Dual Personality of Erich Muenter Described in 1906 Letter
Cambridge, Mass. July 7 1906 report outlines Erich Muenter alias Frank Holt as a learned but unsettled instructor at Harvard who fled Cambridge after being charged with poisoning his wife. A pamphlet from New Orleans attacked society while Muenter claimed innocence and vowed revenge, with technical notes on his family, flight to Chicago, and the subsequent murder inquiry.
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Cambridge
Mass
Erich Muenter
Frank Holt
Starvard University
New Orleans
Huenter
Agilnst
Muenter
Leone, Krembs
Chicago
Harvard Medical School
Jiv
E Muenter
Brichly
Russians Hold Ground In Eastern Front With Strong Reinforcements
London dispatch summarizes renewed clashes as Russia uses strong reinforcements to slow Austro German advances toward Lublin railway. Russian claims of victory near Krasnik contrast Austrian notes of reserves. News notes heavy casualties and wounded flooding Lemberg and Przemys. German efforts in the west focus on the St Michiel wedge, with some trenches gained but other losses. Artillery fights from Arras to the sea continue. Arras cathedral reportedly destroyed. Gallipoli sees a third Turkish attack with allies advancing six miles toward the Dardanelles. A possible new combined land and sea assault is discussed.
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London
Lublin
Warsaw
Krasnik
Galicia
Geneva
Lemberg
Przemys
Jaroslau
Woevre
St. Michiel
Arras
Ypres
Calais
Gallipoli
Othe Dardanelles
Death of Frank Holt Tied to Muenter Case
Nassau county District Attorney Lewis J. Smith states Holt killed himself after fearing identification as Erich Muenter, the man alleged to have murdered his wife. Holt shot Je P. Morgan in his home last Saturday after setting off a bomb in the capitol last night. The DA says Holt chose suicide before evidence would reveal his alleged link to Muenter.
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Ilencove
Neuy
Frank Holt
Je P.’ Morgan
Capitol
Erich
Muenter
Tonnght
Lewis J. Smith
Nassau County
Holt
Smith Pleads Guilty In Embezzlement Case
Chillicothe Mo July 7 Oscar L Smith pleaded guilty to embezzlement and was sentenced to ten years in prison for swindling women clients out of about 75000 dollars entrusted for investment.
Herbert Named Cedar Rapids Central Association Manager
Jack Herbert, manager of the Streator JSL, has signed to lead the Cedar Rapids Central Association club, succeeding James Hamilton who recently resigned. Herbert reports here Thursday.
Villistas Defeated at Tepic City In Mexican Clash
Galveston reports from Vera Cruz officials advise Carranza consul of a heavy Villista defeat at Tepic City. Several hundred Villistas were killed in the action. The message also says Villa sentenced Gen Juan Medina to death for failing to take Guadalajara.
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Galveston
Tex
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Tepic
Villa
Juan Medina
Guadalajara
Germans Take Offensive Near Warsaw In Heavy Fighting
Berlin reports German troops moved west and southwest of Warsaw launching multiple offensives against Russian lines. The war office says enemies suffered heavy losses as Gen von Linsingen’s forces captured 3,850 prisoners in fighting from Saturday night to Monday night.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. 1
Warsaw
Borzymow
War Office
von Linsingen
Arraign Seven in Indiana Proceedings in 1914 fraud cases
In Indianapolis on July 7, 120 of 131 men charged in 1914 frauds were arraigned or pled guilty before Judge James A. Collins. Thomas Taggart argued the case as a persecution, while Mayor Beil denied involvement. Seven defendants pleaded guilty, including John W. Lee Robert W. Beard Charles Gibbs Earl Clifford Nelson Hughes and Edward O Leary Rickleman faced separate charges. Remissions and custody varied by individual status. The court set next Friday for venue decisions and trial scheduling from five judges.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
Indiana
James A. Collins
Criminal Court
Taggart
Joseph E. Beil
John W. Lee
Robert W. Beard
Charles Gibbs
Earl Clifford
Nelson Hughes
Edward O'Leary
Bernard Rickleman
Mickey Ford
Marion County
Terre Haute
Rickleman
Lee
Beard
Gibbs
Hughes
O'Leary
Clifford
Collins
Defense
Audge
Will of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Sparks Court Action
New York July 7 A body attachment was issued to compel Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to attend Supreme Court proceedings testing her testimony on Harry Thaw. Thaw’s wife, who traveled from Chateaugay Lake in the Adirondacks, refused to testify alleging illness and unwillingness to testify against Thaw. Sheriff Giferhagen and deputies planned to bring her to court Friday. Susan Merrill testified on Thaw’s conduct in a rooming house near Central Park, as Deputy Attorney General Becker presented records on Thaw’s mental condition.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Supreme Court -Justice
Wibnok Na
Harry Thaw
Giferhagen
Central Park
Becker
Thaw
Five Women Hurt When Jitney Bus Tire Blows Out
In Waterloo in July a jitney bus crash injures five women and the driver as a rear tire blows out on a street corner. Three occupants suffer serious injuries. one, Mrs George Fried, is critically injured with a fractured skull and may die.
