Mystery Veil Death By Own Action Of Morgan's Assailant
Holt climbed to the top of his cell door and leaped to death after being found dead with a crushed skull. Jail authorities say the incident occurred as investigations into the Morgan case continued.
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the Commercial Tribune
Mineola
N. Y
Frank Holt
Cornell University
J. P. Morgan
Glen Cove
Cleghorn
Ey Jo Doiey
wWoiy Sproog
Jeremiah O’ryan
Hulse
Lewis J. Smith
M Holt
Walter R. Jones
Hempstead
Dramatic Climax in Holt Case Raises Threats
Anonymous note threaten to blow up Washington and Baltimore public buildings unless Frank Holt is released. The letter, signed 319 J. Tes, was mailed from Baltimore and dismissed as a crank message by officials.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Baltimore
Frank Holt
F. Holt
Thaw Case Macy Evelyn Nesbit Returns Without Testimony
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw arrived in New York by subpoena to testify against her husband Harry K Thaw in the insanity case but did not appear in court. She issued a statement before leaving for her camp at Chateaugay Lake near Malone New York.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Chateaugay Lake
Malone
N. Y
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Germany Hesitates Over Submarine Rights Concessions
Informal German note to the United States proposes conditions for safe travel on the high seas but officials say any approval would sacrifice neutrality rights. President Wilson and Cabinet members weigh whether Ambassador Gerard should relay views before the formal reply. The note reportedly includes vessel marking and US notification terms. In New York Evelyn Nesbit Thaw testifies against Harry K Thaw as part of mental-condition proceedings.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Germany
United States
Gerard
Berlin
Wilson
Cornish
N. H
Lansing
Foreign Office
William
Russians Check Rush of Austro Germans Near Krasnik
Russian forces offer strong resistance and hold most points along their line near Krasnik amid reports of progress by Vienna.
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Vienna
Krasnik
Teutons in France driven back amid Eastern war updates
July 6 reports from Constantinople and London recount German submarine losses near Seddul Bahr and a French transport sunk. Western front gains near Ypres are noted along with gas bombardment. Eastern front momentum ebbs as Russians stiffen, Austrians claim advances between the Vistula and the Bug, and rumors of a larger German westward offensive circulate. Field Marshal French notes no change in France since the last report.
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London
Vistula
Bug
Krasnik
Vieprz
Tarnogora
Warsaw
Berlin
Poland
Flanders
Ypres
French
Calais
Zurich
Brussels
Paris
Amsterdam
Ian Hamilton
Dardanelles
Field
Marshal French
France
Seven Believed Killed in Explosive Plant Blast
At Belveil Quebec the Canadian Explosives Company plant was rocked by a cordite explosion. Four bodies found, seven still missing believed dead, ten injured. Notables linked to the plant include Captain Murray Wilson, Aylmer Brown of DuPont, and J. Sammons. Fire hampered rescue efforts as trains ferried the injured to hospital.
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Canadian Explosives Company
Belveil
Quebec
Murray Wilson
Aylmer Brown
DuPont Powder Works
Wilmington
Del
J. Sammons
Messrsns and Wilson
Alleged German Spy Rosenthal Goes on Trial in London
The court martial of Robert Rosenthal opened in London. He is accused of naval espionage and was arrested with a passport issued by the American Embassy in Berlin. Rosenthal confessed, officials say, that he was sent by the German Admiralty to gather British naval information. Walter Frampton defended him as guards watched from the dock.
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London
Robert Rosenthal
Berlin
Baron Cheylesmore
F. C. French
New York
Walter Frampton
Rosenthal
Scotland Yard
England
Ambassador Page
Washington
von Prieger
Carranza Forces Stopped by Villa in Big Battle
Dispatches from Nogales and Laredo detail heavy Mexican fighting near Monterey. Carranza troops, totaling about 18,000, faced Villa in a protracted clash at Paredon with roughly 2,090 total casualties. Reinforcements and renewed attacks continued as trains carried wounded westward.
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Villa
Laredo
Tex
Paredon
Monterey
Jacinto B. Trevino
Villa Garcia
Urbana
Chao
Torreon
Trevino
Villa Battle
Charles A. Conant Dies in Havana While Aiding Cuban Finance
Charles A. Conant of New York banker and financial expert died in Havana from hemorrhage of the stomach after going there June 20 at the Cuban authorities’ invitation to reform the republic’s finances. He was 54, unmarried, previously a Boston newspaper worker and Washington correspondent for The Journal of Commerce. He served on President Roosevelt’s international exchange commission in 1903.
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Republic
Conant
Havana
New York
Cabiegram
Mr. Conant
Boston
Washington
Journal of Commerce
Roosevelt
Commission On International Exchange
China
Child Killed by Auto Near Toledo
Five year old Lottie Smisek died after being struck by a car driven by Joseph Wiley the negro chauffeur. The vehicle carried newlyweds Mr and Mrs Charles Pest who were en route to a photographer's to have their picture taken. Wiley was arrested.
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Toledo
Lottie Smisek
Charles
Pest
Joseph Wiley
Red Cross Relief Reaches Capital in Mexico City
The first Red Cross report from Charles J. O Connor notes food in Mexico City as exceedingly pitiful. He and American Consul General Shanklin entered the city with relief supplies and learned that noncombatants in nearby towns suffer even more. A Brazilian courier carried the message to Pachuca for Washington, while talks with Carranza and Zapata forces suggested no pacific settlement.
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Red Cross
Mexico City
Charles J. O’connor
Shanklin
O’connor
Pachuca
Vera Cruz
O'Connor
Gonzales
Carranza
Zapata
Navy plans 1917 build program tied to European war lessons
Washington July 6 Navy General Board abandons Newport plans and stays in the capital to develop the 1917 building program. Advise from Admiral Dewey and review with Secretary Daniels and his new Advisory Council precede Congress ship and manpower estimates. War Department also debates a military policy for Congress.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
General Board of the Navy
Newport
R. I
Admiral Dewey
Daniels
Europe
Advisory Council
Congress
War Department
Navy
Huerta Seeks Bond to Halt Guarded Release
General Victoriano Huerta and five Mexicans jailed on conspiracy to violate U S neutrality laws weigh bond terms. Huerta's counsel requests freedom from guard surveillance, threatening to await a preliminary hearing next Monday if assurances of liberty are not given.
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EL Paso
Tex
Victoriano Huerta
Huerta
R. E. Thomason
Montenegro Officials Arrested for Neutrality Law Violations
United States Secret Service arrested Captain Anton V Seferovich B Martinovitch and Savo Gjourashkovich in Bisbee Arizona for conspiracy to violate U S neutrality laws by enlisting recruits for Montenegro army. Jovo Matanovitch sought as another high Montenegrin official after train detentions of twenty three Montenegrins and Serbians en route East. Arrestees to be brought to Chicago.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
United States
Anton V. Seferovich
American Red Cross
Montenegrin Red Cross
New York
B. Martinovitch
Savo Gjourashkovich
Montenegrin Foreign Office
Bisbee
Ariz
Jovo Matanovitch
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MR. Morgan
Teutons
Sir John French
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Seddul Bahr
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