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The Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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Notable women like Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim, Margaret Illington, Mrs. Henry Hutt, and Edna Goodrich obtained divorces in Reno, Nevada. The legislature has restored the easy divorce law, anticipating a return of wealthy visitors seeking quick divorces after six months residency.
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Prosperous times are in sight for Reno again, for the legislature has passed the bill restoring the old "easy" divorce law, and business men are preparing to entertain as of yore wealthy visitors who are willing to spend six gay months in the Nevada town for the sake of freedom from marriage bonds. In the old days many notable persons journeyed to Reno for divorce purposes. Among them were Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim, present wife of Alfred G. Vanderbilt; Margaret Illington, the actress, Mrs. Henry Hutt, and Miss Edna Goodrich.
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Reno, Nevada
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Wealthy women including Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim (now wife of Alfred G. Vanderbilt), actress Margaret Illington, Mrs. Henry Hutt, and Edna Goodrich traveled to Reno for divorces under the easy divorce law. The Nevada legislature has restored the law, expecting renewed prosperity from visitors spending six months there to dissolve marriages.