Sir William Hamo Thornycroft was an English sculptor, responsible for some of London's best-known statues, including the controversial statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster. He was a keen student of classical sculpture and was one of the youngest artists to be elected to the Royal Academy, in 1882, the same year the bronze cast of Teucer was purchased for the British nation under the auspices of the Chantrey Bequest.

Headlines from December 18, 1925

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TUDOR CITY TO RISE ON 5 EAST SIDE ACRES; Tract Near Grand Central Valued at $7,500,000 Bought for $25,000,000 Project.

EXPECT COAL STRIKE FOR ANOTHER YEAR; Miners Prepare to Fight Until the Fall of 1926, Lewis Declares. PUTS LOSS AT $1,000,000,000 But Operators Are Ready to Spend It to Break Union, Says Labor Leader. EXPECT COAL STRIKE FOR ANOTHER YEAR

Verdict of the Army Court-martial Convicting Mitchell of Insubordination

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