St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 9, 1911

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The « matinee PAID ¢ of the Post-Dispatch in st, Distance of*7 Miles. NOME, Alaska, June 9.—Unate to find an open lea@d, the steamer Co?twin. whose coming marked the opening of navigation in Bering Sea, landed her 102 paseéngers on the solid ice seven miles from-shore. The passengers,’ four of: whom were women, reached iand ontely, yenterday. The Corwin was unable to- ‘@tacharge ey aa but, sufficrent provisions for’ peppte were brought in by - The Corwin left Seattle

_ploye, Admits Trace “¢ Négro, and Says - Daughter Knew of It, @ Gave Promise Not to ° White.. Persuaded to Elope, She Wedding a Secret So That Parents Bare ‘Secret, Haping Would Be for le for Bost. Suspiciorr Pas by B + of Baby to Mrs. Sister, Bap in Ellendale as Whites. =; —— ed A uit, to be filed by Jona B.C ait of Ellendale for the annulment or ~ marriage to Cora Clamorgan Coil the ground that she has negro. her veins, will not be resisted, ing to a gtatement made to a ~~ patch reporter Friday by the you woman’s father, Louls P, norg a city employe. He admin there 4 gro blood in the family. : state the fact of: the marriage of Iins and Cora Clamergan at He Mo., last August, and his discovery, that stie Was not of their infant is of ‘such tender age it should remain. with its mother. Eighth Negro Bleod Leal The statutes’ of Missouri declare b 3 any marriage in which one party white and the.ether has’ one-eighth more negré blood. Whether Colt young wife comes under this classif tion is not certain, according | to” father’s stitement. The preparation of the suit has vealed fhe rkable case of a fami with a trace of negro biood, memt of -which were on public payrolls 3 a = negroes, but living for nearly five y in a exclusively white suburban berhood. , Not only did, the neighbors whose ¢ skin and hair were due to Spanish cestry, but their owned, became @. — _oenter for neighborhood, Daugtters All ‘adigctans. complished musiciansy@nd had a tatjon as ente fs. A yo daughter, Cora, grew up as a playr of John B. Collins, son of @ pro owner in the neighborhood. Their nim riage last August. wWds contealed both the Clamorgan and ‘Collins 1 iliies until December. Six weeks ago baby girl was born to Collins nnd wife, and was named Virginta I Two days ag0 anony reached O. L, Collins; the’ young r father, and a very lit@e inquiry ty his satisfaction there, was. = MFESTILLLOVES,® . DOES NOT DESIRE: | TOBEAHAN Her Father, ‘a City Hall E —— a" a a ’ 2 > yee ee y - . blood in the Clamorgan family. He his son at once and the young man ‘ his wife and baby. - At City Half for 20 Years. Louis P. Clamorgan, the girl's father, has for 2% years been @nployed in ous offices at the citv hall. He heen known there as tntelitgent, tle and cultured, but as a negro. when his wife, whq is to all appear: white, called to see him was there i question as to his race, and at 108 times no one took [t on himeaelf to a tion Clamorgan, who wa® courteous @ well uked. « He was clerk in the collector's the when Henry Ziegenhein was col land Ziegenhein took Clamorgan him to the Mayor's office as 8 He handled the accounts of the 0, 's covrts and the workhouse, and chief pgge in the Mayor's outer ¢ He is now supply clerk to the ef the city hall, and was. ceen at ’ desk itn the city hall basement