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Waterloo
George Fried
Balloon Fire Burns Three-Stack Straw Bales
Firemen watched a smoldering straw stack blaze for a week after a toy balloon started the fire. About thirty thousand bales in three ricks at the straw board and paper mills near Terre Haute Ind. were damaged, while eleven other ricks were saved.
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Terre Waute
Ind
Wilson Faces Decision on German Note Response
Washington July 7 President Wilson awaits a reply plan for Ambassador Gerard s tentative draft note on submarine warfare. Secretary Lansing and advisers have sent views by mail and telegraph from Cornish New Hampshire. No decision has been received. Wilson may delay action until tomorrow or Friday as delicate questions remain unresolved. Count Von Bernstorff met Lansing after returning from Cedarhurst to discuss the latest negotiations, but offered no guidance. Officials note the German proposal could be unacceptable and emphasize avoiding informal discussion of clearly stated American positions.
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Washington
Wilson
Gerard
Foreign Office
Lansing
Cornish
N. H
Count . von Bernstorff
Cedarhurst
L. L
Ambassador Gerard
Berlin
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
State Department
Danville Saloons Face Court Action Over Licenses
Informations filed today against three saloons and their bondsmen allege operation without licenses. A temporary injunction hearing set for July in circuit court will decide if the saloons must halt business. The actions follow the city council’s May 1 license denial and target 58 other saloon keepers if granted.
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Danville
Reebet
Atorney
Il. Lewman
W. C.lewman
Towboats Capsize In Storm Over Cincinnati Ohio
A severe wind and rain storm in the Ohio valley capsized two towboats near Cincinnati causing multiple deaths and injuries. The Convoy sank with 24 aboard, 18 reportedly drowned. the Fulton capsized near Newport, Captain Brad Williams drowned. Others in the city suffered extensive damage as roofs blew away and telegraph lines failed.
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Cincinnati
Oho Valley
Ohio
Southern
Fulton
Newport
Brad. Williams
James T. Allen
Children's Department
The
Ohio. Humane Society
Cohen
Rosa. Tennenbaum
Brad Williams
Allen
Masonic Temple
Third
Walnut
Tennenbaum
Williams
Bulton
W. P. Curry
Corivoy
Deadly storm strikes Indiana towns and farms
A severe electrical storm across central and southern Indiana killed three people. An unidentified prisoner at Greencastle Penal Farm died when struck by lightning. Tom Riley’s farm house near Vincennes was blown down, his daughter killed. Floyd Oakes died electrocuted at Martinsville while repairing lines. Ray Chambers was killed under his barn near Bicknell. Deluge rainfall caused railroad washouts and interrupted telegraph and telephone service statewide.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Wilson weighs German reply on submarine warfare
President Wilson spent hours study ing Berlin messages about German submarine warfare and sent a reply to Secretary Lansing. He refused to discuss the content or timing of negotiations, expects the German reply next week, and plans to refine the American response with Lansing. Tomorrow he will address the Mexican question and food relief issues amid a long unread code dispatch.
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Cornish
N. SD
Wilson
Berlin
Lansing
Foreign Office
Washington
Tornado Strikes Summer Hill Area Causing Wide Damage
A tornado tore through Summer Hill area at late afternoon, destroying crops buildings and outbuildings. Farms reported windlifted roofs barns blown away and livestock losses though no lives were confirmed. A nearby schoolhouse roof and trees were toppled. lightning struck Brant's barn killing two horses.
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Summer Hill
No Change in Condition for Archbisop Quigley
Rochester reporting doctors said Archbishop Quigley of Chicago showed no material change in his condition. An examination by Dr. Edgar McGuire of Buffalo concluded nothing could prevent his death, which might come in hours or be deferred for days.
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Rochester
N.Y
Quigley
Chicago
Edgar McGuire
Buffalo
Storms Cause Losses Across Cincinnati Area
Reports from Cincinnati and Kentucky towns across the Ohio River indicate several deaths amid one of the worst rain and wind storms in the region. Buildings were blown down and occupants buried in wreckage as rescue efforts continued.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Kentucky
Tornado and Wind Devastate St Charles District
A massive tornado and rainstorm swept St Louis and St Charles counties on July 7, damaging towns including St Charles where the Borromeo church, hospital, and several residences were wrecked. At least seven people were reported killed in nearby areas with several others injured or displaced. Flights of wind hurled cars from a train near Gilmore and a bridge over Dardenne creek was destroyed.
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ST. Louis
Borromeo
Gilmore
St. Charles
St. Peters
Cotter
The
Wabash
Wabash Bridge
Dardenne ‘Creek
O'Fallon
Wentzville
Kansas City
Montgomery City
St. Charles Borromeo ‘Church
Second’ Baptist Church
St. Joseph Hospital
Sacred Heart
Madamne du Shane
Fortoder
Order
American Car.and Foundry Company
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