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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-26

American" " VIC o'' oe@utu
and So as novests conclude they were married. hi
r .I.s ease 1t was NOT conclusion. The Schuyler Val
White Way to R have oo Eed At least thu
sHe,. NO" ana then Fifth avenue them in It's
iamousy beautiful baby face explained I'VE have been
IN france visiting Schuys mamma the Baroness Graf
~ the Ill luck that followed the Hamitons had
etaz rec Itself 10 this Marshall of Virginia Shortly
breath at scene it witnessed The New York Theatre
nae Witnessed many scenes from the day that Oscar
Hammerstein built It and named it the Olympic but
never one like this T'e' ou'
o, For long time small boy had fidgetted about the
woman through whose veil could be discerned the out
line OF determined features Vac oo'
er.ro nat e she said the child at last pointing to
d5opped the boys hand and of her cloak flashed
I-ashes. screams. crowds police The Woman was
eband away from her victim but before she
from me. | have her letters!"
shall never get over this disgrace" said the Viz
g en- BEAUTY standing before Judge. On the other
heI with maevolont gaze. This womans husband
me from Spanish admircr OF mine who is n friend
os nls wrote him brief note in the cor
this woman 10 'O - punish
Mrs. Conrado Danicson retired after the indigo
warned her to keep the peace soon afterward Con-
laoo Danelson ended his life Tor what reason no one
Recal1ne ibis ne e. nok no one into his confidence
said: $3.50 ~ "' 'i''ii'toii' d guest
Air ready the evil fortune of the TIamltons hanss
That this Ill fortune was no matter of over.aei,e or
aecadent fancy there Is ample proof MIS- Gertrude
,.nertoh IN her book THE Conqueror" said OF Alex.
ander Hamilton THE passion of love he SHRED II; bic
ch1ldren cost one his life. another her reason"
IN the thrilling chapter in which she tells more dra
haucaHy IMAM any one else has told It of the fatal
ue snat Followed the long political quarrel between
Alexander e sa hamilton and Aaron Burr she said:
alexander Hamilton opened his eyes half exnect,np
10 see that which he saw-Angelica leaning over the
ootooara her lace gray and shrunlen her ewes ull
Dl asonshnent and horror She suddenly prinnod tha
ootooard with such force that the bed shook You are
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gives; "hat more natural than that son,e d.n
me tapIes should be turned. and that he sbonld
rap mat which he had Gown? These nr,nnin:a
- .o.aiiation anu retribution alone are sufficient
ilne involving deeds OF violence ~ o' O.
Under this Interpretation the so-ca,lod "o,.o,
20 teuuceo 20 the status Of harmless pronhecv
VI "hat might naturally be expected TO come N
pass ia me course of time. Any one "a fairly
aale In predicting that a man who Co aIra,
acts Oh violence cruelty Will sooner or Ia+o ~
paiu DacK IN his own coin. And lust aa tho fut
Hiheht OF SUCH prediction Is in no wav danend
eht upon the more fact OF prediction SO the acta
VI Vioiehce committed against the Austrian Em
pelor ana MS descendants have no necessary
upon him. o PRONOUNCED
from another point of view, however n ia
quite possible that the denunciations Of tho
cuIse may nave been directly responsible for
some OF the acts of violence Rut hero aeoi
there is no need to introduce a supernaturaI ela.
neht. IL Is very probable that the curse of the
oIa countess Karolyi was a matter of common
Hho"ieoge among the people, and especially
among those who chafed under a sense of on
preston. under such circumstances nothing is
more natural than that her denunciations should
and lodgnent in some frenzfed brain ana 49,
tne suggestion they carried with them should
grow IN force until 1t broke over all restraints
ana lea the individual to commit acts OF violence
IN accordance with the denunciations. In such a
case tnere would be fuliment of the curse in
SPecinc form and yet in perfectly natural way
but we nave yet TO account for certain calani-
.ief' "hich were more IN the nature of pure acci.
dents or for which the victims themselves an
peareo 10 be solely responsible. For those which
were accidents and nothing more it need only he
said that there is q natural tendency to atiaoh
slgnlncance TO events whenever il Is nossihIe m
10 So Inc most trivial incidents of orr lives
are likely to be fraught with the greatest i'm,
por'ance II their occurrence can be associated
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~ Professor David Edgar Rice Ph. u
The Distinguished American Psychologist

