Marital scandal ties Duke family to a Texas promoter
In New York the marriage of Brodie L. Duke to Alice Webb on December 21, 1904 sparks a publicized tribunal. Duke’s fortune and health become central as private detectives, the District Attorney, and witnesses outline alleged gambling with stocks, alleged alcohol and drug use, and a web of aliases and business schemes led by Mrs. Webb Duke.
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New York
Brodie L. Duke
Alice Webb
W. W. Coe
Charles Parkhurst
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Duke
James B. Duke
American Tobacco Trust
Durham
N. C
Tobacco Trust
England
Somerville
N. J
Society
North Carolina
Psycopathic
Bellevue Hospital
Jerome
Sheps
Flussing
L. L
Webb
Alice Webb Duke
Agnes Desplaines
Dukes
Brodie Duke
South Carolina
Lawrence Duke
Benjamin N. Duke
Hoffman House
Brodie
Park Avenue Hotel
Texas-Cuba Tobacco Company
Alice M. Webb
Continental Bank
Chicago
Texas
Taylor, Webb & Co
Miss Webb
Mr. Duke
Mrs. Desplaines
District
City of
Four Americans and Mexican killed by Yaqui ambush near Cobachi
On January 19 near Cobachi Sonora four Americans Dr R C Coy John K Mackenzie M A Call and Walter Stubinger were slain in an ambush by Yaqui Indians. A Mexican driver and two others escaped. Troops from Hermosillo under Gen Torres pursue the attackers.
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Nogales
Ariz
Cobachi
la Colorada
Sonora
Mexico
R.C. Coy
Chicago
John K. Mackenzie
M. A. Call
Toledo
Walter Stubinger
Kewanee
Ill
H. R. Miller
A. W. Tolemon
Salem
Cochero
la Colorado
Miller
Camp Toledo
Coy
Mackenzie
Call
Tolerton
Stubinger
Hermosillo
Torres
Farinose Custard Recipe Instructions
A recipe guides making farinose custard by boiling milk then stirring in farinose sugar and salt. After removing from heat add eggs, mix, pour into wet moulds, and serve with a chosen sauce.
Philadelphia man found guilty of grand larceny
A Philadelphia judge convicting a man for a stolen kiss indicates a grand larceny charge. The case hinges on whether the act meets the threshold for grand larceny under local law.
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Philadelphia
Washington Post
Father's awful deed in Kansas farmer murders sons then burns home
Charles Tuxhorn of McPherson County Kansas killed his two sons aged six and ten on Saturday smothering them. He burned his house and barn with contents and later shot himself. He had been arrested for mistreating his wife and children and was to appear in court today. He was 40 years old.
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Mr. Duke
Durham
N. C
Tobacco City
Duke
Alice L. Webb- Powell - Hopkinson - Masterson - Duke
Erie County Orphan Asylum
Buffalo
New York
Alice Webb
Murat Masterson
Arizona
Masterson
Alice L. Webb
George W. Hopkinson
Hopkinson
New York City
Alice Osborne
Osborne
Edward H. Powell
Pittsburg
Powell
Chicago
Alleghany City
McPherson
Kan
Charles Tuxhorn
Here
Tuxhorn
Impeachment Managers Named For Swayne Case
Speaker Cannon announced seven managers to present the Swayne impeachment case to the Senate. Palmer of Pennsylvania Powers of Massachusetts Olmsted of Pennsylvania Perkins of New York Clayton of Alabama DeArmond of Missouri and Smith of Kentucky are named. The group includes four Republicans and three Democrats with all but Olmsted and Perkins from the judiciary committee.
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Washington
Jan
Cannon
House
Senate
Swayne
Messrs
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Powers
Massachusetts
Olmsted
Perkins
New York
Clayton
Alabama
DeArmond
Missouri
Smith
Ken
Etucky
Judiciary Committee
Four Perish by Fire in Wisconsin Farmhouse
In Iron River Wisconsin the Barnes residence burned early Sunday morning killing four people. Victims include Mrs. George Barnes Jennie May Barnes age seven Virginia Barnes age four and Elsie Miesitner a Washburn Wisconsin schoolteacher. Separately in Victoria B C a cable reports 1500 Circassians revolted killing 200 Russian guards at Slavini with Russians and Turks massing at the Caucasus frontier and Tiflis City in near siege with limited dispatch communications.
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Iron River
Wis
George Barnes
Wisconsin
Jennie May Barnes
Virginia Barnes
Elsie Miesitner
Washburn
Caucasus
Victoria
B. C
Orlan Cullen
Imperial Marine Association
Tokio
Constantinople
Slavini
Tiflis
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Astor House
Torney Jerome
New York County
Montreal
Louisa Weiss
Weiss
Germany
Osbaldeston
Weil
Washington, D. C
Cuba
Alice Webb-Duke
Board of Seven
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