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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
STORIES
SEEN TO De ABSURD
To THROW LIGHT On hOi.T'S
IDENTITY.
Does Not Believe IhIf He Is Reall,
Erich Muenter \. IN 'icatcd
In Latest Eepcr:>.
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DALLAS. Texas. Jul.- the
stories linking the name of Frank
Holt. the alleged assailant of j. p.
Morgan. with Erich Muenter, former
Harvard professor whose wife died
mysteriously. seem absurd, according
To statement by Rev. O. F. Sensa-
baugh today.
II certainly cant conceive that
there is any truth in the stories as
told by the press" he said. ''All
know about Holt dates back to 1908,
except what was represented before
that date. | can tell you | never
heard Kansas University or Harvard
University mentioned in connection
with him. am trying TO get further
information.
He declined TO permit an interview
er TO see Mrs. Holt, saying she was
terribly distressed.
1t is believed she is on the point
OF a nervous breakdown.
Efforts to get further link in
the life history of Holt aside from
what Rev. Sensabaugh gave out Sat
urday night proved unavaliing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
THE MEXICAN LEADERS
NAY REACH AGREEMENT
THEY FEAR WILSON WILL ATT
IMMEDIATELY AFTER RE-
TURN TO WASHINGTON.
Understood that Proposals for = Con.
ference Will he Made to
Carranzx in = Few i ~
Days.

WASHINGTON. July 5.--(sabinet
proposals looking to an agreement
between Villa and Carranza are ex-
peeted to be framed before the sud
of this week. 1t was learned on nn-
questionable authority today that
Miguel Lombardi. Villas secretary OF
foreign affairs. will be here tonight
to push negotiations. He will first
see the Villa local agent ana th1n
will confer with the Villa represen-
tatives from the north after which
propositions will be put up to Car
rama TO see If he will accept. X Is
understood they are OF such a nature
that the villa agents are hopeful he
will do so.
Matters are said to have been hast
|csed as result of the Mexican Leaf
|ers' fear that otherwise President
Wilson will act Immediately in thu
Mexican situation after he returns
from his vacation.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
NO new DEVELOPMENTS
IN CONSPIRACY CASE
HCERTA AND FIVE COMPANIONS
STILL HELD IN JAIL. AT
Ell PASO.
II Is Expected That They Will BE
Bound Over to the Federal Grand
Jury.-Huerta's Anger
Has Cooled.

Ell pASO. Texas. July 5.-No new
developments in the government
campaign against the alleged Huerta
war conspiracy is expected before the
preliminary hearing next Mon3at
Huerta. the five others under arrest
with him and the five who are under
bond will be bound over 20 the fed
eral grand jury il present plans do
not miscarry.
liuerta's anger over his arrest has
subsidized and he is now docile
prisoner The only complaint he
makes is that he misses his favoritt
wines and liquors
While no trouble is anticipated th'
United States troops are ready to
Illustrate any attempt of liuerta's
friends to free him.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
DORGAN PASSES
RESTFUL NIGHT
IRLY RECOVERY EXPECTED
fNIEsS BLOOD POISON IN.
FICTION DEVELOPS.
bME IS GUARDED
, Hundred special Constables and
Detectives Forus u Gordon About
the Morgan Estate nj
Glen Cove.

ELEN COVE. l.. L.. July July s.
&Pierpont Morgan, who was shot in
home here Saturday morning.
)sed a restful night and his con-
ION is favorable, according to a
Usage sent the United Press just
|ore o'clock this morning.
Physicians said. however. that
|lle they could not say that he was
tirely out of danger, his condition
Eexcellent, and they predicted a
mal recovery barring the possibil-
kof blood poisoning infection.
Dne hundred special constables and
'ectives. furnished by the county
j j. p. Morgan q Co.. today warn
1he vast holiday crowds away froia
1 Morgan estate, and mingled with
throngs to watch for suspicious
kracters.
said today there were
<signs of blood poisoning. though
fdanger from this will not be pass
for several days as black powder
Erred the wound.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
HOLT OR MUEMTER
KNOWN IN KANSAS
MAN OF MYSTERY TAUGHT IN
THE UNIVERSITY OF
THAT STATE.
Claimed That tie Left There Several
Years Ago to Accept the
Profe>sorship of
Harvard.

