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MARS AND CUPID.Gen. Wesley Merritt Uns Won the Heart of a Handsome Chicago Girl.Miss Laura Williams, of Chicago, wjiose betrothal to (ion. Wesley Merritt was announced recently, an 1 whose marriage will take place on the (itne-ral's return from the Philippines, is a handsome and attractive young woman of 20. Iler hair an I complexion are very light, and she is tail an 1 slender. She is fond of horseback lid-ing, bicycling, golf, and outdoor sports, j aiul is very wealthy. Miss Williams is a granddaughter of the late John 1). Cat on, who left an immense fortune and made her one of his principal heirs. Her father. Norman Williams, founded the Chicago Telephone Company and the Eastern Electric Company. He drew up the papers forming the Pullman Palace Car Company, and was aMISS LAURA WJLLIAMS._delegate to the Paris Electrical Expo-)f eltlou iu 1882. Despite the disparity U) in the ages of Gen. Merritt and his be-[jj trothed, he being over CO, it is a casa I of genuine love on both sides.I V I ’__
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Monmouth Evening Gazette

Monmouth, Illinois, US

Sat, Jun 18, 1898

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