~ had Its origin In the primitive times when the
human Imagination ascribed a benevolent or
malevolent spirit TO every material object in tho
universe. Religion mad It's beginning in crude
attempts to propitiate the good spirits and MA
cate the evil ones. Science Is rooted In tho ar
forts OF primitive men to force the spirits IN
their desires when entreaties and sacriGce.
failed. "' ''ees
80 Iar as the existence Of the belief itself is
concerned. 1t makes no difference how this sinner
natural force Is conceived. 1t NAV be the no
heVoient deity OF the more spiritual religions
ever READY 10 comfort and aid his suppljante ar
IL may De the evil spirit OF the savage that mus
~ ~ uI.Fth Out oy weird noises and lamentations
ine tact Is mat If we believe In the efficacy ~
applications and prayer to secure snec;a1 b,aa
SINGS We are. by that very belief Committed n
an acceptance OF the possibility OF evil resulting
from curse" i''"s
haVlng gone thus far along the road 10 "suner
sutton can We find satisfactory stoppine njaca
without being compelled TO acknowledge the eY
'Stence or supernatural powers through whose
mailgn !niluence the denunciations of the cureo
are brought to pass? 1t Is In the Interpretation
OF iacts and not in the modification of the facts
themselves that mouern science shows rs su.
periority over primitive creduty And wb,Ia in
this case. we may accept the facts IL is nossible
10 give such an Interpretation 10 them as IN
demonstrate that after all they lie wholly Within
the realm OF natural law
IN the frst place. we must bear in mind that
,, Suisc such as was pronounced on the Austrian
emperor, however scathing It's form of cxpres
oioh was IN realty nothing more than ferycnt
appeal for the enforcement of the princinles nc
eternal justice. True, il does not eubody tho
sphlt OF returning good for evil but on the other
iand, it does not transgress that great nrineinia
the 6lbllcai Injunction Of IAN eye for an eve
tooth Tor TOOTH" The Emperor had brought
misery and woe upon many OF mis- subiectg Who
LOT 'he time being, were unable 10 defend them
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otaeedoms Beautiful Blonde Raby Suffers &C. a. 49,.

to be a Hamilton" said a member q,
| League.
In window OF the club looking out at
aradc on the avenue.
immy always told me that Ill luck fol.
nave never known the adage to fall"
ban Ion.
moved to these speeches by seeing
nde sweep past. while listless, dark.
|5trove unsuccesstully to keep step with
worried, and we'll might they, for that
n tortured upon the witness stand In a
n court into confessng that their Joint
consisted OF Six dollars
ere. both young. both handsome. both
now long might they remain any or all
iile the hounds Of debt were baying at
ny six dollars" bayed the hounds.
it, when the girl had found the famous
t had enchanted thousands of front.
fighters at the Casino and other popu.
1sement In New York had proved In.
Tee Keyed lawyer and an icicle.syllabled
ckered her fair brow, looked as though
weep, and said:
:. = Nj 'nc StaSc ana l Wish 10 heaven |
back now" she said as she was leaving
ordeal And will 80 back as soon
van Cortandt Hamilton might have
this moment that she had not left
& warning that she might rue her
footlights. For when friends noted
my OF stage Johnnies that stood In
.oioor after the performance at the
ID upon handing their cards and any.
lknote with q 81 In the corner to
lie. to the doorkceper with an ingrati.
see Miss Marshall, please a Ian.
outh, who looked like the pictures OF
IN, but lacked his energy. they said:
know it Is i'll luck to be q Hamilton"
snail" she had returned. 81 am only
ton"
,,e follows those whom they marry"
e young man with the lIstless man.
'ly eyes and the distinguished name,
ar at the stage door, to accompany
and dine and dance with her. So
attentions that along that highway
The Great White Way" he became
iharshall's' Little Lamb Hamilton"
or virginia are not unlucky. Per
or their blood with the IIamiltons
ne >hoodoo," suggested the girl, who
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-26