LAWRENCE, Kan, July 5.--Kan-
sas University authorities are today
trying 10 determine whether Frank
Holt, the alleged assailant OF ].
Pierpont Morgan. is in realty Erica
Muenter. former associate professor
oil German in the university here,
Who disappeared after his wife's
death al Cambridge. Mass He went
to Harvard as an instructor and was
planning to return here when his
wife died. Five weeks later a sui
eide at Philadelphia was partially
identified as Muenter,
A week after Mrs. Muenter's death
relatives here received a letter o.
protest in which an unsigned
writer criticised written tales abou
him. In that letter insanity wa
mentioned.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
new MYSTERY
N HOLT cIsE
|CHlke[D HIS NAME
The Claim II N1afDe that He Aeouulp
ed the Nanse ~ Ho,t Nlne Ye1t1
Ago Following Death G.

MINEoLA. l.. L.. July 5.---ln per-
sonal charge OF the j. p. McFgsn
shooting case Superintendent
Woods OF New York yesterday an
dertook to get . more detailed
story from Frank Holt relatives 20
his movements fror1 tie time he.
left Ithaca until ne set the bomb
which exploded in the capitol build
ing Friday night and then came to
Glen Cove and shot Morgan.
Holt pa7ecd a good night In tie
Mineola county Jail and ate heas-
~ breakfast this morning. He
complaired that he was still weak
from the bstterins he received sat-
urday.
One OF tne subjects for police in-
vestigation is the report that Holt
was in reality Erich Mucnter. whose
wife died suddenly at Harvard unfx
versity nine years ago. He III
Harvard socn after his wffc's dedtl.
TIE police, 1t became known To-
day. first learned Of Holt's plan to
hold Mr. Morgan AID children hos
taees while he sent Morgan out to
end the war Thursday in = letter he
had written his fathcr-in-law, Rev.
O. r. Sensabaugh. ct Dallas.
Superintendent Woods believes
that Hollis irrationaiism is genuine.
though he ajmita that some Of II
might be cue to tho beating given
him Saturday
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05

day to the United Press by Frank
Holt. the alleged assailant of J. P.
Morgan.
That's ridiculous" said Holt,
when informed of the newspaper re-
ports which reached here. II never
even heard of the man Muenter"
The police, however, do not accept
Hollis statement They propose 10
force him TO give complete histo-
ny of his life from the time of his
birth until he arrived at Cornell.
The Mineola jail physician said
today that he is convinced the man
is insane.
Judge Luyster telephoned the
Mineola authorities this afternoon
that if Holt's condition permits he
may have him returned there for 4
preliminary hearing tomorrow in
stead OF Wednesday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
CLAIM
IS DENIED
GERMANY DENIES REPORT OF
SINKING OF FIRST CLASS
WARSHiP
RUSS SHIP DAMAGED
The Claim Is Made that on the Con-
trary a Russian Battle>hip Was
Damaged - Russian Gum
merry Was Inaccurate.

BERLIN. July 5.-Governmeni
circles today denied the Russian ad-
n.iralty report that a German bat
tieslip of the Deutschland class was
sunk Friday in the Baltic sea While
thS admiralty would not comment
officials said they had reliable re-
ports showing that the Russian
claim was untrue.
That Russian warship, on the
contrary. was damaged was claimed
ia Sock holm dispatches. They said
almost the entire stern of the Rus
sian vessel was shot away and that
she Nas in sinking condition when
she disappeared in a fog.
Eye witnesses reported that the
Russian gunnery was Wild aud in
accurate Only 25 out OF the 1900
shells fred at the mine layer Alba
tross struck her
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05

The Boston Americans. who did
not show we'll in the beginning of
the season, are now getting into their
stride. and have gone to second place
in the American League. At the dis
tance it seems they will fight IL out
with the Tigers of Detroit. aud the
White sox of Chicago for the pen
nant.
Their advance is due largely to the
awakening OF their outfielder. made
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
GERMAN NOTE
STILL HELD Up
PROBABLY BIZ ANOTHER WEEK
BEFORE MESSAGE READY
FOR DELIVERY.
NO REASON GIVEN
Officials are silent as To Sudden
Changes in Plans for Holding
Up the lcply-May Include
Armenian Case.

