Made Girls Wear Trousers Charges Against Denton in Rockford Farmcase
In Chicago Rockford June 1 Judge Sadler heard charges against John Denton wealthy farmer of Rockford Ill accused by his wife of abandoning his daughters Bessie sixteen and Mary fifteen and of forcing Bessie to wear men's clothing and work with men on his farm. The stepmother Mrs Matilda Denton testified to the severed relations and to the alleged coercion. The case continued as time allowed.
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Thinvisan
Chicago
Fleid
Sadler
Desplaines Street
John’ Denton
Rockford
Denton
Bessie
Beasie
Mary
Matilda Denton
West Monroe Street
Sadier
Uni Dune Iz
Derby for Groker Reiff Irish-American rider wins big
American jockey Groker Reiff rides Hoist the Irish Play Over Glen cairn to victory in the great race. The Irish-American win draws mixed reactions from Britain but joyous scenes across Ireland and by supporters in the United States.
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All Ireland
Orby Wins the English Derby At Epsom Downs
Special Cable from London reports Tammany boss Richard Croker won the 1907 Derby at Epsom with his chestnut colt Orby in 2 44. Crowds included King Edward and the Prince of Wales. Croker celebrated with telegraph to Glencairn while American and Irish fans cheered.
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Epson Downs
Diomed
Pierre Lorillard
W. GC. Waltney
Volodyovski
Richard Croker
Washington Post
London
Boss Croker
Epsom Downs
Croker
Orby
Jockey Club
Stieve Gallion
Beran
Queen Alexandra
King Edward
Prince and Princess of Wales
Epsom Course
Reift
Mr. Croker
England
English Jockey Club
Newmarket
Sing Sing convict’s disappearance spurs ground search
Bidwell Fluss a life convict who shot a saloon keeper in 1902 vanished from Sing Sing today. Guards and searchlights sweep the grounds. officials believe he may be hiding, recalling a similar escape three days long in a prior case. Fluss worked in the shoe factory and lived in New York.
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Washington Post
Qssining
Fluss
John W. Wooten
Weissel Estate
New York
George Baker
Baker
Barred From Politics Under Civil Service Rules
The Civil Service Commission amended rules to bar all classified civil servants from active political campaigning. The executive order allows voting and private expression but forbids involvement in campaign management or public political action. Paragraphs note amendments respond to humorous complaints across regions, with mention of North Chrost.
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Civil Service Commission
Court Prays In Silence Amid Unclear Trial
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a court scene with religious language and mentions of prayer. Names, dates, and exact actions are obscured, producing an incomplete snapshot of a legal proceeding and associated reflections.
Reading Goes Into Court to Attack Passenger Fares
Suburban officials defend proposed fare increase as legal battle looms in Reading court. City leaders and transit authorities clash with riders over transit costs, service changes, and the impact on commuters.
Japanese Demands For Indemnity Threaten San Francisco
A Tokyo backed demand for US indemnity and apology spills into Washington as Tokyo papers urge San Francisco bombardment if refused. The incident follows anti Japanese demonstrations in San Francisco and contrasts with embassy silence and cautious State Department briefings.
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Nest
Ban
Francisco
Dailes
Tokyo
Hayashi
United States
San Francisco
Dispatch
Washington
White House
K. Abiko
Abiko
Atotaka Yamaoka
Progressive Party
Progressive Legsiders
Satau-Cho
Japan
Mutiny at Tsarskoe Selo Hussars Revolt Quickly Quashed
The fourth squadron of the Hussars of the Guard at Tsarskoe Selo revolted briefly against new discipline. Troops surrounded and disarmed the mutineers, order restored with no bloodshed. Ringleaders turned over to a court martial. officers say the outbreak was not political. Ambassador Riddle hosted Joseph C. Grew as new third secretary at the American Embassy.
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St. ‘Petersburg
Hussars
Tsarskole- Selo
Tsarskoé- Selo
Foreign Minister University
Preobrajensky Regiment
Hussar Regiment
Riddle
Joseph C. Grew
México
Plot to Kill Grand Duke Rocks St Petersburg Streets
In St Petersburg a string of alleged royal plots continues with a planned attack on Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, brother of Emperor Nicholas. A car accident on Gatchia road near Taarskove-Beloland is noted amid the unrest and security concerns surrounding the imperial family.
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St Petersburg
Imperial ‘House
Russia
Novoe’ Vremya
Michael Alexandrovitch
Nicholas
Nar- Gatchhia Road
Taarskove-Belo Land
Tim
Fragmentary travel excerpt mentions Harper's Ferry and Berkeley Springs
Random OCR fragments reference locations like Harpern Ferry Berkeley Springs and Washington D C with scattered terms such as Sunday June from Baltimore and Ohio station. The text appears as a garbled travel note or timetable fragment with no coherent narrative.
