Harvard Wife Killer Muenter Plotted Bombs on Ocean Liners
The case centers on Winch Muenter, identified as Harvard instructor and Mrs. Holt’s husband, who allegedly planned to destroy trans Atlantic liners Saxonia and Philadelphia with dynamite. Authorities traced letters, warned ships, and linked Muenter to a 1906 Boston homicide, with ongoing investigations across New York, Texas, and Massachusetts.
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Dallas
Pex
Frank Tlolt
Glencove
Saxonia
Philadelphia
New York
Liverpool
Holtso
Texas
Woods
New York City
Holt
Major Pullman
Washington, D. C
Pullman
United States Navy Department
Police Department
Atlantic
Navy Department
Lencove
N. Y
Frank Holt
Syosset
Long Island
Cunard
N.Y
Winch Muenter
Harvard
Jeona
Cambridge
Mass
Boston
Muenter
Brown
Smith
Hillier
Holn
Chicago
Bertha Muenter
Wiich Muenter
Muenters
Whitney
Starvard
Ile
Vian Dyke
Seven confess election fraud in Indianapolis case
Seven of 132 men charged with election fraud in the 1914 registration and primary faced arraignment in Indianapolis Criminal Court and pleaded guilty. A large group including Thomas Taggart Joseph Bell and Samuel Perrott sought a venue change from Judge James A. Collins.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
Joseph 3. Bell
Samuel Perrott
James A. Collins
Unusual Fish Exhibit Highlights Kimball County Events
In Kimball S D, June rainfall reached 5.26 in 100, less than 5.40 in 1914, sparking talk of a wet season. The town dried out July 1 with two vacated buildings soon to be repurposed. An odd fish with a catfish mouth and feathery digits was exhibited at the Kimball State Bank, brought by Mrs Peters from northeast Kimball, with a lakebed nearby said to harbor many.
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New York City
C. Sill
Wspagne
Havre
Till
Itill
Hill
Kimball
S. D
Kimball State Bank
Rainfall Above Normal in Pierre During June
Government weather bureau records show Pierre South Dakota received 4.12 inches of rain in June, slightly above the monthly average. The surplus indicates wetter conditions for the period.
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Pierre Pierre
S. D
Government Weather Bureau
Cornell Professor Holt Dies in Jail After Shooting Morgan
Frank Holt once admitted fabricating a capitol bomb claim and lied about his movements in Washington and New York. He died in his county jail cell by self inflicted injury after a note to his family and discovery of evidence linking him to a bungalow rental and bomb making materials.
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Mincoli
N. Y
Frank Off
Cornell University
J. P. Morgan
Glen Cove
Holt
Eil
Jerimiah O'Ryan
P. S
New York Public Library
Capitol
Albany
Tarrisburg
Record of Missouri slope harvest hinted by ample rainfall
The document notes rainfall totaling 3.08 inches in the first half of the year, contributing to robust growth and a promising harvest on the Missouri slope.
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Missouri Slope
Nineteen Die and 903 Injured in July Fourth Toll
Chicago reports nineteen deaths and 903 injuries from Fourth of July celebrations, with firework and cannon incidents leading the fatalities. National totals show fire loss of 289 million dollars, far above last year’s figures. In Chicago proper the event was described as the sanest in its history, with one death and two injuries.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Chamberlain Dedicates New Auditorium with Yankton Quintette
The opening of Chamberlain's new auditorium on American Island drew a full house Friday evening for a TV musical program by the Yankton College quintette. The brick and stone structure is praised as a credit to the town and its arts scene.
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Chamberlain
S. D
American Island
Yankton College
Island Chautauqua venue ready with 6 day program
The Hal Stevens designed lake venue on the island features a 60 by 60 foot round roofed hall with a 6 by 20 stage and enhanced acoustics. The July 11 chautauqua opens for six days as 100 cottages spring up, including Joe Ganaway’s 15 acre lease and cottages by Judge Brown Drury and St K Berry.
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Hal Stevens
Ole Molden
Great Salt Lake Tabernacle
Joe Ganaway
Judge Brown
Drury
Boy Scouts
St. K. Berry
Dye & Hills
Chamberlain
Prohibition Drive Moves Toward Constitutional Amendment
Atlantic City business leaders meeting at the Anti Saloon League national convention plan a committee of 100 to fund and promote adoption of the Hobson Shepard amendment. Thirty five states attend a luncheon where the action is announced.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Grand Lodge of Elks to Hold Historic LA Reunion
Los Angeles prepares for the Grand Lodge of Elks annual reunion July 11 to 17 with 100000 expected visitors and 190000 attending overall. Pasadena Glendale Santa Monica Long Beach Redlands and San Diego cooperate for exhibitions parades pageants concerts drills trips to beaches and orange groves in a midsummer fraternal event.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Grand Lodge of Elks
Pasadena
Glendale
Santa Monica
Long Beach
Redlands
San Diego
Autos Bought in June Face Six Dollar License Fee
Auto owners who bought in June challenge the new license rule. The old six dollar fee applied until July first, with a dealer’s license allowed fifteen days, and required registration by mail. Purchases before July 1 must pay the old fee. June buyers may face rejection and must settle the old balance before a plate is issued.