BERLIN. July 5.-Ambassador
Gerard and the foreign office officials
would throw no light on the sudden
change in plans for the delivery OF
the German reply From their
statements it is apparent that the
note viii rot be forthcoming fer at
least another week. Whatever the
nature OF the German proposals il
is now considered certain that the
reply will invite another communi-
cation from America
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
To
IDENTIFY HOLT
PICTURES OF HOLT SENT TO
CHICAGO IDENTIFIED AS
ERICH MUENTER.
SISTER COLLAPSED
Miss Bertha {. Muenter Collapsed
When She Saw Picture of the
Assaiiam of J. +.
Morgan.

CHICAGO, July 5.-Positive iden-
titcation of picture of Frank Holt
as that of her brother, Erich MuenteT
whose wife died at Harvard, was
made today by Miss Bertha c. Muen-
ter. IA school teacher. She collaps-
ed at sight of the picture. Another
sister. Mrs. Max Gunlaeh, differs as
To the identity.
Members OF the Chicag ago-Harvard
school faculty who roomed With
Muenter professed to see a striking
resemblance. They said pam
phlets received after Muenter dis
appeared from Harvard nine years
ago. bore strong likeness to Holt.
Police descriptions OF Holt and
Muenter tally in many important
points.
The assistant recorder at the Chi
cago University said there was a
strong resemblance between the
Muenter and Holt pictures.
Muenter has married sister re
siding in Texas and aonther al Los
Angeles Mrs. Gunlaeh declined 10
say where in Texas their sister re-
sides.
Muenter's friends say he was &c
centric and bent his efforts toward
bringing about peace and good will
in the world.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05

UP of Speaker. who is believed 10
draw the highest salary in baseball,
and Lewis and Hooper, who had cot
shown their real form during the
earlier part of the season. IN one
game with New York Americans the
other day Speaker made no fewer
than five hits in five times at bat
In the opinion OF baseball men tais
is the greatest outfield in any club,
and that goes despite the fact that
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
ennO JURY PROBE
Of CAPITOL EXPLOSION
NAN WHO PLANTED BOMB TO BE
INDICTED As \ PRE-
CAUTION.
Mfo Punishment VIII BE Left To New
York Authorities in the
Morgan Shooting
Case.

ri ASHINGTON. July While Of
|fIe1Als here intend to leave the pun
|f0hment of Frank Holt, alleged eapi-
|tQt dy ynamiter, to the New York au-
|thoeities, 1t is expected that he will
|h9 Indicted here as preeaution
|Sh&hld he escape punishment in New
|Yolk
he authorities are still hunting
|fQHAny aecomplices Holt might have
had here. 1t is feared that Holt be-
lou1ed To a group who may attempt
repfI sails If punishment is given him.
TIM Holt case has stirred an army
LOT franks and watchmen are close
" 1bserving any suspicious charac-
te&& who carry bundles about the
|c0Xtol grounds.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
L|EvEs HOLT AND MUENTER
| ONE ANO THE SAME Man
iBRIDGE POLICE INSPECTOR
LAYS NCENTER ~ WANTED
Y# THERE FOR CHARGES.

OSTON. July 5.-Declaring the
|b1f1ef that Frank Holt and Erich
enter are one and the same In
ctor Patrick Hurley of Cambridge
r0l9ce department said he may bring
|H1lt here 60 face charges. Muenter,
Il abrmer Harvard professor. fled
|Afeer the mysterious death of his
vie Hurley said he had found
|fI1ny who had identified the picture
LOT y olt as Muenter He has sent to
the New York police a description OF
Muenter with the request that he be
|notifled II il corresponds to Holt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
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ToDAy's OLDEST STORY.

. CLEVELAND. o.. July g. .
. Police are praising Miss Mary .
. McGivern. 10. for making a =
. mistake. 9
Mary saw a man run out of =
. a building. carrying a package .
= wrapped in green paper Z
. Recent pickpocket agitation Z
. spurred Mary to the con- .
. clusion that the man was Z
= grasping stolen money. So Z
. Mary chased him. 9
= Arrest him. he's a pick .
. pocket" she shouted to a Z
. mounted officer. .
. Then while the policeman Z
. and the man were laughing .
. over Mary's mistaking .
. green package for money, an =
. other man rushed up and ac- .
. cused the man with the pack =
. age of picking his pocket. .
. I'D never have caught him .
. If you hadn't made that mis- =
. take" he told Mary. .
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
Local Interest.

