San Francisco, Feb. 24---Mrs. S. L. Johnson of Tacoma, Wash., a Titanic widow and a bride of two weeks, was shot and instantly killed at the Sutter Hotel to-day by Abraham Pepper, a former suitor. Mrs. Johnson formerly was Mrs. Herman Klaber. Her husband, who went down with the Titanic, left her $50,000.
[Note---a reporting error: according to ET it was Mr. Klaber's niece who was shot and killed, not his widow.]
Chicago Examiner, Wednesday, February 25, 1914, p. 1, c. 2:
Encyclopedia Titanica (2010) TITANIC WIDOW KILLED BY A FORMER SUITOR (Chicago Examiner, Wednesday 25th February 1914, ref: #11698, published 5 October 2010, generated 5th October 2024 11:59:41 AM); URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-widow-killed-by-a-former-suitor.html
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