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Wheeling Sunday Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway is dangerously ill in Stockholm from severe influenza affecting his lungs, causing great alarm. Crown Prince Gustaf is acting as Regent during his illness.
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The King of Sweden Dangerously Ill at Stockholm With Influenza.
Oscar II. of Sweden,
Oscar II., King of Sweden, is dangerously ill in his palace in Stockholm from a severe attack of influenza, and shows no signs of improvement. His lungs are affected and great alarm is felt at his condition. During the King's illness, the Crown Prince has acted as Regent of the Kingdom.
Oscar II., King of Sweden and Norway born 1829, and 1856 married Princess Sophia, daughter of Duke Wilhelm Nassau, by whom he had four sons, the oldest of whom, Gustaf, Duke of Gothland, was born in 1858. King Oscar held the rank of Lieut.-General when he ascended the throne in 1872 as the successor of his brother Carl XV. He has followed the liberal policy of his predecessor, enlarged the liberty of the press and made many reforms. In 1878 he was elected a member of Frankfort Academy of Sciences, on account of his translations of Goethe's Faust.
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Stockholm
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no signs of improvement; lungs affected; great alarm felt; crown prince acting as regent.
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Oscar II., King of Sweden, is dangerously ill in his palace in Stockholm from a severe attack of influenza. His lungs are affected and great alarm is felt at his condition. During the King's illness, the Crown Prince has acted as Regent of the Kingdom. Biographical details include birth in 1829, marriage in 1856 to Princess Sophia, four sons with oldest Gustaf born 1858, ascended throne in 1872 succeeding Carl XV, liberal policies and reforms, elected to Frankfort Academy in 1878 for Goethe translations.