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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1910
Page
19
The article recalls a bout where Johnson, cool and precise, faced Jeffries, whose stamina faded after years away. It notes Johnson’s composure and fearlessness, contrasted with Jeffries’s tired surge and hostile, primitive presence. The arena hosted twenty thousand as Tex Rickard managed the event.
In patient letters from Iowa and beyond, women report cures from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for conditions like falling, irregularities, and backache. The ads claim the remedy has helped for over thirty years and offers free advice from Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
Scores from Boston to New York and St. Louis show Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Chicago winning morning or afternoon games as pitchers falter and hits prevail. Separate notices mention a grocery delivery service and the funeral of Annie Naughton with arrangements for Anaconda and St Peter's Church.
Reports say a Reno fight victory by Jack Johnson sparked riots in multiple districts. Police struggled to control mobs as traffic was blocked and violence occurred in New York and Augusta areas. Three African Americans were reported killed in Uvahton, Georgia, with no white injuries yet.
Lee Roberts, an Iron Mountain passenger conductor in Little Rock, was shot and wounded during a dispute on a train today. The altercation involved three white men and several Black passengers, coming immediately after the Keno results.
In Mounds Illinois on July 4 a fatal shooting left one person dead and another mortally wounded during an alleged attempt by four Black individuals to shoot up the town for the Jack Johnson victory at Reno. A Black constable was fatally hurt while trying to arrest them.
In Fort Worth Texas on July 4 minor clashes between whites and blacks followed Johnson’s win over Jeffries. The most serious assault involved two Black women attacking a white woman with beer bottles.
In Houston on July 4 disturbances broke out after the Johnson victory in Reno. Three Black men were badly hurt by white assailants inside the first hour. Police were summoned to quell several minor clashes.
Rioting broke out in seven points across New York City tonight following the Jeffries Johnson fight decision. A black man was dragged from a street car and badly beaten before bystanders rescued him.
In St Joseph Missouri during the July sequence I Sawyer a white man who sided with a black man when struck by a white opponent was mobbed by whites after the Johnson Jeffries fight. A policeman rescued Sawyer and he accuses the officer of striking him in the face and breaking his nose.
In Pueblo Colorado two white men Max Irwin and J H Moore were stabbed in the back during a riot between whites and blacks over Reno fight. About 25 others were slightly hurt as a crowd of 2000 gathered. Police rushed to the scene but no arrests were made. Irwin and Moore will recover and further trouble is feared.
At Middletown Ohio on July 4 a head on collision between a freight train and a passenger train of the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton railroad killed twenty persons outright. Eighteen were passengers and the rest crew members. three others were fatally hurt and about six seriously injured.
Chicago defeated St Louis 7 to 4 in a lively morning game. Detroit beat Cleveland in a separate tilt as Bums was knocked out. Boston edged Washington in 14 innings then Philadelphia routed New York 8 to 1 in the afternoon session. Obituaries note the deaths of Edna O'Brien and Mrs Johanna Murray. Funeral details given. You can grow your store by advertising it sufficiently.
The body of Mrs Annie Naughton who died after an operation at a local hospital will be shipped to Anaconda for interment at 12 55 this afternoon. She was 28, wife of former Alderman Pete Naughton, born in Iowa, spent most of girlhood in Anaconda, and lived in Butte for five years. Survived by husband father Edward Devine brother Joseph Devine Salt Lake City and four sisters Mrs Thomas Brennan Nellie Agnes and Jennie. Body at Walsh's with many sorrowing friends.
Ana O Brien aged 5 years 6 months died yesterday in a local hospital after an appendicitis operation. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Timothy O Brien of 127 Covert Street. The funeral will be held at home at 4 o clock tomorrow morning and the body will be taken to Sacred Heart church for a mass of the angels.
The body of Mrs. Johanna Murray, who died Sunday evening after an operation, was shipped from Wals undertaking rooms to the old home in New Cambris, Mo, for interment. The husband Henry J. Murray of the Hutte Brewing company accompanied the body. Mrs. Murray had lived in Butte for the past 11 years.
In Harieston Missouri on July 4, a third lynching was threatened when a Black man, unnamed in reports, was seized by a crowd after allegedly using rough language toward a white woman. Captors investigated and concluded the offense did not warrant lynching, and the man was released. Quiet reportedly restored by nightfall.
The Centerville Young Men's club nine defeated Deer Lodge yesterday at Deer Lodge by a score of 2 to 3. John Sullivan pitched a strong game with 12 strikeouts and only 6 hits allowed. About 100 rooters traveled from Butte to watch. The box score shows Centerville scoring in innings listed as 2 4 0 0 0 and Deer Lodge 0 0 9 0 0 with late totals unclear.
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