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Show Clock of Death Seems to Deserve Its Name Py I he mopping of the famous aa-troiiomlcul aa-troiiomlcul clock of Henry VIII at Hampton court palace, London, and the death within a few hours of one of the palace Inmutea the ancient legend surrounding the "clock of death" has once more been fulfilled. Tradition runs that the stopping of the clock portends the Imminent death of a palace resident. These days, for the first time for many years, the clock stopped, and the same night an elderly woman Miss Jane Cuppngc, daughter of den. Sir liurke Cuppage, who fought at Waterloo Wa-terloo was found dead In her apartments, apart-ments, sayH the Cincinnati Knipilicr. An olllcial of the palace said that twice within bis personal knowledge some one bad died a few hours aflor (he clock stopped. Made In lo-hi, the clock registers the hour of the day, day of the month, position of the sun, number of days since the beginning of the year and high-water mark at London bridge. |