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August 27, 1901
Semi Weekly Windham County Reformer
Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
What is this article about?
Mrs. Grace Snell Walker, daughter of presumed-murdered millionaire Amos J. Snell, seeks divorce from husband James C. Walker in Waukesha, possibly to remarry ex-husband F.G. Coffin after two prior divorces from him. The case stirs Chicago society.
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CHICAGO SOCIETY SENSATION.
THROUGH DIVORCE MILL
Divorced and Remarried No. 1, Divorced Again, Wedded to No 2, Seeks Divorce to Remarry No. 1.
The latest chapter in a romantic life is the suit for divorce filed against her husband by Mrs Grace Snell Walker, the daughter of Millionaire Amos J. Snell, who was supposed to have been murdered by Willie Tascott in 1885. For alleged cruel and inhuman treatment she prays for a divorce from her husband, James C Walker, proprietor of the Fountain House in Waukesha.
Twice she has been married before, both times to F G Coffin of Chicago. While she was his wife, James C Walker was her intimate friend.
Among her friends it is whispered that this latest move for divorce has its foundation a desire to return again to her first love, Coffin, from whom she was twice divorced.
She married Coffin 20 years ago. Two children by the marriage still live, Mildred Snell Coffin and Christopher F Coffin. She met Walker first at the Virginia Hotel, where she lived and he was clerk.
Her first divorce from Coffin was granted eight years ago. They were remarried soon afterward, shortly before the death of her oldest son, Jerome. Five years later the second divorce took place. It caused a stir in Chicago society at the time. Six months after it she married Walker.
The latest chapter in the story has caused a sensation in the summer colony at Waukesha. Walter Ingalls, a cousin of Mrs Walker, filed the papers for divorce with Judge D S Tullar of Waukesha.
THROUGH DIVORCE MILL
Divorced and Remarried No. 1, Divorced Again, Wedded to No 2, Seeks Divorce to Remarry No. 1.
The latest chapter in a romantic life is the suit for divorce filed against her husband by Mrs Grace Snell Walker, the daughter of Millionaire Amos J. Snell, who was supposed to have been murdered by Willie Tascott in 1885. For alleged cruel and inhuman treatment she prays for a divorce from her husband, James C Walker, proprietor of the Fountain House in Waukesha.
Twice she has been married before, both times to F G Coffin of Chicago. While she was his wife, James C Walker was her intimate friend.
Among her friends it is whispered that this latest move for divorce has its foundation a desire to return again to her first love, Coffin, from whom she was twice divorced.
She married Coffin 20 years ago. Two children by the marriage still live, Mildred Snell Coffin and Christopher F Coffin. She met Walker first at the Virginia Hotel, where she lived and he was clerk.
Her first divorce from Coffin was granted eight years ago. They were remarried soon afterward, shortly before the death of her oldest son, Jerome. Five years later the second divorce took place. It caused a stir in Chicago society at the time. Six months after it she married Walker.
The latest chapter in the story has caused a sensation in the summer colony at Waukesha. Walter Ingalls, a cousin of Mrs Walker, filed the papers for divorce with Judge D S Tullar of Waukesha.
What sub-type of article is it?
Family Drama
Romance
What themes does it cover?
Love
Family
What keywords are associated?
Divorce
Remarriage
Chicago Society
Waukesha Sensation
Multiple Marriages
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs Grace Snell Walker
James C Walker
F G Coffin
Amos J Snell
Willie Tascott
Mildred Snell Coffin
Christopher F Coffin
Jerome
Walter Ingalls
Judge D S Tullar
Where did it happen?
Chicago, Waukesha
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs Grace Snell Walker
James C Walker
F G Coffin
Amos J Snell
Willie Tascott
Mildred Snell Coffin
Christopher F Coffin
Jerome
Walter Ingalls
Judge D S Tullar
Location
Chicago, Waukesha
Story Details
Mrs. Grace Snell Walker files for divorce from James C. Walker due to cruel treatment, amid rumors of remarrying her twice-divorced first husband F.G. Coffin. She married Coffin 20 years ago, had two children, divorced him eight years ago, remarried him, then divorced again five years later, and married Walker six months after that.