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June 16, 1909
Bluefield Evening Leader
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
In Belleville, NJ, Miss Frances Farden's staged wedding to cowboy Frank Herrang in a Wild West show was halted by her father, who revealed she was already married, inciting a riotous reaction from the audience.
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Girl About to Wed Cowboy
in the Ring of Wild West
Show When Father Dashes
Forward.
SPECTATORS BECOME RIOTOUS
Parent Says Daughter is Already
a Wife so Disappoints
Audience.
New York, June 16—Miss Frances Farden
was about to be
married
this afternoon in
Frank
Herrang
a cowboy of a wild west
show at Belleville. N. J., in one of
the rings before a large audience.
The father of the bride-to-be dashed
forward and stopped the ceremony,
saying that his daughter was already
married. The spectators became riotous
because the wedding was stopped.
in the Ring of Wild West
Show When Father Dashes
Forward.
SPECTATORS BECOME RIOTOUS
Parent Says Daughter is Already
a Wife so Disappoints
Audience.
New York, June 16—Miss Frances Farden
was about to be
married
this afternoon in
Frank
Herrang
a cowboy of a wild west
show at Belleville. N. J., in one of
the rings before a large audience.
The father of the bride-to-be dashed
forward and stopped the ceremony,
saying that his daughter was already
married. The spectators became riotous
because the wedding was stopped.
What sub-type of article is it?
Family Drama
Curiosity
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Family
Deception
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Interrupted Wedding
Wild West Show
Father Intervention
Audience Riot
Staged Marriage
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Frances Farden
Frank Herrang
Father
Where did it happen?
Belleville, N. J.
Story Details
Key Persons
Miss Frances Farden
Frank Herrang
Father
Location
Belleville, N. J.
Event Date
June 16
Story Details
Miss Frances Farden was about to marry Frank Herrang, a cowboy in a Wild West show, in the ring before an audience, but her father interrupted, claiming she was already married, leading to a riotous audience.