Ten Thousand Dollars for Love in Early 1900s Pittsburh Suit
Pittsburg December 15 1904 Klaus J Steiner paid ten thousand dollars for love from Edith Gibney after breaking their engagement to marry Gibney sought fifty thousand in damages. Second trial settled out of court and a related suit accusing Steiner’s parents was dismissed. Letters from Steiner 1904 reveal ardent devotion, doubts, and confession of emotional distress, with Gibney described in affectionate terms like radium queen and sweetheart.
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