The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-05-13
EDWARD VII. DEAD.
King George v. Now Ruler OF Great
Britain-Politieal Outlook.

King fdNani VII, diri ~ lio 49,
Fndas night. The Prince 81 Wales Dr.
came King, assuming the title q e.otsr
Y. and took the oath beiorr tue ftNy
Council Al four O'Clock saturday afternoon
Coming 80 suddenly the death 81 INC
king brought the greatest sorrow 20 'h'
nation, in whose hearts Ehwafh, his'
Prince Of Males and Afterwards as Nv
ereign. held hfsi place. Ills shofi reign ~
nine yeaS has been history oi sihths
,ime. n ol,enel with the conclusion oi
neace. after long and trying war ia South
Af,ica. and concludes at th. critical monrni
N on. al the most inomenions political
struggles 81 modern time, that between the
Peers aud Commons. In day the point
ieal outlook Of Great Britain was revoln.
tionised. Gathered around the bedside Of
The diving king were the queen and the
prinee.ses. No hope had been held out
throughout the DAY for the recovery OF
his majesty, whose death. u Is believed
was due 10 pneumonia, following bronohi'
liz. contracted shortly after his return
from BiarritK. Only a day OF two pre-
yious the king was conducting the business
az state and giving audiences, but on
"Wednesday b. was compelled TO submit
10 The orders II his physicians. From
then until the end his decline was rapid.
CHRONOLOGY or KING EDWARD VII.
isii Nov. a-Born at buckingham Palace.
lsas.5s-Educaied b. private tutors,
1855, Nov. a-AtiAined legal majority.
1859 Oct. iT-Matriculaied at Oxford
500 July-Began Canadian tour.
lsoo-Msde notable tour OF the on''ea
isGi-IHs father Prince consOrt Albert
died.
isGe-Mads tour Of the Holy Land with DR..
Stanley.
1868. March i0-Married Princess Aexan'
ORA Of Denmark.
1865, June 3-liis son, George Frederick
Prince Of Wales, born.
Is7O-Scyere illness with typhoid fever.
is75-Visii 10 India.
ls75-Elccted grand master OF Frcemasons
lssi-Made drs speech in House Of Lords.
1891, Nov 9--Celebraied 5Oih birthday an
niversary.
is93-Brcame member Of the Royal Com
mission on the housing Of the poor.
I sgG-Won the Derby with Persimmon.
is97-Took prominent part In the diamond
jubilee festivities.
1901, Jan 22-Iiis mother Queen Victoria
died.
1901 Jan, 2s-sworn as king At London:
United Kingdom and Emperor Of
1901. Jan. 2g-Sworn as king Of London.
1901, Feb i4-opened his first Parliament.
1902, JuneAug.-Severe illness.
1902 Aug.-Coronation ceremonies
1908 'os-succession Of visits to European
courts.
1910. May Died after illness with bron.
ehitis
George Frederick Ernest Albert, Prince |
II Wales. who now becomes king. is the |
Second son of King Edward and Queen |
AleXandra and was born at Marlborough |
House ON june 3. 1866, seventeen months |
ifter the birth of his elder brother. the |
ate Duke of Clarence. He and his brother
uttered the navy together as cadets, and |
he spent two YEAR on the Britannia. Then |
ne started on a three-year voyage around
he world, sailing on the Bacchante.
In 1892, when his brother died, he be-
anne heir apparent and took his seat in
he House of Lords as the Duke of York
n MAY. 1893, his engagement was an.
bounced TO Princess Victoria May of
500. Six children were born to them:
edward Albert, Albert Frederick, Victoria
Alexandra, Henry William, George Ed
ward and John Charles.
The Prince became Duke of Cornwall
When his father took the throne. and
Don thereafter started on a tour OF the
olonies. He open the first parliament
f the commonwealth of Australia In
Celebration of his safe return from the
our he was entertained by the London
at Guildhall ON December 5.
90l, on which occasion he delivered his
rell-known advice to England to wake
p'
In the fall of 1905 he went TO India.
nd when he returned there was another
CELEBRATION. On this occasion he said that
The task of governing India will be made
he easier if we ON our part infuse into
a wider element of sympathy His In
ian trip was generally regarded as not
success from a political viewpoint
In 1903 he visited Canada to attend
ne celebration at Quebec and on that
rcasion met vice-president Fairbanks.
The Prince is less democratic than was
is father and does not have such an
rdent love for sports. 1t has been pre-.
lcted, therefore, that after his accession
} the throne, the court gaiety which was
ways feature during Edwards reign,
ill be less marked.
Chicken incubation by electricity is a
a success ,