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April 18, 1901
Ottumwa Semi Weekly Courier
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
What is this article about?
In Radcliff, Iowa, on April 17, talented author and musician Mrs. Charles F. Finn was sent to a state mental hospital after a sudden infatuation with Mexican professor Aurelio Munroy drove her insane.
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DRIVEN INSANE BY LOVE.
Cultured Iowa Woman Has Mad Infatuation for Mexican.
Radcliff, April 17.--Mrs. Charles F. Finn, of this place, the author of several magazine stories and a musician of unusual talent, has been sent to the state hospital at Independence, having entirely lost her mind through a mad infatuation which she suddenly conceived for Aurelio Munroy, a Mexican professor of music whom she met at Radcliff less than three weeks ago.
Until the advent of the Mexican musician, Mrs. Finn, who is a strikingly beautiful woman, lived a quiet and apparently happy life.
Cultured Iowa Woman Has Mad Infatuation for Mexican.
Radcliff, April 17.--Mrs. Charles F. Finn, of this place, the author of several magazine stories and a musician of unusual talent, has been sent to the state hospital at Independence, having entirely lost her mind through a mad infatuation which she suddenly conceived for Aurelio Munroy, a Mexican professor of music whom she met at Radcliff less than three weeks ago.
Until the advent of the Mexican musician, Mrs. Finn, who is a strikingly beautiful woman, lived a quiet and apparently happy life.
What sub-type of article is it?
Romance
Tragedy
Medical Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Love
Madness
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Infatuation
Insanity
Mexican Musician
Commitment
Mental Hospital
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Charles F. Finn
Aurelio Munroy
Where did it happen?
Radcliff, Iowa; Independence, Iowa
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Charles F. Finn
Aurelio Munroy
Location
Radcliff, Iowa; Independence, Iowa
Event Date
April 17
Story Details
Mrs. Charles F. Finn, a cultured author and musician, suddenly developed a mad infatuation for Mexican music professor Aurelio Munroy, met three weeks prior, leading to her complete loss of mind and commitment to the state hospital at Independence.