Bailey as United States senator for six years. Bailey won all but five of possibly 157 votes cast, with those votes offered as compliments to other parties to avoid supporting him.
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Simmons Succeeds Butler in North Carolina Senate
The North Carolina legislature elected F. M. Simmons, Democratic state chairman, to the United States Senate on Tuesday, succeeding Marion Butler the Populist. Republicans backed Richmond Pearson as the vote selected, while five Populists abstained after Butler asked not to be voted for.
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President McKinley Premature Message Questioned
The London Daily Chronicle notes McKinley was slightly premature in sending a communication to the King as the prince of Wales has not yet been proclaimed by the privy council.
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Carmack Again Elected U.S. Senator in Tennessee
In a joint ballot of the Tennessee legislature at noon on Thesday EB. W. Carmack won re election as United States senator by a vote of 96 to 24 for T. N. Burkett.
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Albert Edward becomes king after Victoria death
London reports King Edward VII taking the oath of allegiance in Parliament and beginning his reign. The House of Lords and Commons met at 4 pm with mourning attire as speakers and leaders signed the roll. Edward arrived in London at 12:43 pm and proceeded to Marlborough House then St James Palace for the first privy council amid royal titles and lineage noted.
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King Edward VII's Accession Oath and Court News
In the Lords the oath was taken by the Duke of York and others as King addresses the privy council. King Edward VII plans to assume the title, honoring his mother and Albert’s memory, while hoping to emulate his father’s renown. The scene shifts from Cowes to London with mourning at Osborne, Queen Victoria embalmed, and royal ceremonies minimal. The Queen Consort Caroline of Denmark born 1844. marriage to the Prince in 1868 brought a vast income and a burst of public interest.
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