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Earl of Essex and American bride wed by mistake on honeymoon
Tacoma dispatch recounts how the 66 year old Earl of Essex and his 29 year old American fiancée rapidly pursued a marriage, learned no ceremony occurred, and hunted a justice of the peace at midnight to formalize the union after prior waivers and a mistaken belief they were married.
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Algernon George DeVere Capell
Z. Mildred Carlson
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