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Show PRINCE OF MONACO TO VISIT AMERICA p - , ill iiiiiipiiiil Prince Albert of Monaoo, noted for his interest in scientific studies as well as for the fact that he rules over Monte Carlo, has informed the state department at Washington that he intends in-tends to visit the United States early in September. As practical proprietor of the gambling gam-bling monopoly of Europe, Prince Albert, Al-bert, doubtless, will take much interest inter-est in New York's night life. The prince, however, asserts that he hates gambling. He is a scientist, and a deep student of oceanography, and recently re-cently entertained the International Zoological Congress at Monaco. Nevertheless, Nev-ertheless, the prince's principal source of income is from the "Monsieur Blanc" rental of Monte Carlo. The corporation to which is leased the gambling privilege is know-n as "Mons. Blanc." Prince Albert is of the ancient house of Grimaldi, which has ruled the tiny principality of Monaco since the tenth century. The prince was born November 13, 1848. He married Lady Mary Douglas-Hamilton in 1869, but this marriage resulted unhappily and was canceled. The divorced wife of the prince married Count Fassilo Festetics, a Hungarian nobleman, and in 1869 the prince wedded the wife of the Due de Richelieu, a Jewess. This experiment in matrimony also resulted unhappily, and was annulled. Since then the prince has fought shy of matrimony. |