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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1916
Page
2
John H Spring, East Bay millionaire, and his wife announced reconciliation after a four day domestic drama centered on a Cleveland or Berkeley Springs property dispute. A third party, Genevieve Ecker, remained publicly unmentioned as Spring and wife left for a second honeymoon.
An advertisement extols Knowlton’s Danderine for dandruff removal and hair growth. It claims quick results within ten minutes and dramatic long term effects after about two weeks, including softer fluffier hair, gloss, and no shedding. The copy urges readers to buy a 36 cent bottle at drug stores and apply with a cloth to reveal shiny hair.
The Springs dramatic affairs unfold from separation to reconciliation. Timeline shows Mrs Genevieve Ecker as nurse, power of attorney actions, divorce filing, property transfers, a public disclosure of affection, and a sermon on marital righteousness. The couple reconciles amid sensational society intrigue and family events in 1915.
In St Louis a 17 year old deserter St Louis girl dressed in male garb is arrested after crawling from a box car. She with 22 year old companion Harry L Rivers says they rode from Indianapolis to St Louis hitching rides on tank and box cars. Police investigate masquerading charge while she claims to be the daughter of HB Thompson of Indianapolis and married to Floyd B Lindsay who deserted her. She says they planned to visit Rivera's sister in San Antonio Texas.
Special to The Washington Post Portland Oregon January 8 two Baker Oregon girls Grace Carmall and Susie Norwood gained possession of a mining claim on Owl Mountain eastern Oregon and began working it themselves from digging and crushing ore to reclaiming gold with promising results their fathers had jointly owned the claim about 18 miles from Baker and inherited it after their deaths they declined selling at low offers and decided to mine it themselves now financially successful but continue operating the claim also noted are local society items including divorce cases and travel in a long stream of notices
Special to The Washington Post outlines a Chicago case where Count de Seis of French Guiana sought to use a Carnegie relative and judge Gary cousin in a betting scam. The scheme revolved around a supposed racing millionaire “Mr Stevens” and a wiretap con artist known as the Yellow Kid, ending when a bank loan attempt triggered police involvement and a failed bet.
Neveno Tower, heir to the Tower millions, left her Greenville home for Detroit on Tuesday and quietly wed Donald Despelder, 20, the son of a retired farmer. They will reside in a modest flat in Detroit’s suburbs while Despelder works in a motorcar factory. The elopement shocked Greenville, where Tower was a popular figure. her father Ray J. Tower built a large iron foundry and power plant and is expanding a motor truck factory locally.
Hot Springs Virginia reports 5 inches of snow turning the town into a bustling winter sports scene. Visitors join sleigh rides and tobogganing while locals and guests share meals and outings. A death occurred as Mrs Rendell of Newfoundland died in town with her daughter present. funeral plans pending.
Former President William H Taft served as godfather to his grandson William Howard Taft II in Cincinnati on Friday The infant son of Robert Taft is six months old and this christening marks a family milestone in the Taft lineage
White Sulphur Springs W Va hosts the formal opening of a new ski jump with Meligh bells, a large gallery applauding as instructor Charles Norelfue makes multiple leaps. Guests travel by cutter and wooden shoes to nearby hills, with several locals joining the celebration and outings on nearby trails.
Dr. Carl G. Doney president of Willamette University told the Oregon State Teachers Association in Medford that slang proves mental deficiency among peers. He urged teachers to curb loose thinking and speech, warning that growing inaccuracy in educated Americans’ language harms expression and reflects abilities.
Washington Board of Trade committee approves a bill to establish a university board in the Department of the Interior. The eleven member panel would be chaired by the Education commissioner and serve ten-year terms, with Presidential appointment and Senate consent. The board would guide educational research, post graduate teaching, and exchange programs, plus grant authority in the District of Columbia to classify institutions, pursue charters, approve consolidations, and curb foreign degree issuing. The panel, including Charles Ray Dean and Alpheus H. Snow, is steering the measure for Senate introduction by Senator Gallinger.
London January reports Mrs Claude Grahame-White wife of the aviator and Royal Naval Air Service commander has filed a petition for restitution of conjugal rights. She is Dorothy Cadwell Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Bertrand Leroy Taylor of New York. They married in Widford England in June 1912 after meeting at sea and in aviation circles. She had flown with Grahame-White prior to and after the marriage including a crossing of the English channel.
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