Not Yet Captured Police Seek Alleged Minneapolis Murderer
Police and a large posse search for George Kadelbach, who confessed to killing Mrs. Katherine McCart. He mailed a letter from Delano claiming the crime and intent to kill himself. Clues place him on trains toward the East or Canada, with sightings on an Omaha line westbound. He is believed fleeing a fear of arrest.
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Minneapolis
George Kadelbach
Katherine McCart
Long Lake
Delano
Minn
Great Northern
Canada
Henderson
Kadelbach
Omaha
Henry Classen
King Edward and Queen Alexandra Set for Ireland Visit
London reports that King Edward and Queen Alexandra will visit Ireland in early July amid disaffection debates. A race meeting may feature July 11 at Leopardstown near Dublin with the king to present two cups, highlighting the royal visit during troubled times.
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London
Comine
Ireland
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Irish Turf Club
Leopardstown
Dublin
Chilean railroad strike freezes trains nationwide
Chilean railroad men have struck for better wages and shorter hours. All trains have stopped. In the United States the Chicago charter bill passes governor approval. Illinois Governor Deneen signs. The seventeenth Evangelical Synod opens at Janesville Wisconsin. The Swift Packing icehouse at Omaha burns, destroying 75,000 tons of ice and causing $75,000 in losses.
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Chile
Croker Wins Derby at Ep som Downs with Orby
London June 6. The Tammany or Oss Croker derby, 1907, ended with chestnut colt Orby defeating Slieve Gallion in 2 44. Croker gains $25,000 prize amid mixed public reaction, while many Americans and Irish celebrated the victory despite lukewarm local enthusiasm.
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London
Oss Croker
Epsom Downs
Mr. Croker
Orby
Jockey Club
Newmarket
Slieve Gallion
Johnny” Reiff
Guatemala General Murder Trial Verdict
Florence Morales and Renada Mora were found guilty of murdering General Manuel Barillas in City of Mexico on April 7. The jury deliberated one hour forty minutes. Attorneys seeking clemency cited twenty year option. judge sentenced them to death after brief consideration. No execution date set.
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City of
Mexico
Florence Morales
Renada Mora
Manuel Barillas
Republic of Guatemala
Grand Duchess Anastasia Ill With Diphtheria
Grand Duchess Anastasia six years old daughter of Emperor Nicholas is ill with suspected diphtheria. The Empress nurses the child and all audiences have been postponed due to her illness.
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St. Petersburg
Anastasia
Nicholas
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League games in Chicago saw New York lose 8 to 2 while Cincinnati edged Brooklyn 1 to 0 and St Louis defeated Philadelphia 8 to 2. American League results had Washington 1 over St Louis 10. American Association games included Columbus 12 over St Paul 5, Louisville 4 over Milwaukee 11, and Indianapolis 11 over Kansas City 8.
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Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
American League
Washington
American Association
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Foraker Cleared of Danger in Brownsville Visit
Washington reports Senator Foraker was assured it would be safe for him to visit Brownsville despite efforts to prove that negro soldiers were not guilty in the town disturbance. Testimony from Louis Cowan and Bernard Kowalski described sightings of soldiers and remarks about the party, with Cowan denying a provocative statement about Foraker.
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Washington
Foraker
Brownsville
Louis Cowan
Rownsville
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Cowan
St. Louis
Bernard Kowalski
Dervish Leads Bermuda Ocean Race Amid Thick Mist
New York June 6 thrashing to windward in rough seas the black hulled schooner Dervish of the Corinthian Yacht Club Massachusetts led the ocean yacht race to Bermuda as yachts were last sighted from Scotland light vessel. Dervish stood nearly two miles ahead of Tammany while others lagged leeward. The yawl Hyperion led two smaller rivals Lila and Zena for the Three Clubs cup. Nine yachts started in the fifty foot class or over for Commodore Maier’s cup at New Rochelle Yacht Club with three boats in the under fifty feet Three Clubs cup.
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New York
Dervish
Corinthian Yacht Club
Massachusetts
Bermuda
Scotland
Tammany
Lila
Zena
Commodore Maier
New Rochelle Yacht Club
Revolt at Tsarskoe Selo Hussars
Fourth squadron of the guard hussars at Tsarskoe Selo mutinied against new discipline. Troops disarmed them and restored order with no bloodshed. Ring leaders turned over for court martial. News reached Isvolsky during a diplomatic reception, feared more serious than 1906 Preobrasensky revolt. Officers say the outbreak was not political.
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St. Petersburg
Hussars
Tsarskoe Selo
Iswolsky
Preobrasiensky Regiment
Hussar Regiment
Trial of Mayor Schmitz Begins In San Francisco
The trial opened with Assistant District Attorney Heney presenting the prosecution and the partial examination of former Police Commissioner Thomas Reagan. Evidence from 1904-05 police commission minute books was entered as material, with Secretary Charles F. Skully to resume testimony. Reagan to follow, then defense cross examination. Expected duration at least two weeks. Heney alleged a systematic blackmail scheme by the mayor and Ruef.
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San Francisco
Heney
Thomas Reagan
Police Commission
Charles F. Skully
Eugene E. Schmitz
Skully
Reagan
Ruef
Mayor Ruef Pressure Tactics Detailed By Police Commission
Heney described at length how the mayor and Ruef used intimidation to control Branch restaurateurs and secure licenses, showing Ruef’s Exclusivity and money as the price. The report notes a new Turkish bath business courting clients, with a German saloonist balking at exaggerated claims and the caricatured dialogue added for color.
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Heney
Ruef
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Circus
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Hippodrome
Wild West
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Battle OF Wounded Knee
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James Dutton
Mile
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Antonia Oliveto
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