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Warpern Ferry
Martihahurs
Berkeley’ Springs
Cumberland
Baltimore
Ohio
Washington, D.C. S
Tip Rats
Harpern Ferry
Berkeley Springs
Wreck on Southern Train Near Lebanon Injures Fifty-Seven
A Southern passenger train No. 2 derailed after leaving Jamville at 10:30 am near Black Branch Lebanon Tennessee. Fifty-seven of sixty aboard were injured, with several severely hurt including Mrs Jennings Mrs Lawrence A R Hart Jameson and Miss Patty Russell. Relief moved quickly from Lebanon and Nashville as doctors and ambulance crews coordinated hospital care. Conductor F A Dean remained at his post despite injuries to his head hands and forearm.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern
Javille
Black Branch
Lebanon
Mra. 1
J. W. Dodd
F A. Dean
Harriman
Croker Snubbed by King at Buckingham Derby Dinner
London June 5 King Edward hosted Derby Day dinner for Jockey Club members. Richard Croker, Derby winner, was not invited to Buckingham Palace. Report notes uninvited guests, implying Croker’s absence carried significance while Croker downplays the snub.
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Buckingham
Sperlil
London
Edward
Jockey Club
Richard Croker
Buckingham Palace
Olis
Mr. Croker
Derby
Kia
Aldermen Chief Veto Threat Over Recount Bill
President McGowan of the Board of Aldermen said he will veto the recount bill, calling it wrong in principle and saying its enactment would set a dangerous precedent. The veto message is expected to be sent to Albany tomorrow for action.
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Board.of Aldermen
New-York
McGowan
Board of “Aldermen
al- Aigay
Frisco Earthquake Shocks City at 12:27 AM
An earthquake lasting about ten seconds shook San Francisco at 12:27 this morning with north to south oscillations. No damage occurred. Also felt in Pau France on June 5 in the Oloron region of the Lower Pyrenees with no damage reported.
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San Francisco
Pau
France
Oloron
Pyrenses
Cannon Speech at Guilford Denied by Secretaries Claim
Washington Post Raleigh reports a Lexington citizen says parts of Speaker Cannon's Guilford College speech were suppressed by newspapers at the request of Mr Cannon's private secretary. Busbey denies the charge, citing a Greensboro copy showing the remarks on slavery and states' rights.
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Lexington
Uncle Joe
Guilford College
Washington Post
Raleigh
N. C
Cannon
Washington
L. White Busbey
Massachusetts Avenue
Greensboro
Mr. Busbey
Busgbey
Twelve to Be Executed in Guatemala City Case
A telegram from Mexico City reports twelve of nineteen condemned men by court martial will be executed for an alleged attempt on the life of Guatemala's President Caprera. Included are Mexican defendants Jose Mendoza and Nazaro Mendoza, with others. two Italians and a Spaniard also sentenced, while one Spaniard remains as alleged to be executed. No State Department comment issued.
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China
Pennsylvania
State Department
Russia
San Francisco
Mexico City
Pident Caprera
Guatemala
Jose Mendoza
Naxaro Mendoz
Orchard’s a tale of murders and mayhem in Colorado
Nineteen killed by bomb dynamite and shotgun as Haywood and Associates direct crimes. Steve Adams trailed Colorado Governor for a week hoping to ambush him, attacking an executive carriage with only women aboard. Two dead when Bunker Hill mine exploded and two when Vindicator mine detonated, fourteen killed at a railway station. A detective was shot in cold blood.
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Steve Adams
Colorado
Bunker ‘Hill
Crimea
Haywood and Associates
Hhl Mit
Coeur d’Alenes
Cripple Creek
Haywood
Gregory
Denver
Petti Bone
Gov
Peabirdy
Pettibone
Milne
Colo
Denot
Fred Bradley
San Francisco
Steunerberg
Florence and Cripple Creek
Lyte Gregory
Gov. Peabody
Independence
Witness Jane Alfred Horsley testifies to brutal crimes linked to Western Federation
Boise on the stand, Jane Alfred Horsley alias Harry Orchard confesses a long line of killings and bombings tied to Western Federation of Miners leaders. He recounts detonations, poison, and murders including the Cripple Creek mine blast and the Steunenberg murder, promising more details tomorrow.
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Boise
Idaho
Jane
Alfred Horsley
Harry Orchard
Frank Steunenberg
William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
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