Coed Bigamy Wave Hits Nation As Men Take Plural Wives
The article recounts several bigamy cases across the United States. John William Murray, publisher of 33, faces a separation suit from Wife No. 3 amid claims of cruel treatment. Other cases include Herbert Thornton Andrews’ rapid polygamy sequence in Connecticut and New Jersey, and Arthur Stevens of Brooklyn facing twin marriages. The report threads through multiple men marrying two or more wives in quick succession, with court actions, public attention, and shifting legal stances.
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Maud
Andrews
New York
Joseph Merritt Lane
New Jersey
Connecticut
Geraldine Garrison-Kerr
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Lindley M. Garrison
Stamford
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No. 2
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Diddy
Darien
Harry
A. Newton
Tombs
Grand Central Station
Newton
Court
Monticello
Florence Madiera
Mabel
Glenn Ar
Hoodoo Day for George Tracy Faces Federal Charges
Federal prosecutors allege George Tracy operated an open bar at 1505% Hewitt Everett and have invoked a section of the Volstead Act. The clause carries a maximum $1,000 fine and up to one year in prison for operating a public nuisance.
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George Tracy
Hewitt al
Everett
U. S
George E. Mathieu
Tracy
Mathieu
Grain Gambling Bill Passes House
The House passed the Tincher bill to curb grain futures gambling by taxing 20 cents per bushel on speculative sales and granting the Agriculture Secretary broad regulatory powers. The vote stood 269 to 69, sending the measure to the Senate.
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House
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No Leniency for Soldiers in Tacoma Murder Case
In Tacoma on May 13 prosecutors said four soldiers will be charged with murder in the first degree for killing taxi driver Karl A. Timbs near Tacoma Sunday night. Prosecutor J. W. Selden denied any offer to plead guilty to murder in the second degree. Camp Lewis officers note three of the accused had clean records and defense counsel were retained for a fair trial. The four men Sgt. G. W. Sharp and Privates Edward Filton James Sparks and Carl Perrin likely face arraignment Monday.
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Karl A. Timbs
J. W. Selden
Selden
Camp Lewis
G. W. Sharp
Edward Filton
James Sparks
Carl Perrin
Stillman Resumes Divorce Case Delay Granted
James A. Stillman former National City bank president has quit. his lawyers asked to postpone secret hearings in his divorce suit. Referee Daniel J Gleason granted the request and tentatively set May 25 or 26 for a resumption, though the case may be postponed again indefinitely.
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New York
James A. Stillman
National City Bank
Poughkeepsie
Daniel J. Gleason
Gleason
Navy Abandons Search for Missing Tug Conestoga
The missing naval tug Conestoga with 30 officers and crew aboard is declared abandoned by Admiral Welles after ten days of patrols by destroyers and sea planes along Pacific lanes seeking any trace.
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Spouse Defends Wife Amid Honolulu Arsenic Case
Lydia Southard, accused of murdering four husbands with arsenic, waives extradition as her husband offers to pay travel costs to Idaho for trial. Police fear she may attempt self-harm while attorneys press to represent her.
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T. H
Lydia Southard
Bluebeard
United States
Idaho
McDuffie
U. 8
Monterey
Southard
United Press
Tropics
Daughter of Prosperous Farmer Draws Attention in Idaho
A report from Twin Falls notes a controversial shift in a local figure once described as the attractive daughter of a prosperous farmer. Prosecutors frame the case as involving a feminine “Bluebeard” figure, with further details promised on page 5 column 5.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Convicts Surrounded Near Esperanza Farm House
Five of 25 escapees were cornered in a farm house near Esperanza and held the owners’ family to prevent guards from firing. Two other convicts were shot to death near Dodge as pursuers closed in. Citizens in the posse continued the chase.
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Texas
Esperanza
Dodge
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