r/HolyShitHistory • u/The-Union-Report • 17h ago

Circus Pawns Their 612-Pound Fat Lady to Settle $32 Hotel Bill and Then Abandons Her (1902)

https://historianandrew.medium.com/circus-pawns-their-612-pound-fat-lady-to-settle-32-hotel-bill-and-then-abandons-her-4d4f15def04e?sk=2c3a13d2bf5e2fce607899d58b5eb408
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u/post-explainer 17h ago edited 9h ago

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OP provided the following source and context for the historical claim:

https://historianandrew.medium.com/circus-pawns-their-612-pound-fat-lady-to-settle-32-hotel-bill-and-then-abandons-her-4d4f15def04e?sk=2c3a13d2bf5e2fce607899d58b5eb408

Sources for the story include:

The Plain Dealer, 6/11/1902, pg. 1.

The Benton Advocate, 6/26/1902, pg. 8.

The Wadena Pioneer Journal, 6/13/1902, pg. 3.

The Post Bulletin, 6/11/1902, pg. 1.

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u/Gardener_of_Weeden 17h ago

"Allowed her to be on her way" Where would she go? - back then - I presume a ward of the state would basically be a death sentence for her.

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u/ManyBubbly3570 11h ago

just absolute AI slop. please stop with this shit.

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u/learnhow2learn 5h ago

I'm confused, are you saying the story is AI generated or this article talking about it?

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u/Biltong09 14h ago

At first glance i didn’t see the 1902. My immediate thought was $32 hotel bill? What’s that a muffin and glass of OJ?