Veteran Reporter Recalls King Edward VII Crowning
Veteran Associated Press writer recalls the 1902 coronation at Westminster Abbey. He describes the anxious wait as Edward the Confessor’s crown nearly slipped and the unusual use of a telegraph to transmit AP updates inside the ancient abbey.
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Canterbury
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Max O’rell
Funny Story About Britain's New Monarch
London May 12 There is no gossip around King George VI but a single amusing tale. A luncheon once had the young prince and his grandfather King Edward VII both present. The boy tried to attract his grandfather's attention. the reply from his father quoted a playful table rule about a caterpillar on lettuce that he had eaten.
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London
Britain
George the Sixth
Alice
Edward VII
May 15 sales directory items from Berryville Front Royal Woodstock
May 15 auction at Berryville by Les lie Wills features 2 work horses 1 cow and farm implements. May 15 sale at Front Royal Pike by D. E. Dunlap lists household goods farming implements stock. May 21 at Fair Grounds Woodstock includes registered Polled Shorthorn cattle by Shenandoah Valley Polled Shorthorn Breeders Assn. and more household goods by Mrs. 238 Millwood Ave. Va. W A Buncut ter offers household goods and implements.
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D. E. Dunlap
Front Royal Pike
Fair Grounds
Woodstock
Shenandoah Valley
Assa
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Coronation Spirit Seen Across English Countryside
The piece contrasts rural coronation observances in Inkpen Skissen Wattan at Stone Stradmynach and Zelah with London's grand ceremony. Villagers held simple church gatherings and green fêtes, debating tea fireworks and gift mugs to mark the day in a traditional, country spirit.
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Mary
King Descends From Old German Hanover House
London reports King George VI maintains blood ties to the German Hanover line through both parents while ruling as Windsor. The article traces royal succession from Victoria through Albert to the House of Windsor and notes possible future lines of inheritance among Elizabeth, Margaret, and other royals.
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Victoria
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Edward VIII
Coronation Day Schedule for King and Queen of the United Kingdom
Detailed timetable outlines dawn to night events in London for the coronation. Processions start at 4 a.m. with arrivals at Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace, followed by the coronation ceremony, oaths, anointing, and homage. The day includes royal carriages, empire delegations, balcony appearances, and radio broadcast.
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Crowned on a worn chair with storied lineage
King George the Sixth ascends the throne today seated in the ancient King Edward's chair, a 1300 oak throne long used for English coronations. The chair, damaged yet sturdy, sits over the Stone of Destiny guarded by four lions, and once crafted by Adams with Master Walter's decoration, first used at Edward II's coronation.
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Edward
Canterbury
Destiny
Scotland
Adams
Walter
Edward the Second
Mary the
Costly Coronation Pageantry Rushes Funds in England
London reports the coronation of King George VI as the costliest modern pageantry with government and private spending in the tens of millions of dollars. Officials project up to 2 million more spent by finish, plus 500 thousand to the royal household, and 100 thousand by the Admiralty, while widespread revenue flows through railways, steamships, and caterers.
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London
George the Sixth
Britain
George the Fifth
George the Fourth
Royal Household
Admiralty
Ireland Divided Over Coronation of English King
In Ulster bonfires flags and rejoicing mark the coronation while in the Free State south detachment and disapproval are noted. President De Valera says the London ceremony is not Ireland’s business. A national holiday is set with festivities and religious observance, while nationalists in Ulster boycott the event.
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Free State
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London
Coronation Economy Boost Affects London Visitors Spending
The piece notes that restaurants hotels dressmakers and wine merchants gain from coronation spending. Thousands of workers across Britain benefit. London expects overseas visitors to spend at least 150 million dollars, with transport costs, and Americans totaling about 25 000 visitors spending roughly 400 dollars each.
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Britain
London
Will Rogers Story on Kids and School Timeliness
A humorous Will Rogers tale from American News Features about a boy late for school in Trenton New Jersey. The teacher grills George for tardiness, he explains a crowd and a dropped quarter, the crowd disperses and he avoids punishment. The joke suggests one late day may still yield success.
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New J
George
American News Features, Inc
Ohio Woman Sues for Divorce Alleging Car Horn Row
Mrs. Emillie I. Gartin files for divorce from Edward Gartin claiming he drove to their home several times in a car horn blaring to attract her attention to another woman riding with him.
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R Columbus
Emillie I. Gartin
Edward
Sale of 95 Acre Frederick County Land by Special Commissioner
By decree of the Frederick County Circuit Court entered May 4 1937 in James Cather's Administrator v James Cather's Heirs the Special Commissioner will sell at public auction May 22 1937 at 11 00 am in front of Winchester Virginia Court House. The parcel lies in Back Creek District about five miles west of Winchester near Route 50, conveying deed dated November 29 1905 from A J Sager and wife. Terms are cash. T Russell Cather Special Commissioner, Bond filed with clerk I C C Brannon Clerk confirms bond.
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Frederick County
Virginia
James Cather
Winchester
Back Creek
A. J. Sager
T. Russell Cather
I. C. C. Brannon
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