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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1910
Page
1
A passenger train on the C H D line wrecked injuring eighteen people. Among the injured were three crew members and fifteen passengers. The train was being routed over the C H D when the accident occurred and authorities worked to stabilize the wounded and determine causes.
Rioting flared in eleven cities across the nation as crowds reacted to the Johnson Jeffries bout result. Whites attacked and injure blacks amid celebrations of Johnson's victory, with incidents reported in New York, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, New Orleans, St. Louis, Little Rock, and Norfolk among others.
The Reno boxing match ends in a dramatic Johnson victory over Jeffries, with the Black champion landing a flurry of blows in the fifteenth round to secure a decisive win. Reports describe Jeffries severely beaten, Johnson unmarked, and crowd reaction across multiple cities including St. Louis Cincinnati Philadelphia New Orleans Houston and others.
In Chicago on July 4, Jack Johnson's mother, joyful yet angry with Jim Jeffries, stands amid admirers after her son’s championship win. She recounts Johnson's confidence, recalls the crowd, and notes the public sympathy for a battered foe while declaring, bet your money on Jack.
Reno July 4 James J Jeffries laments loss of his former spark and old dash noting his strength remains but the youthful stamina and instinct to tear in are missing He expects the public may leave him alone after this admits trainers and himself to fault in sparring efforts and performance over time
In Reno on July 4, Jack Johnson declares Jeffries outclassed him in every aspect of boxing. Johnson says he felt certain of victory, praises Jeffries for his effort, and outlines plans to tour vaudeville before resting in Chicago. He also dismisses Langford’s challenge and notes no body shots caused real pain.
Police under Chief Jennings dispersed a several thousand strong gathering at Five Points after a rumor spread of a negro with a drawn dirk challenging whites. Mounted officers and plainclothes men cleared the crowd, seven white men arrested for resisting order, kept overnight without bail. Local hysteria faded as officers prevented a potential race clash in Atlanta.
A blaze in Betha, Catonbea county, started by a firecracker in a barn, swept through the business and residential areas. About 60 buildings were damaged or destroyed, leaving 30 families homeless as winds fanned the flames and hindered early containment. Local authorities reported roughly 200000 to 300000 dollars in losses.
Rex Heady reports from Reno on a bid to crown a world champion that ends as a brutal disappointment. The crowd of about 16 000 witnessed a spectacular yet empty clash as Jeffries appears aged and outmatched while Johnson displays speed and restraint. The writer notes the white fighter’s decline versus the African’s maintained vigor and closes with a somber glimpse of the ringside atmosphere and curtain rise for a new era.
Ninteen people were killed outright, with three others fatally hurt and a dozen seriously injured when a freight train collided with a passenger train of the Twentieth Century Limited near Anad on the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton line. Names of the dead include P Baker, Cloclonath H C Smith, Dayton. George Frohle, Dayton. Frank Golden, passenger brakeman. John W Cooley, McCutcheonville. Ray B Snyder, London, Ontario. Charles H Moulton, Youngstown. Jessie J Bodye, Dayton. William Dunleavy, Dayton. King Lun Yen, Columbus. C B Grant, Springfield. two unidentified Dayton men. and others from Dayton, Columbus, and nearby towns. The crash followed a misread order as the freight tried to reach a siding to clear the passenger train. Pilot Engineer George Wald was in charge of the passenger train section.
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