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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21

New York-Somehow New York over
looked the announcement Of the mar
riage of Brodie L. Duke and Miss Alice
Webb on December Il, 1904. The fact
that the ceremony was performed by
Rev. w. w. Coe, chief assistant of Rev.
Charles Parkhurst, of Madison Square
Presbyterian church, who became ia
nous some years ago because of his cru
SADIE against vice, ought to have attract
ed attention. Ordinarily the mere name
of Duke would have been enough to ex-
cite gossip. For Brodie L. Duke is the
lf-brother of James B. Duke, the head
of the American Tobacco Trust.
1t was James B. Duke who, starting in
q small way at Durham, N. c., founded
the tobacco trust and made it the great
power that it is. Since that day James
B. Dukes progress to wealth has been
trolls the entire tobacco business of this
country, and several years ago invaded
England and fought the big tobacco in
terests there to standstill.
James B. Duke is the sturdy, square
jawed, silent type of man, who gives the
impression of force, but carefully avoids
notoriety. There are a dozen men con-
nected with the Tobacco Trust who are
more talked about than he and whose
real achievements as money makers and
bushes organizers are not half so great.
Lately he has built palatial country
place at Somerville, N. j., where he now
makes his home. He, too, not long ago
married wife who was unknown to the
society of millionaires, which men OF his
type usually aspire to enter in New
York.
Brodie L. Duke is quite different type
of man. Through his family relationship
he has shared to some extent in the good
fortune of James 3. Duke, and has had
the reputation of being wealthy. But
most of his life has been spent in hard
work in North Carolina, and the attrac-
tions of New York proved too much for
him. He is said, in fact, to have dissi-
pated large part of his fortune before
his marriage and to have been frequent
cause of anxiety to his family.
After the Ceremony.
Two weeks after the quiet little cere-
mony at the home of Rev. w. w. Coe, a
mysterious patient was taken one night
to the psycopathic ward of Bellevue hos
pital. Every care was taken to conceal
the identity of the patient. 1t was no I'M
til the next day, when the detectives OF
District Attorney Jerome appeared at
the hospital and demanded the delivery
of some $4,000 in stocks and bonds, and
a quantity of valuable iewelry, that il
was revealed that Brodie L. Dukes fam
ally had taken steps to have him declared
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irresponsible. The next step was to Sc
cure his commitment to private sani-
tarium at Flushing, L. l., where he was
put under close guard.
Then the circumstances of Dukes mar
rlage became public, and two days later
suit was brought for the annulment of
the marriage. To one of his sons Duke
frankly expressed amazement when told
that he was married.
i didn't know that l married Miss
Webb he is reported to have said. 81
don't remember having asked her to mar
ny me, nor do ! recollect appearing be-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21

called the Duke marriage beautiful
one. She declares that Miss Webb is !
very capable business woman, and tina
when Mr. Duke came to see her ut was 8
case of love at first sight, for they soor
stopped talking about tobacco" Ac-
cording to Mrs. Desplaines, the clever
Miss Webb was all business, but the sec.
ond time Mr.. Duke called on her he in
sisted upon marrying her.
Finally said Mrs. Desplaines, che
refused to talk business. Then Miss
Webb saw it was no use to refuse, and
as she really loved him, she at last con-
sented to marry him. Shewas afraid his
family would object, but Mr.. Duke waved
her objections aside and declared he
would never be satisfied until he got her
1t was~a hasty courtship and a hasty
marriage. Only three days elapsed be-
tween the first visit and the second when
he proposed marriage. If any woman
could make man happy she is the one
Now they have torn him away from her
in the very midst of their honeymoon. [,
was cruel to separate them, but it will
not last"
These things and many more were
told by Mrs. Desplaines to District At
torney Jerome, who has charge of all
criminal cases in New York county. In
the meantime it was discovered that she
had something of record of her own.
and that her acquaintance with Mrs
Alice Webb dated back many years. 1t
seems that Mrs. Desplaines in 1894, when
the state legislature ordered searching
investigation of police conditions in New
York city, appeared before the Lexow
committee and acknowledged that she
was the owner of "a Raines law hotel
that had been raided by the police. The
Raines law hotels are peculiar institu-
ton in New York city, by which it is
made possible to sell liquor on Sunday.
There are some 1000 of them licensed
and as class they are dens of vice and
infamv.
There have been many interesting
chapters in the life of Alice L. Webb
Powell Hopkinson Masterson Duke
since she left the Erie county orphan
asylum in Buffalo. The New York police
say that Alice Webb first came to that
city in 1878 to begin life full of excite
ment. One OF the first incidents in her
career that brought notoriety to her was
her attempt to shoot man named Murat
Masterson, whorepresented himself to be
wealthy Arizona miner. The two had
been associates for some time, and their
quarrel was the ordinary case of ieal-
ousy so common among people of GER
tain class. Masterson and Alice L. Webb
were arrested, but as neither would make
a complaint both were discharged. This
was in 1890.
Three years later the woman brought
a suit against George w. Hopkinson. a
wealthy manufacturer of perfumeries.
for alimony. According to affidavits now
on file, Hopkinson lived at fashionable
hotel in New York city in 1877. He had
been introduced to woman calling her
self Alice Osborne, who told him that
she had been married to a man called
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only 5000 on deposit, and that the check
had been returned Next they learned
that an attempt had been made to bor-
row money on two of his notes for Sl6,-
500, which had finally come into the
hands of well-known money lender.
At once one of his brothers and a son
applied to the court for an order commit
ting Brodie Duke to the hospital. De-
tectives were sent to the Park Avenue
hotel, fashionable establishment where
Brodie Duke and his wife were living.
Duke himself made no resistance. but
Mrs. Duke was not SO passive. She
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21

