Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-07
THE FINAL SUMMONS.
Pneumonia Believed TO Have Been
Cause Of Death.

London, May king Edward VII,
who returned to England from a vaca-
ton ten days ago. in the best of health.
died at midnight in the presence OF his
family, after an illness Of hardly more
than three days.
- The Prince OF Wales succeeded to the
crown Immediately, according to the
laws Of the kingdom, without official
ceremony. His first official act was to
dispatch to the lord mayor the an
nouncement Of his fathers death, in
pursuance Of custom. His telegram
read:
Il am deeply grieved to inform you
that my beloved father, the king, pass
ed away peacefully at 11:45 tonight
GEORGE"
The physicians soon afterwards issued
their official bulletin, which was as fol-
lows:
"May s.. 1850 p. Mills majesty, the
king, breathed his last at 11:45 tonight
in the presence of her majesty, Queen
Alexandra, the Prince and Princess of
Wales, the princess royal, the duchess
of Fife, Princess Victoria and Princess
Louise, and the duchess of Argyll.
"LAKING,
REID,
POWELL,
'DAWSON."
Coming so suddenly, the death of the
king can not but bring the greatest
sorrow to the nation in whose hearts
Edward first as. Prince of Wales and
afterwards as sovereign, held first
place.
Edward Wis short reign of eight
years has been a history Of strong
times. It opened with the conclusion
of peace after a long and trying cam
paign in South Africa, and concludes
at the critical moment of one of the
momentous political struggles of mod
ern times, between the peers and the
commons. In a day the political out
look Of Great Britain has been revolu-
tionized.
Only day or two ago the king was
conducting the business of state and
giving audiences, but on Wednesday he
was compelled to submit to the orders
of his physicians. Since then until the
end his decline was rapid.
Pneumonia Cause Of Death.
Pneumonia, following bronchitis, is
believed to have been the cause of his
death. but the doctors thus far have
refused to make statement. Some of
the kings friends are convinced that
worry over the critical political situa-
ton which confronted him, with sleep
less nights, aggravated, if it did not
cause, the fatal illness.
Besides the nearest relatives in Eng
land, the Duke Of Fife and the arch
bishop Of Canterbury were in the death
chamber The kings brother, the Duke
of Connaught, with his family, is at
suez. Fastening home from Africa. The
kings daughter, Queen Maud Of Nor
way, will start for England tomorrow.
The intelligence that the end of King
Elwards reign had come was not a
surprise at the last. The people had
been expecting to hear it any hour
since the evening bulletin wa, posted !
at Buckingham palace. The capital re-
ceived it without excitement, but sadly,
for the king with his own people was
one Of the most populae
rulers in the world. They regarded hirs
as one Of the strongest forces making
for the stability of the peace Of the en-
pire.
The fashionable restaurants were Just
and few groups of late |
theater goers were making their way !
thru the streets, while a |
sm11l crowd still hung about the pail |
Rce:s when the streets were filled sud !
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Death Of the, king" The papers were |
quiokly seized, and the people DIS |
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