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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1908
Page
1
Elaborate preparations mark a wedding between a nobleman and heiress with a love match uniting millions. The ball room at the Mansion on Central Park Plaza features brilliant colors in decorations and costumes as guests gather. A Newport visit follows before a European departure.
The Vanderbilt Ball Room on Fifth Avenue hosts the marriage of Count Laszlo Jena to Gladys Vanderbilt's daughter, amid Hungarian nobility and American wealth. The bride, heiress to substantial estates and funds, aligns with a young Hungarian nobleman of ancient status. The event features bridesmaids Ruth Twombly and Dorothy Whitney, best man Count Anton Sipray, and notes a potential money settlement was denied by the families. The ceremony, midday, follows a tradition-rich procession with global connections and extensive press attention.
Reggio Italy Jan 24 Lowrie de la Ramee Oulda the novelist died here Saturday in a miserably furnished room with uncarpeted brick floor. Surrounded by beloved dogs, she left a final instruction to her faithful maid asking that the dogs be shot when they could no longer be fed. Body placed in a plain coffin and taken to Lucca for funeral tomorrow.
London January 26 anxiety grows over Prime Minister Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman confined to his rooms with a cold after returning from France. The health of two or three cabinet members and the potential elevation to the peerage loom, with Winston Churchill possibly promoted to cabinet rank. Alexander Campbell Bannerman, a brother, is seriously ill and not expected to recover.
An American torpedo flotilla arrived in Buenos Aires after an extended voyage from Rio de Janeiro, greeted by Argentine officials and a large crowd. Ceremonies planned include a banquet, receptions, and tours, with the Argentine squadron to join and escort the fleet down the coast toward Sand Point and the Magellan Strait.
Buenos Ayres January 26 The government closed Congress and the senate and house refused to deal with summoned matters and failed to sanction the annual budget, leaving the government powerless. Despite a presidential decree, Congress will meet tomorrow and a state of siege may be proclaimed. Troops are confined to barracks and the town remains quiet.
Mary Baker Eddy founder of the Church of Christ Scientist departed Pleasant View Concord in a guarded special train bound for Brookline. A dozen associates accompanied her, with Calvin Frye and Rev Irving Tomlinson among the witnesses.
Mrs Mary Baker Eddy has relocated from Concord to a remodeled mansion in Brookline near Beaton to house her planned Christian Science institution. The move sparks a custody and fortune dispute led by her son George W Glover and other heirs, with lawyers and officials preparing injunctions and facing questions from Mr. Eddy’s counsel. Six guards protect the Brookline estate as investigations continue into the trust fund and estate plans.
Earl of Yarmouth signals a financial settlement before divorce over Alice Thaw fortune. Thaws report details of a signed agreement forcing Alice to pass wealth to Hertford if she dies childless. Witnesses from Europe and Adriatic recall Thaw life, with experts to testify and trial actions outlined.
The Washington Post launched its Educational Contest with enthusiastic response. Open to all readers of The Washington Daily and Sunday Post, it offers cash prizes for successful contestants and invites participation without delay.
News from New York describes a severe storm that broke barges loose, with the Matanzas, Fall River, and Grafton in tow. Five sailors aboard Matanzas were rescued by the Italian steamer San Gimanni, while the Fall River and Grafton remain missing. A three masted schooner sighted off the Delaware Capes is believed lost with all hands. The Coastwise tug and several vessels reported heavy sea conditions and ongoing search efforts.
Velona from Hamburg reached port after 24 hours hove to in a gale with mountainous seas. Oil held waves at bay as the vessel battered since departing Hamburg January 6. Off Newfoundland capes a blizzard struck causing heavy damage and difficult control. New Orleans arrived two days overdue. A steamer near Delaware capes was blown out to sea after a collision with a wale. Chattahoochee bound from Savannah to New York to Winter Quarter Lightship blown from moorings. Lightships and buoys along the coast reported out of place.
In Homestead New Jersey a premature dynamite explosion in the Bergen Hill section of the Pennsylvania tunnel kills three men instantly and seriously injures five others. The dead are Robert Aitken Joseph Cova and Leo H Mackerly. The injured are so severely wounded that recovery is doubtful. Fifteen men were at work tamping holes when the blast occurred as the night shift was leaving.
Utica youths Ashley Lock aged nineteen and John P Joyés aged eighteen confess to burglary at Utica Free Academy and crimes across the city. Joyés, a church son and part time newspaper reporter, led a gang that robbed a contractor’s home and the Utica newspaper office then used proceeds to trade stocks, triggering wider police investigations and grand jury consideration.
At Whitington Park in Hot Springs an immense lion attacked its keeper then strangled a performing German boar hound to death after the dog had previously saved the trainer from harm. The event drew hundreds as the lion seized the dog and ended its life in seconds. A sale notice for Persian rugs at Gallery of Foreign Arts Dupontetrele noted for today and tomorrow at 1 o'clock.
The Nebraska leader Bryan avoids comment on withdrawal and the Democratic campaign as he arrives in Washington for talks with lawmakers. Reports say party unity and possible currency legislation are on his agenda, with allies urging harmony while Bryan remains mum on his candidacy. Senator Jones denies urging him to quit, noting Bryan cites volume of letters as reason to delay.
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