The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-22
NORDICA'S MARRIAGE.
She Is Congratulated by the Queen
on Her Approaching Wedding.

Nordica has received royal con-
gratulations on her approaching mar
riage to George w Young, which will
take place before her return to Amer
lea in November; the exact date. how
ever, has not yet been fixed. Con-
suelo Duchess Of Manchester. gave
a dinner Saturday night in honor of
Nine. Nordica and Mrs. Young and
Mrs. Richie gave them a dinner
Sunday. Afterwards the guests all
repaired to the house of Consuelo,
Duchess of Manchester. where the
queen had dined and Nine Nordica
sang for her majesty, after which the
and Mr.. Young upon their coming
marriage.
George Washington Young was
born July 1, 1854, in Jersey City, n.
]. His father was Peter Young, who
for years was the night superinten-
dent of Colgates soap factory, while
his mother was Mary Crosby. He is
of Scotch and Irish extraction, and
possesses the sterling traits of both
of his parents.
His first start in life was as an Of
fee boy in the law office of L. and A.
Zabriskie. This was at the age of IS,
but later he entered the Hudson
County bank of Jersey City, and at
the age of 10 was occupying the re-
sponsible position of receiving teller.
At the age of % he was the secretary
and treasurer of the New Jersey Title
Guarantee and Trust company while
at the age of IS he was elected vice
president and treasurer of the United
States Mortgage and Trust company,
rising to the presidency of the same
organization a year later.
His First Marriage.
November %, 1889, Mr.. Young was
married in Jersey City to Miss Natalie
The names of Nine Nordfca. and
Mr.. Young have been linked to-
gether in gossip often since Mr..
Young's wife secured a divorce from
him. AS much as a year ago the re-
port that they were to marry was
spread. When these reports were in
circulation both Nine. Nordica and
Mr. Young denied them, saying that
there were merely good friends Mr..
Young's first wife secured a final de-
cree Of divorce from him January 6,
1908. Early last spring Mime. Nordica
announced at a dinner party in New
York that she and Mr.. Young were
to be married soon.
In Mrs Young's bill of complaint
she charged that Mr.. Young had lost
all interest in her after he had ac-
quired wealth in Wall street. When
the divorce case came to trial Mr..
Young was not represented. No
answer was made to any of the
charges and the court could do moth
ing but grant Mrs. Young a decree.
Two children, a girl of 16 and 8 boy
of II, were given to Mrs. Young.
Third Time for Nordia.
Nine Nordica, who was Miss Lii
liam Norton, and who was born in
Pennington, Me, about fifty years
ago. began her matrim onial career
in Paris in 1883. when she was mar
ried to Frederick Cover. an Amer
lean Two years later the singer
brought a suit for separation. and
this was still in process when about
1887. Mr. Cover was reported to have
lost his life when making p balloon
trip across the English channel. In
due time he was acknowledged to be
legally dead. though unconhrr ed re-
ports were heard that he had been
seen in India Nine. Nordica's claim
against his Il million dollar estate
was settled for $4,000.
In 1894 Nine. Nordica was singing
Elsa IN "Lohengrin" in Beyreuth.
ard at that Wagner shrine she met
Zoltman Doeme, a young Hungarian
tenor who was singing Parsifal that
year Doehme finally followed her
TO America In Indianapolis they
were married on May 81 1897. But
welded life with Doehme palled on
the famous singer and in January,
1904 she obtained an interIocutory
decree of divorce on the ground of his
alleged misconduct. She accused him
of squandering 100000 of her
money.