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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1912
Page
8
Paris officials and the presidential office react to a high profile murder case involving Marguerite Pascal, who killed her husband Jules Pascal after a tense domestic dispute. The court acquits her, igniting debate over law, public morality, and the jury’s interpretation of extremity, with calls to curb revolver sales amid national sentiment.
Miss Anna Held declares she is seeking a husband and may quit the American stage, insisting it is not good for a woman to live alone. She comments on divorce among artists, notes a desire to remain in the same city as her spouse, and reveals she won heavily at the Derby in London while visiting Epsom Downs. She describes lavish jewelry worn during her visit and interaction with the Jockey Club member who secured her Derby seat.
The British peerage shows that many titled figures remain active and vigorous despite age. Lords Strathmore and Wemyss, Halsbury, Y Wilsbury, and Duke of Grafton exemplify sustained public activity, walking, traveling, and managing estates into advanced years.
In Laval near Rennes two sisters Clementine and Fan uy Manguy aged 7 and 74 hoarded wealth. One sister lay dead seven weeks by the foot of the bed while the other refused to notify authorities citing funeral costs. A police search found 300 in bank notes and gold. the elder had kept the body to avoid burial expenses and was taken to hospital as the corpse was sent to the morgue.
A public civil wedding in Chang Sule's garden signals a shift from old to new order in China. Wealthy local families arranged the match through middlemen. both bride and groom appeared together with guests, music, and a banquet, marking a break from private seclusion and church ceremonies.
Port Said report says J Lawrence Mott Jr and an actress stewardess aboard Indraedo are in good spirits. A Mr Mott resists sharing future movements while Hector Fuller trails to persuade a return. Indraedo sails for Hongkong later today. Malayaja carries Fuller on Tuesday.
Paris reports Jerusalem the Holy City will be modernized with asphalted streets cleared by electric light and powered transit. Contracts for street works go to France England Germany Italy and Austria. An American bid offered only one motor street cleaner. The piece notes Americans earned little from the deals despite bid attempts. Draper chase continues as divorce proceedings loom in French courts.
London notes a June 26 Alexandra day flower sale with many society figures participating. Duchess of Marlborough will sell in the city. Miss Trafford, Miss Lavinia Bingham, and Miss Alice Chauncey among others will assist at western pitches. Other society names include Mrs John Astor, William Waldorf Astor, Bradley Martins, Countess of Craven, and Mrs Ronelds. Also reported are engagements and foreign office ties involving Mike Lampson and Miss Rachel Phipps.
The Doucet auction of art realized 2 776 902 dollars. A nineteen piece salon furniture suite from the Leule VI period with Beauvais tapestry sold for 18 80 dollars, six Lewis XV chairs brought 6 000 dollars, and Beauvais tapestry pieces from that era added 000 dollars to the total receipts.
More than 20 Matcon Passengers depart Liverpool for New York aboard the Lusitania. William Hj Crocker returns from Europe and heads to San Francisco. Crocker comments on U S politics amid Roosevelt rumors. Onboard are Mrs J J Mary, Alfred Anson, Ogden Mills, Gen S V S O G and Mrs Muzzy, Mr and Mrs Quincey Shaw, and Mrs Vanderbilt with her daughter the Countess Szecheny.
Berlin reports crackdowns on suffragettes who petitioned Empress to support women's enfranchisement, accusing them of lese majeste and risking prison. Police track signers as plans loom to attract American visitors with decorated balconies and window displays in Berlin shops.
Paris notes a new book by M Frederic Masson titled Napoleon at St Helena. It portrays the last days of Napoleon Bonaparte on the rocky island under English surveillance. Masson argues the emperor remained an emperor to the end, with faint notes and a testament in his hand.
London reports a stir in the Pomeranian world over trimming ears and feet at a toy dog show. Mrs Langton Dennis defends years of practice, while the Pomeranian Club presses the Kennel Club to permit trimming to show conformation, noting past allowance despite rule objections.
London reports Kid McCoy Norman Selby once a famed boxer now health propagandist opened a health college at the Cacll Hotel He credits a New York saloonkeeper stint and a Nice visit for his ideas urging two quarts of water daily and nature based remedies while lecturing on health and physical culture in London.
Prof Mallada and Varvazze descended into Mount Vesuvius crater from the Pompeii side with ropes and cameras. They reached the bottom at about 1000 feet, photographed eruptions of hot ash, and recorded temperatures from 90 to 98 degrees. A red flax memorial was placed on the crater floor before the ascent.
Senator Timothy D. Sullivan sailed for New York and told friends in London that the next campaign would be his last and that he planned to retire from politics. He described a European tour studying racing methods to draft a New York racing bill. The plan would regulate betting on a system akin to pari mutuel with a percentage of wagers funding horse breeding in the state.
London June 8 Hon Mrs Geen Bingham fled Lady Grey Edgerton’s ball after seeing a guest in a gown identical to hers in style and fabric. Her daughter Alice Chauncey, debutante, remained while the mother resolved never to patronize the perfidious dressmaker. Gowns at Albert Hall and Grosvenor Place dinners draw keen attention as American society figures in London plan summer, with Goulds, Drexels, Iselins, Kahns among those visiting or residing abroad.
Misses Leura and Helena Stalle, heirs of Alexander McDonald and exiled in Paris, mourn their lost Trish terrier Pat. A $500 reward failed to revive search efforts as rumor spreads of a petty thief who preys on wealthy American women and their dogs.
Paris reports Enrico Caruso may retire from singing to teach. The Marquis de Presnoye allegedly said Caruso’s voice broke recently and praised Miss Hymans, a New York student, whom Caruso is mentoring as part of her studies.
London theater plans a six scene spectacle on June 15 to reenact historic duels from across ages. Notables include Lord Desborough Felix Joubert and Miss Millicent Hall in battles ranging from the classical sword to modern duels. The production raises funds for actors benevolent aid and recreates chivalric pageantry with period combat and dialogue.
London reports forthcoming honors for the Prince of Wales as he reaches eighteen. He will be promoted to lieutenant in the Navy and receive a commission in the Army with a temporary attachment to the Nineteenth Hussars. He may visit his regiment at Aldershot before returning to Paris and Balmoral. The prince is expected to join the Order of the Thistle and the Order of St Patrick, with a ceremony possibly at Edinburgh. Meanwhile Princess Victoria’s health remains a concern, and King George has built a billiard room at York Cottage to encourage his sons to play, though they are not taught cards.
Christie s will auction June 14 from the galleries of G N Stevens Kenwolde Court Virginia Water London and Hyde Park Gardens featuring modern English and Barbizon school works by Corot Daubigny Millet Rousseau Troyon and others with pieces by Daubigny Ishermitte Corot and Clausen among many shown including The River The Flock and Little Hay Makers plus works by J Constable and Richmond Castle of York highlighting English and French school paintings in a large sale.
Mrs Amy Croker Gouraud paid 150000 for a fine Paris residence at La Muette and will live there permanently after selling her Larchmont New York home. The house features pastel decorations and a small theater. Gouraud is linked with M de Max and Jacques Lebaudy, with a plan to build a Sahara railway in Africa.
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