or ancient European families abound
IDS Of curses, ghosts. heirlooms that
'odl and Ill luck and other things that
1T classify as hereditary hoodoos."
nclent European families abound. with
ghosts, hcirlooms that brought good
other things that an American might
tary.
'ob'ably the most extraordinary "a the
is Castle. In Scotland. This is the
Ea RI of Strathmore. 1t Is said TO he
continuously inhabited by one family
cd ON. 1t includes part Of the original
which Macbeth and his wife murdered
Duncan. The ancestors Of the present
many cruel deeds and suffered MANY
8 ,of Scottish history.
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r,ho. -. ne last time he chose for wifa one
~, t own ne llKe his had been oyershad ouad
Is 1ragedy' Nr Hamilton died at her home very sd
nls from natural causes five years later and r. 49,
prime OF iire He was the same age at which e
f'a"'iiton met his death-fortyseYen 'N"Hu''
h long nl. and determined litigation followed ,i daa.,
dausbe en- OF the Baroness Granenred and Alexandra
tho d, oi tne second Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton aatnn
iuahts Tor the remains their fathers estata
the fant th me duties and trials OF the courts, was
bnr .nat the Baroness Grafenried having di~orcaS
property she the Baron sued him to
poTtin Sns MAD presented him at their MARRIAGE
ment ION u Oh ths was half interest in the Empire Sn.t
New York "eSt Nlnety-hfth street, in
The Snans death of Hamilton Fish in charge during
list OF fataa ne an war Is comprised in the long
from oW w. comes beautiful Virginia Marshall shpini
h ~ ,ne SHADOW that would seem to have bann .ns
Of Ham Io9l az unto the fifth seneletion
nf lives Of of the of the
stada,mn ', VINO admired the mysterious and hn,of',
eaahc Jumel. and who was loved bv hnr ht oaieiui
fortunes ana i; ent seems to have deeper one of
~ dna ilVes lost. current the knowledga ~ - y.
Bn ,t ~ n Tu rear IN breasts sturder than hers
aIn;,o any rae, neautiul Mrs. Schuyler Van Cortland
rh Is sun throbblngy alive and the brsht fot
at Weehawken. ~ VIC oue1nng ground
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-26

Case the irish seat of the Beresfords night before
title Of Marquis OF Waterford ~ wv
sychooglsts nave taken especial interest in this
oanshee because of the remarkable frequency with
Whicn death has attacked the Marquses Of Waterford
drowned IN the night at Curraghmore in 1911 His
iather committed suicide, also young in 1895 The
iauers father had also died young. His predecessor
the third MARQUIS was killed by fall from his horse
ana before that an oldest had been killed IN tho
way. $3.50 eu III tne
In each case the peasants of locality say that tbev
heard the banshee crying in the darkness before deah
came. IL is reasonable to speculate that the wide.
spread belief in this supernatural visitation had de-
pressing effect on the possessors of the estate and n
disposed them to fatal Academia ''o anu pre-
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For centuries tradition has prevailed that there wes
dreadful secret in the strathmore family which was
confided only to the holder of title and his eldest
son on coming of Investigators found that the end
or one floor of the castle walled off, forming an
apartment that could only be reached by a secret pas
A prying visitor, who gained access to If ono
night from the floor above it is said, fell dead from
horror at the sight he saw.
Tradition about the countryside has an explanation
of the mystery This is that once In a century the
Oldest son Of the family is born monster of toad like
form, who Is kept in secret until he dies IT ia said
mat the monster born in the nineteenth century was
living few years ago.
The noted Anglo Irish family of Beresford, which In.
Guides Lord Charles Beresford Lord Decies well
Kno"n IN America Is said to be afflicted by banshee"
Tue oahshee Is spirit that bowls about Curraghmore
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OF the party OF notable citizens the young nation To
accompany the remains Of President James Monroe for
us nterment in Virginia, he was drowned while on his
melancholy errand ' VII N''
robert Ray Hamilton, favored in every respect by
nature ana fortune paid visit the West and even
10 the depths OF the Wyoming wilderness of rocks the
Serage OF tragedy pursued him. He was drowned in
schuyler hamilton was the beneficiary of Robert
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Ot the son she
said: Phillip.
the b rillia n t
youth who had
l eft Columbia
with flying hon
ors' had brood.
ed over the at
tacks untih he
deliberately in
suited the most
recent offender,
r @ Give d his
challenge @ n d
" a S S h OF to
death close to
the spot where
his father fell"
Mrs. Anterior
n OF c 8 yet an.
other fatality in
the early links
of the chain. OF
his father-in-law
she wrote: Gen
eral Schuyler
s u Wv d the
death Of several
OF his children
and OF his wife,
but Hamilton's
d e a t h killed
him."
In the chain
of fatal coinci-
dences the next
link forged was
t n g ira 6 edy
which cut short
the C are err Of
Benjamin Lau-
rens Hamilton.
ppointed one
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osychoIa
LOlUed|
he Kiilza
N the recent ASA
Ferdinand OF Au|