Local interest centers in the Nor
gan shooting because of the fact that
Rev o. +. Sensabaugh ard family
formerly resided in this city. Rev
Sensabaugh was for four years pre-
siding elder OF the Waxahachie dis
trict.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
BRITISH STEINER IS
shEllED of submarine
THE CAPTAIN AND EIGHT MEM.
BERS OF THE CREW ARE
KILLED.

LONDON, July 1.-The captain
and eight members Of the crew of
the British steamer Anglo-Californf-
an were killed when their vessel was
shelled by German submarine.
Eight of the crew were Injured. hat
the vessel escaped torpsdotn1
through speed. She pat n heFs ~
day.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
Iittleton Is Wired.

FORT WORTH, Tex, July g.
Attorney James today wired Martin
Littleton. the noted New York law
yer. to see Frank Holt and investi-
gate the legal status OF his case.
James was q class mate of Holt at
the Polytechnic College.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
FRENCH TRENCHES ARE
CAPTURED oY GERMANS
SWEEP FORWARD
ALONG \ TRREE-NlI.E
FRONT

PARIS. July 5.--The capture Of
one hundred Yards OF French
trenches in the fighting near Mo
zelle VAS admitted by the war of
flee this afternoon The Germans
swept forward along three mile
front The assault was preceded by
a violent bombardment. Other Ger
man attacks east OF the same re-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
DEATH LIST THIRTY.
Three More Victims 81 the German
Mine Layer Are Dead.

BRLIN. July 5.--Three more OF
the wounded victims OF the Albatrosg
died today. bringing the total up
TO 80. II was officially announced
The bodies OF the Germon victims
we're buried on the island of Goth
land yesterday Dispatches today
said the Swedish newspapers were
indignant over the violation OF Swed-
ish waters by the Russians.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
HOLT ELATLN DENIES
HE IS ERICH MCENTER

MlNEoLA. l.. L., July 5.--Denial
tha, he is Erich Muenter. former
Harvard instructor, who fled frcm
the university following the poison
ing of his wife, was flatly made to-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
\ General Attach.

ATHENS. July 5 Mittilene dis
patches reported today that a general
allied land and sea attack on the
Dardanelles began Saturday and con-
t;nued Sunday.
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)NOEO FINAAC|ER IS
| REPORTED OUT OF DANGER
I.ETtN ISSUED BN PHYSl.
1ANS INDICATE THAT HE
4 MILl. SOON RECOVER.

LEN COVE, July o.. The pa
passed a restful night. TEN
lure and pulse normal, general
ition favorable. The patient
be said to be practically out OF
Ter"
de bulletin was handed to news
|or men al $3.50 this morning by
ms Morgan. soa OF the wounded
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Makes 40 Sfafen,cnt .

DALLAS. Tex. July 5.Concern-
ing reports of the identity Of Holt a.
Erich Muenter, whose wife died
suddenly at Harvard. Rev. o. r.
Sensabaugh said he could not be-
lieve IT,
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gion and along the section north ~
Arras were repulsed with heavy
loses.


Claimed that the Yosng Turks srr
Sappse-sinG News.
ATHENS. July 5.-Reporss that
the sultan OF Turkey. who under
went an operation several days ago,
IL dead were widely circulated to-
day. The young Turks are reported
to be suppressing the news In fear
OF political disorders.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
one Dead; Twenty Injured.

NEW YORK. July 5One dea.,
and about twenty injured Is the toll
of the first day of the fourth Of
July celebration here.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
TANK STEAMER SUNK.

Fiery Cross Torpesioed by German
submarine-Crew Saved.
LONDON. July 5-The British
steamer Fiery Cross from Pmladel-
phia to Havre has been torpedoed by
2 German submarine.
The Fiery Cross was tanker and
carried ten thousand gallons OF oil,
The crew was rescued by a Belgian
,rawler and landed at Swan Sea to-
day,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05
Austria Wants Peace.

Berlin, July 5. The Servian
government organs declare that Aus
tria has twice made peace offers to
Servia.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-05

n man felt sure of the bum
rs vote. he would stand fair
ice of election.
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Gin Bcrned to Deth.

