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ami rnhh il tlu* p;u?srmr«*rs. |[JWEALTHY WIDOWTO MARRY AGAINNEW YORK.— Special.—A contemplated marriage that will arousegreat Interest hi social circles became known Monday when William SaveryLower, a real estate broker of 31 West Forty-fourth Street, obtained at city Hall a license to wed Mrs. Kath-. t in.- Gelshenon Krakcr, of the Hotel I’luzu.According to the license, Mrs. Brake r is forty-nine and Mr. Lower forty-f«»ur. The wedding will take place at St. Patrick s Cathedral, andthe marriage will be Mrs. lfraker ajWhen a reporter asked Mrs. lirakcr ni t r the phone Monday night if she had anything to say about her approaching marriage a man look her place at the receiver and said;Wo can say nothing until tomor-row.“ .....••Then you don't attempt to denyit?* the reporter asked.Wanted Nothing Printed.‘ I don't think you ought to print anything about it until we tell youto.To whom am I speaking? was asked, but the man refused to answer. **'' '''.. ,?'* .../. JAs a young girl Mrs. ft raker, who was then Katherine T. Dunne, mar-ri* d the wealthy and prominent William 11. tlelsheiien. who at the time «»t his death In 1902 was president of the lt;la r field National I tank and the close associate of Charles W. .Mnrw. Mrs. Gelsheru-n came into the limelight with her husband at the lime of the Ice Trust investigations, when it was alleged that the Garfield National had made Improper loans to Mayor Van Wyek for the purchase of ice stock. Mrs. Gelshenen was shown to own stock In the trust.Mrs. Broker, at the death of her first husband, came into possession of about 11 a,©00,000. h* r four chil-* dron also inheriting large fortunes.A short while later, when the Morse-Dodge divorce case was at Us height, there were persistent rumors that Mrs. Gelshenon would wed Mors*, who had succeeded to many of her husband's business Interests and who managed her estate.Cxcn (Mil l*r•*«•«*» S**r\ rr*.When Abe Uumniel became oon-neetod w:lh the case District Attorney .ft-rpme made persistent efforts to serve Mrs fit-l.-heni-n with a subpoena, and l.* i H*»nsatbnu1 escape from his process servers and lliglit to Europe caused a sensation, 2*lt;*zcns of detectives sur* !lt;-itid*d the fb lshem n home on Fifth Av.mif for da.VS, and served every ofte who went in or out. only to ban n that their ♦marry had escuped and was onthe other side of the water.Mo, GelHo n-n was subpoenaed to testify in the Morse trials in 11*10. but s»o always Insisted that her relations with Mori*- were purely matters ofYuis.’Ih-ss, nnd after Ids reconciliation With his wife Mo* s- declared that they had never contemplated matrimony.Married Ilrnkt-r In 11*07.tii 1907 Mr;i. Gclshenen marriedHenry J. TtraR‘-r. a wealthy importer**t castor **it, who bad oillrcs at No. 1(0* William Street, and was prominent both socially and financially. Mr. Broker died abroad while th* couple on 11- lioiii-vmomi trip. Ills will l.-ft his wife millions, but her daughters by her first husband were out off in a codicil from legacies bequeathed them in the original instrument, although tleisheneu'ji sons were liberallyremtmb. red. Mr, I‘.raker left a mll-Ibiu dollars to Tufts College and other liti o b' ouesds rl'urity,Sometime later Mrs. G. lshem n refuse-1 to attend the* wedding of her son, William Henry Gelshelten. to MissFlorence Carpenter. The marriagetook place in a reformed church after Mr-, G.-t (p-nen bad made persistent efforts to have It performed by a Catholic priest.Mr. Lower is a real estate denier and was formerly socretarv to Mrs. Mary Adelaide Yerkes, widow of the Chicagoand London traction magnate. In 1910 announcement was printed that Mrs. Yer k* s and her former secretary would wed, hut ttd Mrs. Y. rkes denied.GERMAN NOBLEMAN
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Mathews Journal
Mathews, Virginia, US
Thu, Jul 18, 1912
Page 8
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