concern. Mrs. Duke is the Webb of the
firm. 1t is engaged in promoting ali
sorts of projects and stock enterprises.
According to Mrs. Duke, her first meet
ing with her husband came about in the
way of business.
A High Priestess of Finance.
Il have large property interests in
Texas she explained, after her husband
had been committed to the hospital. 1T
was in connection with these that came
to New York from Chicago in the latter
part of November. / wanted to secure
additional capital to develop the prop
erty, and naturally meant to seek
wealthy investors. Of course heard OF
the Dukes as men of wealth.
"On arriving in New York, sent a
telegram to Brodie. L. Duke, asking him
for business appointment. BY mistake
my message fell into the hands of his
brother, who came to see me at the As
tor House. When /. discovered that he
was not the man expected to meet,
told him my message had been intended
for Brodie L. Duke. Then l explained
what my mission was, and before leav-
ing he made me an offer of $15 900 year
for my services in his business affairs.
declined the offer after telling Mr.. Duke
that my services were not for sale.
Then | sent a second telegram to
Brodie l.. Duke, at Durham. N. c.. and
we met for the first time at the Aston
House. explained my business propo-
sition to him, and he expressed great in
terest in 1t. met Mr. Duke by appoint
ment d number of times. and he made in
quiries about me and my business af-
fairs. One day, to my great surprise, he
said to me:
Wanted Woman, Not Lands.
Little girl, don't want your tobacco
stock, and l don't want your lands. nor
do want to consider any of your bust
ness propositions. But do want you
Il was dumbfounded at what he said
and explained to him that such a step
would cause no end of comment on the
part of his friends. told him that his
family would probably raise objections
to his marriage, but he said he didn't
care what the family thought and that he
was old enough to know his own affairs.
"A few days later met Mr.. Duke
again and consented tomarry him. knew
that when our engagement was an
nounced there would be great deal of
publicity about it, and decided to go to
some obscure hotel. Mr.. Duke and l dis
cussed our business projects every day.
and he agreed to take charge of all nv
interests in Texas, and also got a finan-
cial interest in my lands in that state.
He readily consented to put up the CAPT.
tai for the development of large tract of
land on which had an option. In the
meantime, to show good faith, Mr.. Duke
had a certified check made on. and de-
posted it with his lawyer. He also en-
tered into negotiations for $2O, 900 for the
purchase of the land.
When Mr.. Duke and were discussing
our coming marriage one day | asked
him if his brothers and sons were likely
to raise any objections to it. He said:
The family home is mine, and my rela-
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Auction Bulletin.
FRANK DRINKwATER's SALE.