KANSAS CITY. July 81 ten
year old girl was burned to death
by the ignition of her clothing from
fireworks
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ana, THE NEWS
WHILE oT u
/ NEWS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-26
SAMUEL \. EDWARDS PUT UNDER ARREST FOR |NC|TIN(1 ID RIOT
Oil Plant Superintendent and B Guards Arrested By Sheriff Kinkead-Ed- wards Released on Bond

New York, July 25.-SamueI H. Ed- guards of the Tidewntcr Oil company's plant nt Bayonne, N. J., were arrested today charged with melting to riot.
 The arrests were made after guard, had fired several shots at homes neaf the plant.
 All were arraigned immediately. Ed wards was released on $5o0 bail and Au- gust l was set for his hearing. The guards. nearly all of whom came from other cities. were jailed in default of $500 bail each.
 P. Leonbergoff, labor representative, arrested with the guards, was released in s10OO ball. M
 The first arrests came after reports of shooting from inside the Tidewater plant, which adjoins the Standard oil plant, where a strike of oil workers. marked by. serious rioting last week, is in progress. The Tidewater plant was shut down after the first outbreak of trouble.
 Bullets Break Windows
 Persons living near the Tidewater works reported that early in the day bullets had broken windows In their homes. Father Sigmund Swider Catholic pastor, reported that bullet struck his rectory. W
 Sheriff Kinkead said he was passing the Tidewater works with two deputies when three guards appeared on the top of the wall surrounding the plant He told them they were. under arrest; but one guard, he said. levelled a rifle at the sheriffs head. When, this guard saw the sheriffs two deputies preparing to shoot he dropped his weapon and all surrendered.
 Edwards was arrested in a group of eight outside of the plant. The other guards were arrested later inside the plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-26
THE WAR SITUATION

 o
  the a Vienna
  Poland border into eacia At these points khe Russian defense al we'll sustained.
  also of defensive of Artillery
  themselves in the Vosges official
 
 
  mad the Italians ! killed ormsby their ives fThe political parties are harmonious
  Ration on the military and naval eommittess
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-26

v1SerS today decided 10 raise 9zVV,Voo relief fund to be distributed by sub committee acting under the direction
 of the national Red Cross. the Asso- ciatcd Charities sand~--ths -- municipal health department. In addition to this, the Western Electric company, whose
 employees formed most of the i'll fated excursion party, announced that $1O0,- 900 from its employees insurance funds was available for relief. Numerous pri- vate relief funds were started. Mayor Thompson at the Panama Fa- cific exposition, was speeding toward Chicago tonight on special train to take his place in investigation and re- lief work.
 Coroner Hoffman issued an appeal to
 the public for a fund for the burial of whatever dead may remain unidentified City officials declared that all the dead should have proper burial.
 In churches and homes throughout the city prayers were offered for the thousands whose hearts have besn pierced by grief The day was one of Sabbath quiet and the crowds of out door pleasure seekers were thin. Base ball games again were postponed Various theories as to what caused the Eastland to turn over were dis- cussed. The four considered most prob- able were: That the boat was overload ed; that she was not properly ballasted; that tug that made fast to warp the Eastland from the docks started pull ing too soon; that congestion of pas sengers rushing to the port side at tracted by some passing sensation tipped the steamer over.
 Electric company officials said to- day that not more than one third of the victims were employees the others being members of employees families or friends.
 Today's stories by witnesses and sur vivors cleared many details of the ca- tastrophe and events immediately preced- ing and following 1t. All the Eastlands s passengers except 200 or 300 who clung to the starboard rail or climbed out star board port holes were thrown into the
 river, crushed into the slimy mud of the bottom or imprisoned between decks.
 Listing of Boat Noticed
 Listing of the boat was noticed. some said, 1b minutes before she turned over. Captain Pedersen said five minutes. When full realization came the slow list had be- come an overturn Men, girls. women and children and deck furniture slid into the water in a conglomerate mass Thirty min utes later survivors had been put safely ashore and the fishers for the dead started the work that was to continue in long monotony throughout the day and night.
 Beginning late last night line began passing through the armory. They came all through the night and all today. Iden- tifications were made with rapidity and
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