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...Anna, daughter of George Jay Gould, married Catholic Count Paul Marie Ernest Boniface de Castallane. In 1906 she divorced him. Two years later Prince Helie fell victim to her charm and they lived happily ever after-until 1914. In this momentous year the High Court of the Roman Curia reconsidered the annulment of her marriage to Count Castallane. It transpired that the Pope was displeased, the Vatican distressed and Catholics in general disturbed about her divorce-then the Great War overshadowed...
...Central continued to prosper under the Commodore's son, William H. Vanderbilt. In 1879, however, "W. H." tired of administration, competition with Jay Gould and legislative attack; he also had serious doubts as to the advisability of one man's having as much money and power as he had. Accordingly, he sold control of the system to a banking syndicate headed by the then rising and brilliant young banker, J. P. Morgan. Practically ever since, the road has been financed by the Morgan group...
...Jay Gould* of Philadelphia had scarcely donned long trousers when he won, in 1905, the national championship. He has held it ever since...
...Grandson of Jay Gould, famed operator (see Page...
...public, being the public, is divided. Said Jay E. House, colyumist for the Philadelphia Public Ledger: "It was inevitable, of course, that Mr. O'Neill finally would write a play about marriage between the whites and blacks. He has already written plays about nearly all the other revolting topics...