Letter reveals plot to blow up Capitol and stop European slaughter
A Dallas letter purportedly from Frank Holt to his wife describes plans to trigger a mass attack to halt military aid to Europe. The note names J. P. Morgan as an intended ally and outlines intentions to strike ships, persuade manufacturers, and possibly die in the Glencove, Long Island incident. The missive, written en route from Washington to Glencove, laments moral ruin and urges prayer as a duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Frank Holt
O. F. Sensabaugh
Sroute
John Smith
Jonah
Europe
America
R. “Pearce
Washington
New York
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Saxonia
Pthird
J. P. Morgan
Glencove
Long Island
Morgan
Repudiates Accused Husband In Pittsburgh Case
Florence Schneider repudiates her husband, the Washington lawyer Tom Forney, after his arrest in Pittsburgh on allegedatt ack on her fatherinlaw, candy maker T Franklin Schneider. She releases a statement using her maiden name, denying any letter from him and reaffirming loyalty to her father. The Schneider family questions Forneys mental state and suspects a longplanned plot behind the alleged attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Forney
Washington
Pittsburgh
T. Franklin Schneider
Forney
Georgia Man Lucky Heir to $100,000 Estate
MACON Ga July 7 A telegram from New York attorneys informs Fred Bulmer a young white man that by the death of his uncle he is the sole heir to an estate valued at $100 000 Bulmer leaves his laundry wagon job at once and boards a train for New York to claim the inheritance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Fred Bulmer
New York
Bulger
State issues 15.85 million mortgage bonds for railroad
Springfield July 7. The state public utilities commission approved an order authorizing the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad to issue general mortgage bonds totaling 15,850,000 dollars at four percent interest. The action was announced today in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Chicago,Burlington and Quincy. ‘Railroad Company
State Public Utilities Commission
Lost item prompts reader to contact The Whig
In a brief Lost column a reader is urged to telephone The Whig with details about a missing item described as a wadch or parasol. The notice encourages quick contact to recover the lost personal effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whig
War Front Dispatches Update From Several Theaters
The latest wartime briefing highlights Italian actions near Trieste with heavy bombardments on the Isonzo front and bold Italian assaults, counterattacks by Austria, and Italian casualties. In Gallipoli, Turks press on against French and British ships with artillery and infantry efforts. Eastern front operations see Teutons pressing toward Warsaw after repelling Russian resistance. In Belgium and France, artillery exchanges dominate as a German advance near Apremont is halted by French defense.
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Triest
Isonzo
Doberdo
Gallipoli
Ian’ Hamilton
Vistula
Bug
Poland
Teutonic
Warsaw
Belgium
France
Apremont
Cloudburst floods Mounds area and crops near Cairo
A cloudburst north of Cairo wrecked telephone and telegraph wires and caused rivers and creeks to overflow. Crops in fields were damaged and the business district in Mounds Tit was flooded two feet deep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catro, HL
Here
Mounds, Tit
Resinol Heals Skin Soothing Eczema Claims Promoted
An advertisement touts Resinol as a trusted remedy for eczema and itchy skin, noting “physicians have prescribed” Resinol for years. It promises rapid relief from itching and healing, with Retinol Soap aiding clear skin, and offers free trials from Dept. 23-R, Resinol, Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resinol
Baltimore
Wireless Alerts Halt Bomb Threats Aboard Saxonia and Philadelphia
The Cunard steamship Saxonia and the Philadelphia were under mid ocean orders after a bomb threat from Frank Holt, linked to the capital attack on J. P. Morgan. Navy and company officials traced Holt to Dallas and Mineola, with authorities seeking explosives and possible accomplices as detectives examine dynamite purchases and a morgue identification linking Holt to the Erich Muenter case.
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New York
Cunard
Saxonia
Frank Holt
Philadelphia
American Line
Capitol
J. P. Morgan
Liverpool
Midocean
Holt
Dallas
Tex
State Department
Washington
J. E. Cockrell
Navy Départment
Mr. Morgan
Glencove
Erich Muenter
Harvard
Muenter
Mineola
Town Topics and Local Notices Flash Across Jersey Street
Miss Mae Cornelius of 925 Jersey street is confined at home due to illness. Local ads note bleached sheeting and belts in stock at Halbach-Schroeder Co. Mr. and Mrs. Hug of St Louis plan a late week visit to Mrs. Slug. Moonlight excursion by Elks set for Friday July 9. Various residents, business moves, and health updates appear in this town column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Cornelius
Jersey Street
Haibach-Schroeder Co
A. F. Hug
St. Louis
J. F. Slug
Ellis
J. L. Caine
New London
Ead Walbach- Schroeder ‘Co
Freda Hug
Halbach-Schroeder's
Halbach-Schroeder Co
James Green
Mount
Sterling
Merly
Quincy
Halbach- Schroeder Co
Elmer Lummis
Ilarold
Paloma
Quincy Elks
George Steiner
Loraine
John Steiner
H Cady
W. IL. Heidbreder
Mengent Street
St. Paul
Minn
Becket Becker Case Witness Rose Denial Report
Jack Rose the principal witness in Charles Becker’s murder trial visited court twelve days before Becker’s execution date. Governor Whitham had granted a two week stay after Rose allegedly told Mrs Becker he could help her husband. Rose denied the accusation, saying Mrs Becker sought him and wept for intervention, while he insisted Becker is guilty as hell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Becker
New-York
Herman Rosenthal
New York
Jack Rose
Whithan
New York County
Becker
Rose Nad
Tornado Strikes St Charles Missouri Causes Heavy Damage
Reports from Mexico Mo and Gilmore describe a tornado that devastated St Charles with widespread home and wheat-stack damage. An automobile party reached St Peters then returned reporting many homes ruined and a $100,660 wheat loss. No fatalities. some injuries. A passenger, Mrs George Ross of St Louis, saw a dead man on Gilmore station platform as a train car were blown off track.