N the recent ASA
Ferdinand OF Al
other groups of !
Pnted on this page,
le operation OF VIII,
lrse." This term
III upon a person
Id quite frequentl:
hole family and
ficacy OF such Gu.
bved In by our anct
at the same belief
ptance.
II Is significant TO
t always fal! upo1
Imilton, whose deH
SLY pursued by mil
a duel with Aarol
itely finer charact|
N. Such cases SUI
icuous misfortune
letting other mish aIl
him without rege|
ncerned. These
aimed by the primo
lich / will refer
oked by some cru
r curiosity and 81
Are we to believe
We any influence |
lrkable misfortune
hperor of Austria /
ne way the outco,
roIyi's denunciati
ination of the evi
de that while n,
ers may be credi
tludc the possibi
m such an expires
I 1t is a superstif
ivinity doth shap
ces beyond and al
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Lc3 kcMay Really Brin&EMI.
t1, nHpSan "hy Long Series of Acuau FOL- H
otnevs Curse Upon Awt1io D0sfortuno cn
'e*o'deT Hamilton by Aaron Burr Troubles ano
.rch duke Franz

rch duke Franz
wife. and In
which are pre-.
jhg instances OF
b known as "a
alling down OF
r some wrong,
! ers on and his
: forever. The
y devoutly be-
pre- ia no doubt
Wild espread ac-
"(n,rooD dooo
r. Alexander
e + cen relent-
he. was killed
pa, was an in.
ban who killed
W that a con-
p effect Of at.
th ose related
|'ality Of those
would be ex-
bug sestion." to
|. is the curse
Usually excites
|stincts.
dictions really
d shat the re.
/: pursued the
yea rs were in
Apply Countess
scientific ex-
forced to con.
Incidental dis
sc. we cannot
evil resulting
that there's
hat there are
lie and visible
ture that can
influence over
let and expe.
al or for wee.
an is to gone
q titious.
Is the com.
OF the race.
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Her eyes 20 o sde You going to die
snough whip cracked above her neck Then she
room herself laughed aloud ran out Of the
ni itlanilton at that time in the throes of an az
b b.ucacng spasm was this final agony in HE
tha hn anu unume!y death: Angelica was hurried from
house 70 private asylum. She lived to be seventw
e'sH,' put she never recovered her reason"
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Been Cuus.
in Other
Historic
Cases i


perhaps the most sig
nihcant Of the calamities tGESR!
cited In connection with
this maledction are those
winch can be ascribed neither to ac.a =, ,
ieHce nor 10 mere accident. II ia stated H.,
one son committed suicide and that a nanhnn
ssSheo MS rank and mysteriousy disappeared
another member OF the royal household lost her
reason. In such cases OF mental unb,1s 80 to-
.hat appears TO be the nearest approach to
ma, ihight De regarded the working Of a
spell. But here again an explanation Is not
Tar 70 Seek II these unfortunate ind;vidu.Is
were IN any way influenced by the curse - 80
Cleariy through the operation of the well.knor,n
laws OF autosuggestion. "n
NO psychological principle Is more stron,,v
estaonsned than that. If morbid idea once ge,s
cohtroi OF the mind, 1t is certain to work itseH
out 10 It's natural conclusion. Disease ia oftan
prouuceo oy the fear OF disease. Failure in an
enterprise results from fear of failure In an
unstable mind. the mere idea of murder NAV NJ.
timately lead to the commission of the act evan
thousn the individual may be wholly without !.
consistent motive. And so II may well he in tho
case Oh these individuals. If a knowledge Of tho
curse ever came to their minds the violence and
Intensity or Its utterance must naturally have
produced profound impression which ,yould
nave Deen fortified by their own sense of ruilt
Cnoer the circumstances the idea would grow in
strength until 1t took the form of an obsess;on
or an irresistible impulse before the force ~
winch reason would finally succumb
Autosuggestion would explain eouauv rreu
some OF the misfortunes which have befalien tho
SHINING Hapsburgs, the bad luck of the innocent
hamilton family and the strange series of fatal
lties credited to the "Beresford banshee in
mnicn case mysterious bowling in the night is
'dio 70 precede every death in the family
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"t rs Virginia Marshall Hamilton
tne very Latest Member of The
;aml,y TO Experience the Tradi.
lionai Hamilton Ill-Luck. And
.dt the LefD the Duel in Which,
aaron Burr Ruthlessly Kilied
alexander Hamilton, Initiat;ne
me Long Succession of Misfor.
iunes Which Have Pursued N.
Latters Family Ever Since.
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morning was found dead in her bed
me Coroner's verdict was that sha
Hau come to her death by an acct.
dental dose of morphine.
.Gl third fiTnA ho
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with something that espe.
cfally commands our in.
terest.
The biographer Of the
Emperor. having learned
Oh the curse pronounced
against him. naturally was
on the alert to discover
evidence OF It's fulfllment.
perhaps the most sig.
nliicant Of the calamities
cited In connection with
this malediction are those
Arizona republican., 1914-02-25
The Coliseum