FRANK DRINKWATER'S SALE.
The undersigned residing on the
Mike McNulty farm, AZ miles west of
Livingston, on the Livingston and An
nation road, will sell at public auction
commencing at 10 o'clock a. M, on
WEDNESDAY,, FEB. s, 1905,
the following described property, to-
wit:
Seven head of Horses Black mare
years old, with foal; grey mares years,
old, bay mare 6 years old, with foal;
grey gelding years old, standard bred
mare s years old with foal by Deck
wood, two sucking colts.
Twenty head Of Cattle:- Fifteen
choice mich COWS 3 to s years old, g.
heifers coming two years old, l heifer
calf, | Durham bull nearly full blood.
Thirty-six Hogs brood sows, fat
tening hogs, q fall pigs, l Poland
China boar. 100 chickens, s geese.
Farm Machinery, Hay, Grain, Etc.
Binder, nearly new; seeder. cultivatorg
harrow, 2 check row corn planters.
milk wagon. open buggy, hand saw,
hog rack, wood rack, hay fork and
rope, set double harness, 400 pounds
barb wire, wire stretcher spade, 90
pointed stakes, churn, 30-gallon milk
can, 1O-gallon milk can, Cyclone grass
seeder, 100 bushels oats. 6 tons hay
and other articles.
Lunch at Noon.
Terms of Sale-All sums of $40 and
under, cash; over that amount 10
months time will De given on bank
able paper bearing per cent interest.
j. O. Cushman, Auctioneer.
w. G. Livingston, Clerk.
FRANK DRINKwATER, Prop.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE.


The undersigned administrator of
the estate of Thos. Webb, deceased,
will sell at public auction on the farm
81 miles southwest Of the village of
Mt. Hope, commencing at 10 o'clock a.
M, on
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1905,
the following described prope rty, to-
wit
Twenty-one Head of Cattle IL mich
COWS, best in Mt. Hope; two 3-year-old
heifers, 5 yearlings, 3 calves.
Four Head Horses span of work
horses, span and years old, sired
by Artemus.
Four good brood sows.
Farm Machinery, Hay, Grain, Etc.
mower, 2-section drag, wagon, / light
spring wagon, feed grinder, 16-inch
stubble pillow, nearly new: double SHOW
ell pillow, corn cultivator, pair bob
sleds, wheel-barrow, set heavy harness,
set single harness, cutter, hay rack,
hog rack, hay fork, rope, pulley, 10
tons fine timothy hay, straw stack, 200
bushels Of oats, 200 bushels of corn
and many other articles.
Lunch at noon.
Terms of Sale:--All sums of $40 and
under, cash; over that amount years
time will be given on bankable paper
bearing per cent interest.
r. N. Hoskins, Auctioneer.
M. f. Woodhouse, Clerk.
LUKE WEBB, Administrator.
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the only nigh grade Eakns p3Sc:N
made at moderate price.
Calumet
TN WM @ Wx ~ 3 n ~ u q.
Baking |!
Powder

revelation directing him to estab-
lish a Zion City in Mexico. This
may be all right for Mexico but
the United States is entitled to a
rest.
Economy is the watchword of
congress but every man there is
trying hard not to let it begin at
home.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21

On de banks OBJ de Amazon, far away, far away
Whar DR.. Green gifts August Flowers to dis days
All picked dose flowers In August in ole Brazil
An aldo Use a Yankee, all longs to be dar still.
qAugust Flower is the only medicine
free from alcoholic stimulants) that has
been successful in keeping the entire
thirty-two feet of digestive apparatus in
normal condition, and assisting natures
processes of digestion, separation and ah-
sorption-for building and rebuilding
by preventing ALL irregular or unnatural
causes which interrupt healthy and per-
feet natural processes and result in intes-
final indigestion, catarrhal affections
causing appendicitis-stoppage of the
gall duct), fermentation of unhealthy
foods, nervous dyspepsia, headache, con-
stipation and other complaints, such as
collie, biliousness, jaundice, etc.
QAugust Flower is natures intended req
ulatcr. Two sizes, 25c, 75c. All druggists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-01-21
WHEN LOVE IS BLIND
The Experience of Wealthy Brodie L. Duke with Woman
with Schemes"
MARRIED In HASTE, REPENTS AT LEISURE.

Takes Wife Under What Is Said to Be Peculiar Crcur1-
StanceS-HiS Family Object and the Investigation
Brings Out Some Startling StaementS-WaS He
the Victim of a Deep-Lad Scheme-Rch
Victims of Questionable Women.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
New-York tribune., 1905-05-08
MORRIS PARK AUTO" RACES.
Several New Racing Machines to Make First
Appearance-Fast Time Predicted

Not less han half dozen new racing machines
will make their initial appearance at the opening
of Morris Park automobile racecourse on
May 20 In competition and match contests.
Webb Jay will take his first trial with the
White steamer, which he will against any
gaSoene for any distance. The REQ Bird
which r. Z. Ods has been building. is another
that Will make its first appearance The
second Franklin racer being built for Z. H. R.
Green should be on hand for that occasion, and
H W. Fletcher wro is matched to race Barney
Oldfeld, tries out his big De Dietrich a circular
course for the first time AS the the Van
derbilt trophy 1OD-Tile Ormonde and es-
tablished worlds records for from forty to one
hundred miles, it is expected encircls the Morris
Park course at speed which will make the Amer
Jean champion drive faster than before to re-
tain his title
The army Of men at the track for thu last two
weeks has done we'll that before next Saturday
II will be ready for practice. The entries for the
three-rnile race for touring of thirty horse
power or less Will be largely amateurs. Each ma
chine Is required carry three passengers. En-
tries for the regular contests close next Monday.
New-York tribune., 1905-05-08
ANXIETY At H4RVIRD
Baseball Team and Crezc CrippIed
z0ith Contests Near at Hand.

