On This Date in Minnesota History: October 6

October 6, 1917 – His throat cut, First Lieutenant John H. Andres of the medical department, field artillery, was found dead this morning in his room at an El Paso, Tex., hotel. He came to El Paso from Camp Cody, Deming, N. M. His home is listed as Duluth.

Andres’ death certificate says the razor wounds to his throat were self-inflicted, and lists his cause of death as suicide.

Bemidji Daily Pioneer; “Duluth Officer is Found Dead in an El Paso Hotel”; Oct. 6, 1917; p.1.

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