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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
25
A fragmented account notes Anna Gould’s belief that one husband is enough. No family conference over the Prince and no plan to move near Washington or Virginia.
Washington Post reports on a famed socialite and a prince named de Sagan linked to a sensational case. Amid grand hoards of jewelry and costly gifts, police probe a web of identity, annulment, and a famed hotel scene as investigators chase elusive suspects across eastern states.
The Goulds deny further comment on Prince de Sagan visiting the country and refuse to speculate on his intentions. Mme Gould declares she will not remarry, and the family says no additional statements will be made about the affair.
A garbled OCR compilation lists multiple obituaries and funeral notices. It references names including Boland Beall Fisher Milburn Philips Schaliff Blaygie and others, with funeral dates in March 1908, and mentions residences in Maryland and Philadelphia areas, along with church services and burial hints.
The body of a well dressed man about thirty, possibly Carl G Anderson of Washington DC, was found on the Camden side of the Delaware River. Letters among his effects reference Frances of New York and a 1919 G Street Washington address, while a presumed missing arithographer was last heard from in Washington last November.
Paris reports the government refused Duke of Montebello's bid to move Marshal Lannes from the Pantheon to the Montmartre family vault, citing preservation. The cabinet delayed M Zola's Pantheon transfer from April 2 to June 4 to finish arrangements, as anti Zola protesters plan a rally.
In St Petersburg the Senate upheld a treason conviction against 167 members of the first Duma. They were sentenced to three months imprisonment for treasonable practices tied to the Viborg manifesto urging popular representation and urging citizens to withhold funds for soldiers.
Adele Marta Rigne of New York arrives in Washington to preach self knowledge as a cure for insanity and nervous breakdown. The self-improvement leader champions four life directions and magnetism, urging proper body cultivation, color choices, and personal inventories to unlock success and happiness.
Special to The Washington Post New York Mar 24 Miss Ethel Jackson creator of the title role in The Merry Widow denied a published report she would sue for divorce from her husband Jared Zimmerman Jr She said no breach exists and Zimmerman left New York for French Lick Springs but is her husband and expected to return in a week or ten days Friends said rumors may stem from her ill health forcing her to quit the show due to a recent heart ripple and dance strain.
A Health Office record lists numerous individuals with ages ranging from infants to elderly. Names include Charles W Milvour 89, Cornelius McAullit 6, Gavt Hoapt Insane Niles H Thomnyeon 6, Matelon Patton 22, Joseph Paolucci 39, Richard D W WeGraw 28, William Henry Maddox 4 months, and an infant of Frank P Madigan as a dependent. Addresses include 18th St NE, 1122 th et NW, 908 lath St NW, 1331 D St SE, and Orleans Place.
A compressed OCR of marriage license notices lists multiple couples with varying ages and locations. Names include Bemuel Pierce and Lucy S Heyman, George Howard J Bishop and Sianey A Duffe, Rev GF Peter Miltod Q Geltz with Stewartstown and Florence V Metzel of Baltimore, among others. The fragmentary text shows clergy witnesses and several pairings, reflecting a local marriage licensing chapter.
Special to The Washington Post Richmond Virginia March 24 Rockefeller with wife Misa L B Spelman granddaughter two nurses two maids two valets and a secretary arrived from Augusta Ga. They stayed at a hotel suite eight or nine rooms and Rockefeller mingled with locals. He visited Richmond College then left for Virginia Hot Springs for month or six weeks with plans to return to New York later.
London reports the voyage of Prince Weeles to Canada for the tercentenary at Quebec aboard a large British cruiser. He will sail with an escort as part of the Atlantic fleet’s cross Atlantic journey. The fleet will precede the escort vessels to greet the prince upon arrival.
In Saginaw on March 24 the Eighth District Republican convention chose J W Fordney of Saginaw and E G Dewey of Owosso as delegates to the Republican national convention by 51 to 14. They were not instructed. Fordney said he would vote for Speaker Cannon if he is the presidential candidate. Dewey said his Chicago vote would follow his judgment. The group urged Roosevelt and a general revival of party unity.
North Dakota party leaders draft a skeleton platform modeled on Nebraska's plan as they meet the State central committee. Delegates to the Denver convention may be instructed to vote for Bryan, while avoiding offense to Governor Johnson’s backers.
A theater referendum and public pleas on divorce set off a fierce national debate in France. M Briand as justice minister faced arguments from both sides for and against free union and automatic divorce as the senate votes. The divide in opinion mirrors broader moral and societal questions about marriage.
Paris reports the senate backed a chamber passed measure converting a federation decree into divorce after three years upon request of either party. The debate over France s divorce law since 1886 drew sharp controversy with Paul Bourget supporting indissoluble marriage and portraying parental wreck in his play A Divorces.
Ralph Many, Rhodes scholar from New Orleans, drowned after being washed from the reefs at Port Isaac Cornwall. He secured the Oxford appointment in 195 and studied at Queens. A coincidence noted is that A K Read, another Rhodes scholar from Louisiana, was connected to similar timing in March 1908.
The body of Senator William James Bryan of Florida arrived in Jacksonville this afternoon, accompanied by a congressional and local delegation. Funeral services are set for 3 o'clock tomorrow at St John s Episcopal Church, with President Roosevelt sending a letter of condolence and the Jacksonville post office to close from 3 to 4 as a mark of respect.
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