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December 18, 1883
Semi Weekly Bourbon News
Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
E. R. Buckland, a harmless crank arrested in St. Louis for bothering General Sherman's household, later proposed marriage to Miss Mollie Garfield in Cleveland, after similar visits to prominent figures like General Logan.
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A Crank Proposes for Miss Mollie Garfield.
ST. LOUIS, December 12.—The man who called upon the widow of Garfield and wanted to marry her daughter is the E. R. Buckland who, two weeks since, made the matrimonial attack on General Sherman's household in this city. He was arrested here, but after it was proven that he was a harmless crank, who had paid similar visits to General Logan and other prominent men, he was discharged from custody. He went from here direct to Cleveland, but not without telling the St. Louis authorities that he was going there to marry Miss Garfield. They thought at the time the fellow was jesting, and never believed that he would fulfill his promise.
ST. LOUIS, December 12.—The man who called upon the widow of Garfield and wanted to marry her daughter is the E. R. Buckland who, two weeks since, made the matrimonial attack on General Sherman's household in this city. He was arrested here, but after it was proven that he was a harmless crank, who had paid similar visits to General Logan and other prominent men, he was discharged from custody. He went from here direct to Cleveland, but not without telling the St. Louis authorities that he was going there to marry Miss Garfield. They thought at the time the fellow was jesting, and never believed that he would fulfill his promise.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Madness
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Crank
Proposal
Mollie Garfield
E R Buckland
St Louis
Cleveland
General Sherman
What entities or persons were involved?
E. R. Buckland
Miss Mollie Garfield
Widow Of Garfield
General Sherman
General Logan
Where did it happen?
St. Louis, Cleveland
Story Details
Key Persons
E. R. Buckland
Miss Mollie Garfield
Widow Of Garfield
General Sherman
General Logan
Location
St. Louis, Cleveland
Event Date
December 12
Story Details
E. R. Buckland, identified as a harmless crank, proposed marriage to Miss Mollie Garfield after being discharged from arrest in St. Louis for similar matrimonial advances on General Sherman's household and visits to other prominent men.