Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-05-07
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ep:powH,s's FORMER RgP: %-'::.: ~
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RElGAlE!lp,, ABOUT. ZEN YEARS
ss~s 5NEIl LIKED RY TT !: .PEo::
Z PILE ovERs,wAoM. he WAS
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w..sI @Anr>Able Diplomat But ::::Mfxed
But Little Into the Affairs Of the
Home Government = Is Survived
ey -Four Children nd'Prinee George
Will Ascend. the Throne. '''-s: +z;::s::

When King Edward VII. breathed
his last there came to e close the
life OF unique. 4persoRalaty He
WAS loved almost universally, drst
of all as 4 man whose naturai attri-:
butes made, him dear to- the hearts
of his subjects, and next az. . mon
arch, VII ose9ab1lity> to fulfill the role
which he was called upon to assume
was. demonstrated conspfcaonsiy. >t>' j.. =:
edward VII, by the grace sf Cod
of the.sUniteda:Kingdom"Sot .aSeGt
Britain and Ireland: ana 1i.fBr1t1sh
domtniohs beyond the seas, King: De-
fenderzof the Faith e. Emperor Of In
dia, was his title.t:" :"' :, '' :';;:' "" v. .v
Subject to- =. fierce. criticism Ia htss
youth because Of his manner Of lifes,
he lived down a-srather unenviable
reputation through ( loAgs4yaarss OF
more careful conduct, and succeeded
in winning the confidence Of all the
people as almost no other sovereign
of Great. Britain, except his mother,
Queen Victoria, had done.
AS statesman he was active and
successful, particularly in ~tha~s del1.
OF foreign affairs. :. The, fact, that he.
was the: Idol iof; the ,peeple mahs him
a psefuf .i1stfnment; Of The kministrI
and enabled him at tAe same tine.
to- WELD sanere: influence than: had:
been conceded: :.tauthe.: threne. Iu,, the
past. ~ a.; ~,
He was an able diplomat, .apd in
all: the more tnsppEtant due4tiqhs 'Vf,
foreign policy, W6fcf came Ib, dGrt.
ing his short reignfhe made hthesh:
felt.
In domestic, politics; he Was less
active, but he succeeded in,. strength
ening the position Of the monarchy
with the masses, :effectuA11y killing
whatever ahttrroy atttsstt
listed at the time of.,his accession.
His influence win 'his' ministers in an
advisory capacity was much more
pronounced than was that of Queen
Victoria, although his attitude on
the political questions o3 tie day
Esss:sg5 sg lssl1Eeaalfaiggso
Edward VII assumed the throne
on the death of Q4eaa Nctorja ,op
January >22.s f94f 10 sthaf h9 tak
king less ,thAY feh EeAr4: Fl|
1t was ss q SPORTSMAN that the
British s::iIbdE-:E6l.sf2111K
of#him He was an enthusiastic pat
roi, Of horse raeihgS and was fond
of yacht racing, ~crick et,, athletics. and
shooting: His love of-eardsi Was4a1-
most a passion in his early days, |
and his gambling for high stakes
got him into trouble several times. |
When in 1909 his horse, Minoru, won
tho Derby at Epson there was a |
scene of enthusiasm at: :the track
which was unparalleled. Twice be-
foEe he became king he won th(
Derby, with Persimmon, in 1896 ant
with Diamond Jubilee IN 1900. r.gss....e!.t
In personal appearance: tng1
was the typical Englishman: kf
was rather below the average statA
urp, of strong and heavy biuld. ,H
rundy face betokened good heafe
ago. He wore his gray beard trih-EE
med to a sharp point. His thin dE7f
cle of gray hair diminished until E
WINS quite bald. Even in his lat4k
yeSrs he continued to be one of tf43,
bet dressed, men in Europe and WIFI
retarded as a model for quiet 1
h4ement of dress and bearing. &E
1T the state functions in which he
E1pE Rward revived
alC the poMp and circumstances of
m,sSisva1 sa2s3 ax2s35ES;, SSo1e kda6,ss
[nkone Of the sumptuous royal coach
eaM attended WtbsrHb, 0quef1eE +
a4 outriders, and a vast retinue
0n iaas e6e1e 0es93 3o4s = e1g 1k11g
wore the full robes OF majesty:
Faetfuiness; whfch he -possessed to1'
4 marked degree, Was A conspicuoFs
Of the fate liking, az
though he .was frank, loyal and
warm-hearted always Those who
associated with him have said that
le was emphatically the "good fel-
ow," aupenPadg coustsofs, sbpt a
;tickler for the deferehce which his \
'anK demanded '-&"<1
He was s-b6rn- at -BaeKingham PART
ICE, ON November a., 1S41, the son of I
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Of f
'axe- -Coburg and Gotha. Educated
y private tutors ,;on; hlanS outlined
~ hia father he later atudied at r