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...They were both married to the same man, one Peter Trapani, bigamist" (TIME, April 11). Why both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 23, 1927 | 5/23/1927 | See Source »

...neither funny nor a coincidence, as these two women soon found?for they were both married to the same man, one Peter Trapani, bigamist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spinach | 4/11/1927 | See Source »

Texas. With pardon-seekers crowding in the capitol, Governess Miriam A. ("Ma") Ferguson prepared to retire on Jan. 19 in favor of Dan Moody. Last week, "Ma," with the advice of "Pa," pardoned a bigamist, a onetime mayor who had killed his son-in-law and 27 lesser convicts. During the 22 months of her governorship, "Ma" has issued some 3,000 clemency proclamations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Governors | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

...Adolphe Tholome was tried for bigamy in a Paris court. Both his wives were present; both pleaded for leniency, urging that Adolphe was a good husband and father. His attorney urged that the bigamist was helping France when she needed babies. The jury condemned him to two years in prison, but recommended his release on the ground that it was his first offense. Dr. Lutembacher, "distinguished French scientist," claimed that he has invented a cardometer capable of distinguishing between true and false love by measuring heart throbs. The invention aroused the intense curiosity of the feminine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News Notes, May 12, 1924 | 5/12/1924 | See Source »

...Manhattan was arrested the " youngest bigamist on record." Mrs. Leonilda Cupolo Cerboto-Chiffo, 14, contracted her marriages within ten days of each other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Apr. 21, 1923 | 4/21/1923 | See Source »

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