ARISTOCRACY AND CASH
EVADING CUSTOMS CHARGES. By Telegraph—PreßS Association— Copyright New York, Nov. 11. The Earl of Roxburghe, who was an aide-de-camp of the Duke of York on his colonial tour, was married to Miss May Goelet, daughter of the late Ogden Goelot, an American millionaire, at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, New York. The bride’s fortune amounts to two millions sterling. The wedding presents were valued at £200,000. Many of the most costly of them remain in England, thus avoiding paying £50,000 Customs duties at New York. Thousands of women outside the church fought with frantic efforts to approach the oarriages. The police were overpowered, and had to be reinforced. Some women thrust their hands through the open window of the carriage, clutching at the bride’s dress, hoping to secure fragments as souvenirs.
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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1046, 13 November 1903, Page 1
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