Cambridge, Mass, May (SpecIaD-Botb tho
Harvard baseball team ana the crew are In ar IN
settled condition the nine account of a big erin
pie list and the possible disqualification Of NIahar
an outhelder, and the by reason Of the uncer-
tainty Of Captain Filley and Coach Wray as to tho
best men TO pick and the possible inelfgbilitv OF
George. Concern is felt because of the ball game
with Princeton May 20 and the boat race with
Cornell on May 27.
The Harvard nine has shown considerable ability
Castle has outdlstanced Taylor substitute pitcher
on the varsity and Coburn is improving steadily
Behind the bat Stephenson is catching n steady
game. but he has not reached his batting form
Tweed is Stephensons urderstudy Captain Ran
dall has been kept out of the game for the last
week with 4 spraiued ankle, and Matthews has
been acting captain In his absence Little Cha rlie
Leonard, Freshman has been playing third ba SO
In every game since the beginning of the and
has done good work. "DuEny' Dexter captain of
last years Freshman nine, is regarded as a find ot
second and IS n fixture the varsity nine The
Crimson outfeld is uncertain In RandaU's
absence McCarty. the regular right fielder has been
first base and Herman and Mahar have been OUT
Of the game. Bradbury. Schoenfuss and Spencer
have been playing the outheld
The makeup Of the crew is even more uncertain
than that OF tho ball team. After uuSatisfac-
tory time rog. Farley, who has been stroknE tn,
varsity was shifted the second boat and Can
kept at stroke for a single day, however and Far
ley is regarded as a fixture. In this Cap
tain Flley IS a certainty at No. g. The other lead
ing men for the port side the varsity boat are
Shepard and Foster Kellogg The hghting for
the starboaTd side OF the boat are Carl lawson
p w Flint. l.. Burchard. r. NJ. Tappan j.
Montgomery and w ". Corlett.
New-York tribune., 1905-05-08
BASEBALL.
Brooklyn Defeats Philadelphia in an
Interesting Game.

In an interesting game at Washington Park,
Brooklyn yesterday the Superbas defeated Phila-
delphia by of to >. The home team went
first to the bat and it's representatives held the
lead, the spectators were treated to full nine
inning game both sides.
Scanlon pitches fer Brooklyn and Dugglesby for
the Quakers, ans both gave good exhibitions. About
fourteen thousand spectators were present and,
while there was plenty of enthusiasm shown, the
crowd was one of the most orderly ever seen at a
baseball game.
Philadelphia, in the opening inning. gave Luruley
his base on an error, and two clever steals brought
him home. McGee, the first batter up for the Wis
itors in the second sent out high hit left field
fence. which enabled him to the plate. with
plenty of time spare. In the sixth. with out
Gleason received base balls. He advanced
third on C1urtneys long single, and then the home
rooteTS mad reason to complain when Owen
dropped R1tters throw TO catch Courtney stealing
second: AS result he safe. and Gleason
crossed the plate. In the next inning the Brooklyn
PAYERS pounded out three runs. which gave them
the game. Scanlon, first up. started the fun by
sending out single. SheCkard struck out. Then
LunleY batted single. and Mitchell followed with
aTCther, which scored ScanlOn. 1t Owens turn
next, and he seTt out three-bagger to left field
fence, which scored Lumley and Mitchell. The
brooklyn side was then retired by Doolins quick
throw to Abbott of Lewiss drive. Owen made a
good running catch in the ninth retiring the Wis
iting side
Babb played a good game at first and on the
whole. the fielding of the home men was brilliant.
The score:
New-York tribune., 1905-05-08
PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL.