Living up to it's slogan, "the house of good shows" the Coliseum opened with d top line attraction last even ing for the weeks run, consisting of three very clever vaudeville acts.
 Elsa Weiss, on the violin, is a musical treat and her program will find favor in any audience, embrace ing everything from the classical to ragtime.
 Fred and Eva Hurley, the refined entertainers offered a neat line of the song and dance variety, with comedy of the latest type, and handled in a manner that leaves nothing to be desired.
 The Great Henella in a magical offering is without a doubt one of the best opponents of sleight of hand that has visited the city. The tricks which he is introducing are more than mere magical''-they are mys t,fyng in the extreme. The feature of his act, Rosa" the singing mead proved one of the best novelties that has held the Coliseum stage for many months.
Arizona republican., 1914-02-25
ID MAKE BETTER PLANS
 FOR COMING ELECTION

The matter of obtaining more room
 for the voters at the coming election,
 was brought up in the meeting of the city council last evening. It is a known
 fact that the facilities for voting at
 the primary were restricted so that if
 every voter registered had been pre-
 sent at the ballot box, the time al
 lowed for the election would not have
 been sufficient to allow them to vote
 The matter was discussed at length, and Judge Lewis, one of the candidates
 for mayor appeared in support of a
 plan to better the condition.
 The final solution of the thing was
 that the recorder will have prepared
 alphabetical lists of the ward register
 books, which will be used at the door
 of each polling place where the voter will get a number and when he ap
 breaches the clerk of the election that
 has the complete register, he will an nounce his number and name.
 F There were several minor matters before the session, among which was the request of Hyder Bros. for per mission to rope off portion of the sidewalk in front of their place of busi- ness for the dance in connection with the second anniversary of the opening of their store
 J W Walker appeared before the council asking that the storm sewer be bbuilt on South Seventh avenue. He | said the property owners are willing to pay their share of the expense. On motion of Councilman Cisney, however, City Attorney Prescott was instructed to look into the law and see if it is not possible to charge this against the entire city rather than against a single street, as it is the main outlet of the sewer. Griggs Carr, street commission CT, asked for more apparatus for clean ing the streets. He says his job is in creasing all the time F. P. Conway said the Kindling street washing ma
 chine people were willing to send a machine here for trial if the city will pay the freight. If the machine is
 satisfactory, it's cost is s1000
 The opening of the park site bids was postponed. The assessment for recent Improvements on West Adams
 street was fixed
Arizona republican., 1914-02-25
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
 LECTURE AT Y" TONIGHT

The Y. NJ. c. A. under the direction of General Secretary Blair cooperating with the board of trade and Secretary Harry Welch has succeeded in inter- esting the University of Arizona facul- ty in a series of University extension lectures. the first of which will be given this evening in the auditorium of the ". After little correspondence on the subject in which the aims of both institutions were fully discussed. it was found that the faculty of the uni versity is as anxious to give these eX- tension lectures as the " is to have them given in the building.
 The first series of six lectures, the first one of which is tonight, is directed to a study of Country Life" following the lines of the famous Country Life Commission, appointed by President Roosevelt during his last term. There are a variety of interesting subjects for discussion dealing with matters of interest. not only to the one privileged to live in the country, but also to those
Arizona republican., 1914-02-25
"Whose Girl Are YouY

Claud Kelly selected one of the best bills yet in the comedy of the above title now playing at the Elm press It is a bill that seems to have been constructed mainly for that class of audience who "dares the actor to make me laugh To see it is to laugh There is absolutely no way to prevent it. for the bill is replete with golden opportunities for comedy of the highest type, and the clever plot interwoven throughout the entire action. serves the comedy, un- til the finished product is perfection Ray Duncan and Lefty Lawson han dle the principal roles in the char acters of twins. These two are doing
 great work Their reading of the
 lines is finished and forcible. Miss
 AIne Walker in the first opportunity she has had since her opening to handle a part is getting away big in the role of the jealous maiden
 Her work demonstrates her ability to handle successfully not only the soubrette song and dance but the speaking end of the program as well Miss Rowe is in excellent voice and her rendition of her song numbers
 brought her repeated encores. The Manning Trio as usual are forced to repeat each of their numbers several times to satisfy the audience An nouncement that "The Girl Question | is to open Thursday night. has :, brought no end of inquiries, an6 | judging from the advance indica- tions. the bill will enjoy very sue cessful run