The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-07
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Prince OF Wales Becomes George
v by Official Act
Of the Privy Council at st. James
Palace.
ALL ENGLAND MOURNS
TOlIing of the Bell on the Ca
thedral of st. Paul
Notifies the BritOns of the Death
of Their Ruler.
ALL BUSINESS STOPS.
People Everywhere WearBadge
of Mourning.
A Flood of Condolences POurs
Into the Palace.

London. May king George V, was
proclaimed this afternoon. The proc
lamation was approved by the privy
council at 4 o'clock.
The council met in the throne room
at St. James palace under the presi-
dency of the Earl of Crewe, who Off
ciated in the absence of Viscount VOL
verhampton, the lord president of the
council The new monarch was given
the title of King George V.
The king, who had driven over from
Marlborough house, waited in a room
adjoining the council chamber while the
lengthy formalities leading up to the
9ctual proclamation were proceeding.
With today's ceremony and in his for
ty-ffth year the second son born to
King Edward VII and Queen Alexan-
dra, becomes the ruler of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and of the British dOmlnionS beyond
the seas. king, defender of the faith and
emperor of India.
The Proclamation.
The text of the proclamation follows:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to call to His mercy our late SOW
ereign, Edward VII, of blessed and
glorious memory by whose decease the
imperial crown of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and ireland is solely
and rightfully come to the high and
mighty prince. George Frederick Ern-
est Albert; We, therefore, the lords
spiritual and temporal of the realm,
being here assisted with these of his
late majesty's privy council, with
numbers of other principal gentleman
of quality, with the lord mayor, alder
man and citizens of London, do now
hereby with one voice. consent of
tongue and heart to publish and pro-
claim that the high and mighty Prince
George Frederick Ernest Albert is now
by the death of our late sovereign of
happy memory become our only law
full and rightful lege lord George "
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, defender of the faith, en-
peror of India, to whom we do ac-
knowledge all faith and constant obe-
dience with all hearty and humble af
fection, beseeching God by whom all
royal prince, George V, with long and
happy years to reign over u.s.
Bell Tolls for the Departed.
London, May THE tolling of the
great bell in st. PauTs cathedral at
minute intervals between and
o'clock this morning, an office per-
formed only for the sovereign and the
arChbshops of Canterbury and York
conveyed to the countless thousands of
Londoners and suburbanites the first
intimation of the death of King Ed
ward VII.
Crowds coming into the city on early
trains, proceeded toward Buckingham
palace and by 8 o'clock an immense
stream Of people was slowly filing past
the front of the building, with it's
drawn blinds, around to the west end
OF the palace to gaze on the windows
Of the chamber where the body Of the
dead king was lying.
ON the bullatiO board was still T1iDOa5
the sheet of foolscap with it's tidings
of the momentous event scrawled hur-
riedly in a dozen words, and this was
another center of interest for the
throng, each member of which wanted
TO read with his own eyes the official
announcement Over the palace, the
royal standard was half masted. but
except for I'll s and the frequent COM
ing and going of officials and attend
ants, at the palace there was little
outward evidence of the passing away
of the king.
Queen Alexandra is bearing up
bravely. She had breakfast as usual
in her apartments today.
Members of the royal household at
tended a special service in the private
chapel of the palace at an early hour
The death of his majesty has caused
a general suspension of business and
the abandonment of all race meetings
and other sports, public gaities and
private entertainments. Inc theaterS
have been closed today and the law
courts too a recess as a token of re-
spect. Everywhere throughout the
country flags were placed at half mast
on public buildings, warships and other
shipping, while church bells sounded
the doleful news.
To Proclaim the New King.
Early today Il was stated that George
would be proclaimed king from the
steps of the Royal Exchange at 2:2O
o'clock this afternoon. Subsequently it !
was found impossible to get the privy |
councillors together so early and the
meeting with the new king in the throne |
room of St. James palace was most |
pcned until 4 o'clock this afternoon !
Summons have been sent to all the
councillors. but it is probable that only
a small proportion of them are near
enough TO the city to attend the cere |
nony OF hearing the announcements of /
the kings oath and declaring their AL
ieslance to the new monarch. Follow |
ing the meeting of the privy councillors |
With the king the proclamation of The
accession of George V will be puhIicIv
made by heralds and their pursuivants
10 the accompaniment of a fanfare of |
trumpets in the quadrangle of the nal
ace ana repeated in Charing Cross tba
Cheapside. l4"
The American feeling regarding the
oeath OF King Edward was in accord
s''ce with cabled instructions from Sec
retary Knox, expressed this n1orniunr' 70 |
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