For a Free Love Colony
A brief dispatch reports that a controversial former professor known for advocating 'free love' has inherited a fortune he intends to use to found a colony devoted to the cause — a curious footnote from the era's social experiments.
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Fergus County Argus · September 12, 1905 · Page 1
1 min readDes Moines, Iowa, Sept. 10.
Des Moines, Iowa, Sept. 10.—Prof. Geo. Herron, who gained notoriety at Grinnell a few years ago by advocating free love, has inherited an estate worth several million, which he will expend in founding a free love colony.
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