The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-11
.C0REY-G|LMAN
WEDDING SET
FOR MONDAY
AL New York and Pittsburg
Agog Over Steel Presi-
dents Coming Nuptials.
COREY FOLLOWS IN
FOOTSTEPS OF OTHERS
List of Millionaires Who Have
Put Aside Wives to Marry
Stage Girls.
COREY FOLLOWS IN
FOOTSTEPS OF OTHERS

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, May 1.-THE fable of
the footlight favorite and the foolish
millionaire is the staple of gossip on
Broadway these day1. "Nocking
Bird" Mabelle Gilman is the envied of
all the "tenderloin bunch" as Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw would put it.
while William Ellis Corey is-but
what's the use of saying it?
Another chapter Is to be added to
this never-ending romance on Mon
day, when, according to announce
ment, the millionaire president of the
United States Steel corporation will
make Miss Gilman his bride. What
will the outcome be-?
There are lots of precedents for the
Gilman-Corey affair. In fact. it seems
to be favorite trick of men of mil
lions to put away the wives of their
poorer days when wealth opens the
way to acquaintanceship with foot
light queens.
William B. Leeds, the "tin plate
king" had wife in his little home in
Richmond, Ind. long before he be-
came millionaire. She was a sweet,
home-loving woman, who aided him
to become rich. Then he met Mrs.
Mamie Stewart Worthington, who
was the wife of George E. Worthing-
ton of Cleveland. The couple had
drifted apart and Mrs. Worthington
listened willingly when Leeds sug-
gested that she get divorce. This
accomplished, the "tin plate king"
found an excuse to put aside his own
wife and then married Mrs. Worth
ington.
u In Paris Antonio Terry met the
beautiful Sibyl Sanderson. grand
opera singer, born in California. but
who made her reputation in France.
Four years of litigation ensued before
Terry succeeded in getting his free
dom. Then he married Miss Sander
son. He died shortly after, and his
widow only survived him short
time.
Henry M. Flagler. one of the rich
est men in the United States. forced a
complaisant Florida legislature to
pass law making insanity grounds
for divorce. With this for an excuse
he put aside his wife and married a
woman thirty-six years his junior
The former Mrs. Flagler is we'll pro-
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some home on Riverside drive, and
Broadway thinks she got the better
OF the bargain.
Alan w. Wood, Pittsburg steel
magnate and two times widower, mar
ried Goldie Mohr, singer in the We
ber & Fields company. He died short
ly after and his widow inherited the
bulk of his millions. And Broadway
thinks Goldie was "the wise one"
The case Of Harry Thaw might be
cited, but, after all. it would be hard
ly fair to the young Pittsburger.
With all his faults, it cannot be said
that he put aside wife in order to
marry the young chorus girl. Broad
way says give the devil his due.
But these few struggling instances,
which might be multiplied many
times over. show the allurement that
women of the stage have for men of
lately acquired wealth. The romance
OF Mr.. Corey, however, presents this
somewhat unusual feature. 1t was
the belief of his associates in the
steel corporation that he was the last
man who would Yield to the attrac-
tion of stage queen. AS the old IA
ther over in the little Pennsylvania
town said, "They never thought Ellis
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