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Secretary of State
Dawgunnit Weather Pup Forecast For South Dakota
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday in South Dakota with little temperature change. The weather outlook shows minimal shifts, keeping conditions mostly dry and mild.
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South Dakota
Mrs Thaw Refuses to Testify in Sanity Case
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw failed to appear in New York court to testify against Harry Thaw in the sanity proceedings. She boarded a train to Chateaugay Lake after presenting a doctor’s certificate claiming she could not withstand courtroom strain.
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New York City
Supreme Court
Hendrick
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry Thaw
Tvelyn Nesbit Thaw
New York
Chateaugay Lake
Malone
N. Y
Bartine Announces Run for Congress in Third District
Oacoma South Dakota John G Bartine files as Republican candidate for Congress in the Third District He served in the State Legislature advocating for West River residents and hopes to represent his area in Washington Williamson may join the race but has not formally announced
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Oacoma
S. D
John G. Bartine
Congress
Judge Rice
Deadwood
Harry Gandy
Wasta
Bartine
Lyman County
Washington
Judge Williamson
Tie
British Move to Hinder Metal Exports for Munitions
London reports steps by British authorities to curb export of lead, spelter, antimony, nickel and other metals vital for war material. Munitions Minister Lloyd George announced the embargo in the House of Commons.
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London
Hneyland
Great Britain
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Small Grain Yields and Alfalfa Prospects at Presho
Cream shipments from Presho during June totaled 1054 ten gallon cans at 6.10 per can or 6851 dollars. Winter wheat yields exceed 20 to 32 bushels per acre in 1914 while spring wheat shows 30 bushels with 50 bushels eaten and early sowings reaching 60 to 70. Corn is late. Native hay outperforms alfalfa for feed at 100 to 150 tons per 160 acres, and alfalfa yields 4 tons per acre with 50 to 60 dollars seed value in 1914, with warmers sowing 20 to 50 acre plots and a 200 acre field noted.
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Presho
S. 1
POURS POWDER AS HE SMOKES IN Fourth of July Accident
In Java South Dakota Fred Taumann 21 was fatally injured and Fred Spiry and John Spiry along with Fred Weisgram were seriously burned when a powder explosion occurred during celebratory firing. Taumann, smoking a cigar, exploded after loading more powder from a two pound sack. cause uncertain whether spark from the cigar or residual charge. Taumann burned from the waist up, with facial and hand injuries. Spiry brothers and Weisgram seriously harmed.
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Java, S. D
Fred Taumann
Java
Fred Spiry
John Spiry
Fred Weisgram
Taumann
Western Front Clashes Persist as Arras Falls Reported
London reports heavy fighting along the western front with both sides claiming progress and repulses. Berlin asserts Arras and its cathedral were destroyed, while Petrograd says Russians beat Austro Hungarians near Krasnik threatening rail lines. Eastern front quiet otherwise with no daily German gains.
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London
Wneland
Berlin
Arras
Trutonic Drive Eastward Loses Momentum in War Update
London reports show Austro German forces losing momentum along the eastern front between the Vistula and Bug while Russians brace and hold. Berlin notes gains north but southeast still controlled by Austrians as Warsaw area remains critical. Western front near Ypres sees a gas bombardment and rumors of a new German offensive to seize Cologne. General Hamilton notes no gains but praises British and French troops amid hard odds.
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London
England
Vistula
Bug
Krasnik
Zieeriz
Taimocrob
Asar
Warsaw
Berlin
Flanders
Ypres
Marshall French
Cologne
Brussels
Zurich
Amsterdam
Hamilton
Dardanelles
Weisgram Involved in Shop Accident Disclosure
John Spiry was overcome with gas in a incident linked to Weisgram whose father operated the shop where the accident occurred.
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Weisgram
John Spiry
Tragedy in Harding County as Couple Kills Wife Then Self
In Buffalo, South Dakota, Rhinehold Lemm shot and killed his wife after a separation dispute and then killed himself. The couple’s four children, ages six months to twelve, are split up with relatives and the infants sent to the Sioux Children's Home. The double tragedy occurred near Buffalo, with relatives to care for the older children.
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Belle Fourche
S. D
Buffalo
Here
Rhinehold Lemm
Onder
Lemm
Sioux
Son
Harding County
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Antifl Saloon League
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Ord
Scratch
Hendrix
Larry
Marth
Williamson
Lyman
Parmer
Tom Taggart
Teuton Dawe
France
Czar
Petrograd
Poland
Vienna
Calais
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