Quaint epitaphs on graves reveal odd art and wit
The piece surveys provincial epitaphs on stones in Isle of Wight Cheltenham and Worcester, noting playful and poignant lines. It recounts inscriptions mocking miserliness, heartbreak, or misfortune, and hints at the social Cape Cod of memory across England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's Cathedral
Isle of Wight
Bom
Cheltenham
Epsom
Gloucester
England
Rooms Not Scarce for Coronation Visitors
London visitors expect a large American presence for the coronation though room availability varies. While major hotels are full, smaller residential hotels still offer vacancies at high prices, and many travelers seek affordable lodgings south of the Thames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Piccadilly
West End
Hyde Park
Knightsbridge
Ritz Syndicate
Carlton
Thames
United States
States
Atlantic
Westminster Abbey
St. Margaret's
Parliament Square
St. Martin’s
Strand
Pall Mall
Waterloo Place
Portrait of a Boston Heiress and Her Star-Crossed Lovers
In Union Square a struggling artist Roma paints a mother and daughter, while a narrator recalls marrying and losing wealth, a straying husband, and later reuniting with Philip Bailey through Mrs Bailey. The tale ends with a chance reunion and renewed happiness after decades apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Square
Signor Roma
Roma
Pearl Bailey
Richard Lufkin
Pearl
Mrs. Bailey
Subjection of China Shown in Historic Weapons
A New York Evening Post summary notes that Chinese weapons on display at Philadelphia's Commercial Museums highlight agricultural origins repurposed for warfare. It describes spears as pitch forks, scythes on poles, and guards using simple implements, linking trophies to Manchu conquests and temple armaments to agricultural roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Far East
Philadelphia
Chinatown
Middle Kingdom
New York Evening Post
Descendants of Brigham Young Form Family Reunion Tradition
The article notes Brigham Young left 1,000 direct descendants with 26 wives and ...47 surviving sons. It details six widows aged 60 to 80, their ties to Smith and Young, and mentions a planned open air reunion with many officer roles to run the family group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigham Young
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Joseph Smith
Young
Zina D. Young
New York
Smith
Emily D. Partridge Young
Prophet Smith
Nauvoo
Emily
Napoleon
Queen Elizabeth
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Pan American stamps inverted center cause uproar
Washington officials face scrutiny as four cent Pan American stamps with inverted central image and the word Specimen circulated. The four cent sheet was marked Specimen, making stamps invalid for postage, sparking feverish interest and later attempts to explain how the sets reached the Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Washington
New York Sun
Capitol
Philately
Brooklyn
Empire State Express
Enhe
Syracuse
N. Y
Post Office
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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Catharine
Thomas Parr
Tom
Board of Guardians
Thomas Thorp
Thorp
Worcester Cathedral
Madrid
Clubland
Bank
Royal Exchange
Times
Westminster
Leicester Square
E. R
Wg, A, D
THE
Philadelphia Times
House of Commons
Palace Yard
Peers
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
War Office
Admiralty
Horse Guards
Constitution Hill
Buckingham Palace Plaza
Hyde Park Corner
Law Courts
Fleet Street
Duke of Connaught
Guards
Grenadier
Coldstream
Scots
Irish Guards
Royal Horse
Twenty-first Lancers
Buckingham Palace
Amelia E. Barr
Boston
Philip Bailey
Philip
Richard
Ee Oe
Phil
Rosa
Broadway
Margaret
York
Dave Deus
Ness
Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter Twiss Young
John S. Twiss
Chicago Tribune
Margaret Pierce Young
Morris Whitesides
Salt Lake
Harriet Amelia Folsom Young
Folsoms
Utah
Ohio
Harriet Folsom
Mormondam
Church
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