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)rMRS. MAYBRICK TO MARRYSecretary of Lecture Bureau Wins World-Famous Woman.Convict for 'WbosB Freedom Many Americana Labored Long Yields to Suitor's Pleadings.Wwatft:tctlS£hiwOlhitraiInivMd«rlt;lit t inicatst|MHClt;l!lV.SpeciAl to The Waahingtim Pont.Atlanta, Ga., J,an. 5.—Mr a. Florence Maybrick Ir soon to married* according to J. H. McCracken, Southern represent- 's[ ative of a lyceum bureau of Chicago. Mr. i h, McCracken said tonighr that in a few weeks Mrs. Maybriclc would become the wife of Charles L. Wagner, of Chicago, secretary of tho bureau. Mrs. Mu y brick . lias been lecturing under thlt;e auspices of! the bureau, and has tKen thrown much with Wagner. The latter urged Mrs. Maybrick to marry him. Mrs, Maybrick admitted that she reclpiocatcd Wagner’s affection, but she refused to wed him. Tor fear her unfortunate past mlgli.t cloud hia future. Wagner would not *isten to objections and persisted Jn his suit until she consented to become his wife.Mrs. Maybrick was born in Mobile. AM.She married Maybrick, an Englishman, and then went to London to live. The marriage was unhappy, and when May-brick died his family accused the young wife of poisoning him. yips. Maybrick was tried on charges of murder, convicted, and' sentenced do prison for life. Thousands in Lho United States and England believed the sentence was unjust,'J and aTf.tr years nf effort. Mrs. Maybrick’**' release on tickct-of-lcave was brought about. She came to. the United States, and his been supporting herself by lecturing.Recently, by a Virginia court decision. Mrs. Maybrick find her mother, the Baroness La Roque, won the title to large tract* of mine land In Kentucky.The land |g said to be worth several hundred thousand dollars.C;hisi-wmitatitath(IIMatofIIh«MmSttoFORESTRY RULES UPHELD.ji.thda
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Washington, Washington-DC, US
Wed, Jan 06, 1909
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