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Duke Henry Borwin of Mecklenburg Marries American Widow
Berlin dispatch details the stoker deception of Duke Henry Borwin of Mecklenburg Schwerin who wed American widow Elizabeth Tibbetts, the Countess de Gasquet James. His adventures include crossing the Atlantic as a ship stoker and later serving in the German army while earning praise from relatives and society.
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