The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-05-07
[0[LNG minute BELLS ANNOUNCED THE DEATH
Of KING EDWARD VII Of ENGLAND LAST NIGH
ENGLAND M0URNS
BESIDE THE BIER
All Business Suspended While
Nation Pays Its Tribute
to the Dead

to the Dead
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. Washington, May 7-President =
Taft sent the following message
to George ", the new king. Of
Great Britain: .
His majesty. King George ", .
London: In renewing to your
majesty the condolences of the =
American government and people =
upon the death Of his late majesty,
I convey to you the heartiest good =
'sshes for the prosperity Of your
~ b.. William H. TAFT"
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"The Ris&zs + Edward =
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foreign affairs, Lonoan: offer
to your excellency the expression
of my personal sympathy and i"
. sorrow in the great loss which .
has been sustained by the govern .
ment Of Great Britain In the death
= of his majesty, King Edward VII. I"
(" -"P. o. Knox. .
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London. May Tho tolling Of the
great bell in st. Paul's cathedral at
minute intervals between and 6
o'clock this morning. an once per-
formed only for the sovereign and the
archbishops of Canterbury and York.
conveyed to the countless thousands
Of Londoners and suburbanites the
first intimation of the death of King
Edward VII. The great crowds COM
ing into the city on the early trains
proceeded toward Buckingham palace
and by 9 o'clock an immense stream Of
people was slowly filing past the front
Of The building with its drawn. blinds.
around t6 the west end of the palace
to gaze upon the windows at the cham
ber where the body Of the dead king
was lying.
Queen's Grief.
The grief Of the dowager queen at
death Of her royal husband is pa
thetic. Since early morning she has
has been in and out Of the death
chamber directing everything, person
ally placing the wreaths of flowers
that have been received, and giving
her direction with state dignity but at
the same time she is inconsolable.
She cannot be persuaded to remain In
her own room to take the rest Of
which she is so much in need.
The funeral arrangements are not
announced. The burial probably will
be delayed for ten days to allow time
for the arrival of the foreign deputa-
tions.
The death of his majesty has caused
a general suspension of business and
the abandonment Of all sports. public
gaieties and private entertainments.
The theaters have been closed. The
stock exchange and other markets
we're closed today and the law courts
took recess as token of respect.
Everywhere throughout the country
flags were placed at half mast upon
the public buildings, warships and
other. shipping, while the church bells
sounded the doleful news.
American Coincidence.
The American feeling regarding the
death of King Edward waa In accord
ance with the cabled instructions from
Secretary Knox, expressed this morn
ing to Sir Edward Grey, secretary of
state for foreign affairs, by American
Ambassador Reid In the following let
ter:
"sir: My government instructs me
to express to you, and through you
to the British government and people.
the sincere and profound sympathy Of
the president, the government and the
people Of the United States in the
loss Of their British kinsmen Of
ruler 80 beloved and 80 Justly distin-
guished among all the nations of the
earth for his wisdom and kindliness
and for the influence of those high
qualities In behalf of all that is best.
Il have the honor to be with high
est consideration, sir, your most
obedient and humble servant.
-"Whitelaw Reid"
First Serious News.
Just twenty-four hours after the
first news was broken to the public,
as from clear sky. that the king was
suffering from bronchitis, with the
physicians statement that his condi-
ton causes some anxiety" came the
official pronouncement that "his ma
jesty's condition 10 now critical"
The public Immediately interpreted
these significant words to mean that
the kings case was hopeless. That
conviction pervaded London and the
entire kingdom. Tho bulletin was
transmitted to all the royal relatives
before 1t was made public. and the
rapid sequence Of arrivals Of royalties
at the palace within the next hour
confirmed, 90 far as confirmation was
needed. the most alarmist views.
The prince and princess Of Wales
and the Duchess Of Albany. who had
left the palace shortly before the is
suance OF the bulletin. both showing
marked signs Of grief. soon hastened
back. Princess Victoria and the duke
Of Fife followed. The duke and