,sssbail Is an uncertain game at best and rarely
- This fact been more strongly eXemplifed than
=, .re last week IN the American League. One
- week ago the Highlanders were tied with
Tsr.6elrhia for first place and the champion Bos-
- we're last having only three games out
- thirteen The two teams met in six games last
rsek four IN New-YoTk and TWO in Boston and
she 6esQsed tail-enders came TO life with a rush
and with Crvarying persistence won game after
game winning five Of the six played. AS a result
tbs fEighlanders are in the second division. and
Ros.on. while stiu last, has Won as many games
ss The last I've teams in the ra,e 1t may be said
., exteaua5ion that the New-York pitchers are not
q the best condition, but the team has bezn wo-
t,l!v weak as a whole in the field and at the
bat. and for this excuses are hard to find. The
sght teams ere plainly closely matched as was the
case last year. Cleveland led yesterday with nine
victories and six defeats. while Boston was last.
with eight victories and eleven defeats a difference
IN percentage OF less than two hundred points.
washington blazed the way most OF the time last
year and there were days when four teams were
tied for one position. 1t is refreshing 10 see the
champion BostoDs at their best again, but disap-
poirtirg that their advance should have been made
Al the expense Of New-York. The Giants on the
contrary. earned q commanding lead in the past
week ard pleased their followers by taking five
out Of six games played from the Boston National
team. They were only beaten on Saturday through
MstheTscn's rather ineffective work The Giants
now lead Pittsburgh by almost as many points
separate the first and last teams in the other
league and 10 all appearances far outClass their
opponents that another runaway race seems prob
abe for the coveted pennant. The team is playing
fast. hea6y ball and batting in way to make
OFT sing pitchers tremble in their shoes. With
thirteen victories and four defeats, the record is
one for lis followers TO De proud Of and one which
tells better than anything else the story OF
cess. Brooklyn did not give good an account OF
itself IS ir the previous week. and only won
a the i've games played. There is latent strength
Il The team. however. and brace be looked
fa- The other teams about held their relative po-
s!lo-S n week ago Plttsburg ond Chicago
likely 70 give the Giants most trouble. In the
Il The Western clubs, but they are all so close to-
Es-her that constant changes can be looked for.
+ Is cause Tor comment that in spite OF the talk
ab71- -Ee spit" ball cutting down the batting
erages. there has been no dearth Of home runs,
three bs-Ee-s and Two base hits. IN fact long
ana timely hits have marked the early season and
done much 10 win many games.
New-York tribune., 1905-05-08
COLLEGE BASEBALL.

T-e-e has teen no reason 70 change the opinion
advanced before that Princeton is still the leader
e. the college Baseball honors. It is true that
taking a line through Andover. the only team 70
beat Princeton this year-Yale and Harvard are
quite -he equal of the TIgers-the long list OF
games does not show II. Comparative scores ara
uncertain At The best ard Princeton in all depart
T-e--s NJ The game Is showing TO better advantage
and playing faster header and more consistent
ban -1-u he- rivals. Harvard and Yale both played
4-z-rer last week and both won by a narrow mar
et- .n Ea-rns that, under ordinary circumstances,
would have been defeats The schoolboys arc
JIsvt1g brilliant ball this year and boast Of
q team thai Is practically the equal Of the best
college r-aes. On Saturday Princeton continued
te- winning streak by defeating Pennsylvania, but
YaIe and Harvard suffered ignominious defeat
rhe hands q Brown and Holy Cross respectively.
There was some excuse for Yale's defeat with
our il the least detracting from Browns clever
vo-k n that Bowman. the captain and first base
.lz1. vas forced 70 &c into, the box because of
P-at-s t.ness- With the execution Of Two innings
- nrCtez fairly good ball only allowing six hits,
but his support was wretched ana byraIn' the
star pitcher ~ lhe coiiese "oIIu, COuIi Lil1 -
hardly won the game with seven errors and much
loose fielding behind him The Yale batters could
-cI h- TT either, and altogether lho gen
eraI play was disheartening and Disappointing.
O'Breu ar short stop vas the worst oHendeF N Ihe
fed with three costly errors MT Is q CItNeI
r!-crer He struck out eight men. BY taking a
fine through Brown Princeton fairly outc!2sses
Yale Efzryard's downfall at the hands or Holy
Go vr-S quite as unexpected Harvard has
strong team hut an erratic One day the team
an rho s see and in the field and fails to hit
ana The next perhaps il pounds out the pan bul
fails fielding If the team can coIlIll!le US I'eII
strength in the big games to come !. = llJ OIIe
rsr-en5r fonO-S. The nine has been weakened Dy
the enforced absence Of Two strong players COR
iie- Fz-e- without the services Of Deshon. its
etrorces- pitcher. Columbia was easily beaten.