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Missouri
Mississippi
Madison County
Illinois
St. Peters
St Charle
Mexico
George Ross
St. Louis
Gilmore
Damage in Danville after heavy rainstorms
In Danville Illinois heavy rainstorms knocked a teamster from a wagon and caused major crop and railroad damage. An estimated four inches of rain fell in three hours. Washouts and bridges damaged the Rio Clinton line near Horton Indiana. Railroad officials reported widespread washouts and bridge failures south and east of town.
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Danville
Eastern
Illinois
Western
Sherman Givens
Chicago
Eastern Illinois Railroad
Ricer
Clinton
Horton
Ind
Brazil
Towboat capsizes in Ohio river causes drowning losses
A Cincinnati bulletin from July 7 reports a large loss of life with about nineteen people drowned after two tow boats capsized on the Ohio river. The late night bulletin notes the tragedy and the number of victims.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Tornado Hits St Charles Missouri levelled district
A tornado struck St Charles Missouri at 420 pm razing an eighteen block by nine block area. Two major churches were wrecked including St Charles Borromeo Catholic church costing 100000. Hospital wall and roof torn. several houses damaged. No confirmed deaths two hours after the storm.
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ST. Louis
St. Charles
Missouri
Here
St. Charles Borromeo's Catholic
St. Joseph’ S Hospital
Peay -Strickers
Second Baptist Church
Wabash Train Derailment Near Gilmore Missouri
Four cars of the Wabash passenger train No. 9 traveling from St. Louis to Kansas City were blown from the tracks by a tornado near Gilmore Missouri this afternoon. General Manager Cotton of the Wabash received the information.
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ST. Louis
Kansas City
Gilmore
Cotton
The
Wabash
St Peters Tornado Destroys Town in Missouri
Reports from St Peters Missouri say a tornado razed the town leaving many dead though confirmation was impossible as communications were down. The small community 30 miles north of St Louis faced widespread destruction with scores feared killed.
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ST. Louis
St. Peters
Wind Storm Kills Two in Indiana Towns
A powerful wind storm near Terre Haute Indiana caused at least two deaths and extensive property damage. Clara Riley aged 17 died when her brick home collapsed in Lawrenceville and her father William Riley was fatally injured. several refineries and houses were destroyed. Russelville Illinois reportedly suffered severe damage with multiple fatalities.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Lawrenceville
Til
Maline
Clara Riley
William Riley
Russelville
Cloudburst Causes Heavy Property Loss in Rock Island
A July cloudburst in Rock Island Illinois flooded basements and first floors, damaging stock across the city and surrounding area. The business section reports severe property losses and widespread water damage to merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock
Island, Ill
Storm lays waste to Nebraska farms and towns
July 7 damage swept Lincoln and Custer counties in Nebraska as violent wind and hail destroyed over two thousand acres of top quality small grain on the Jack Morrow flats district. The storm, six miles wide, caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses. In Callaway a miniature tornado damaged the Masonic temple, a business building, the Union Pacific depot wall, and several houses.
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North Platte
Neb
Lincolm
Custer
Jack, Morrow, Flats
Callaway
Masonic Temple
Union Pacific Depot
German Aviator Shells French Training Camp
A German aviator successfully shelled a French training camp southwest of Suimpes in the Champagne region, according to the war office. The report was transmitted via wireless to Sayville on July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
Suimpes
Champagne
War Office
Texas Wonder cures kidney bladder troubles
The Texas Wonder claims to dissolve gravel regulate bladder issues and help diabetes for men and women and children. One bottle or two months treatment costs $1.00 and testimonials are promised from Dr. E W Hall in St Louis. Sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Hall
Olive Attack
Louis
Arugglata
Ten Die In Niagara trolley wreck at Queenston Heights
Ten killed and about twenty injured when a Toronto excursion trolley on the International Railways line derailed on a curve near Queenston Heights, rolling down an embankment. Dororthy Keats, seven, among the dead, with eight unidentified bodies. Rescue efforts swift but difficult due to terrain. railways, doctors, and soldiers aided. No cause determined. speed not blamed, slippery rails from rain cited.
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Queenston
Ont
International Railways
Queenston Heights
Toronto
Dorothy Keats
Niagara Falls
General Hospital
George Caswell
Niagara
Falls
Dorothy’ Keats
Dr King’s New Discovery Cough Remedy Claim
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a guaranteed cough cure. It promises relief by calming irritation and stopping the cough with the first dose and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. The ad urges readers to buy from a druggist at low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
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