Freight crash near Middletown kills and injures many
A freight train collision with a passenger coach near Middletown, three miles north of the city, left multiple dead and many injured. Fireman Vernon Wallace said the passenger train was ahead of schedule and the freight crew misjudged the time needed to reach the siding, with rescuers rushing to aid victims and authorities launching inquiries by coroner and the state railroad commission.
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John Weaver
Cara
Masa
Panadnger
Ita Amaller
Cosc
Chicago
Hamilton
Dayton
Midaletown
J. A. Burnett
Coronor
State
Rallroad Commission
Vernon Wallace
Kat
Wall
Last Chapter in American Prize Ring Annals
Reno spectators witnessed James J. Jeffries fall in the famed July showdown with John A Johnson, hailed as the sport’s final great duel. Thousands endured heat, women and men packed the stands, and the crowd reflected on a historic boxing epoch ending with Jeffries’s defeat.
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Reno
Nev
James J. Jeffries
Atocd
John A Johnson
Prize Fight Tickets Bring In Record $250000
Reno reports show seat receipts near 250000 with additional wagers and pari mutuel payouts. Officials said wagers of 10000 each and several around 5000 were placed at ringside by prominent figures as the Johnson fight drew heavy betting and long betting pools.
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Corbett
Pari-Mutuels
Johnson
Back to Farm for Jeffries After Defeat in Ringside
Jeffries returns to his training camp dazed after the defeat by Jack Johnson. He is comforted by his wife and friends as he recovers, with medical notes deeming his injuries not serious compared to past bouts. Jeffries vows not to enter the ring again, accepting the loss and its toll on his career.
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Daily
Jeffries
Sam Berger
Manger
Tingside
Antockara
Wife
Jim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Jack Johnson
Night for the Negro at the road house before Johnson fight
Johnson spent a lively night at the road house where he trained for his bout with Jeffries. Fans bought drinks, bets rose, and Johnson drank beer amid singing and dancing. He prepared to catch a 7 45 train to Chicago, offering few comments on the upcoming fight.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Jeffries
Bet
Laurel
Samp
Games of Chance
Train wreck in Marietta kills two aboard in Florida
Sea Board Air Line passenger train 55 from Jacksonvilla to Cedar Key wrecked at Marietta when engines hit a cow. Engineer George L. Granger and Fireman Will Johnson died. one unnamed passenger injured internally and taken to a local hospital. Train had slowed before impact. no other injuries reported.
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Seaboard Air Line
Jacksonvilla
Cedar Key
Marietta
George L. Granger
Will Johnson
Tocal
Twain Practical Joke at Brevoort House Suppers
A fragment recalls a practical joke involving Halatead after theater supper at Brevoort House. A reporter from The World sent a story to Twain who urged him to accept it, saying Sue it to me, Fit fiest, and departed.
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Halatead
Brevort House
Aard
Mark Twain
Fiest
Race Outbreaks At Chattanooga After Jeffries Johnson Fight
Chattanooga Tenn July 4 rioting broke out as Mississippi militia arrived. Whites and blacks clashed on Market Street and in South Chattanooga. A private from Fayette Mississippi was seriously cut by a black assailant. Police halted mob violence as ambulances and patrols moved through the city amid fears of broader race clashes.
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Soliers
Mississippi
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Jalil
J. T. Bullen
Third
Nfantry
Fayette
Misa
Harris
Mote
Johnson
Baltimore
Joplin
Racial clashes erupt after Jeffries Johnson victory
Across several cities on July 4 crowds clashed after Johnson defeated Jeffries. Reports describe white residents confronting Black celebrants, with injuries and arrests in Roanoke, Baltimore, Joplin, and Washington. Notable incidents include a White man stabbing or throat slash on a Black man and a Black attack on a White woman in Fort Worth. Police used force to quell mobs as businesses closed early.
Imperial Remedy for skin diseases advertised as permanent cure
An advertisement touts Imperial Remedy a clean liquid for skin ailments promising quick relief and a permanent cure. It claims immediate soothing cleansing action, germ killing, and peeling scales, with a one dollar price and mail order option from Imperial Meds via Co Texas.
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Imperial Meds
Texas
Remnants Sale Of Silk Fabrics At Yo'clock This Morning
Jap Silks Henrie and Serge Lansdowne unveil a sale of veiling tamise cloth and mixed remnants in taffeta tussah pongee and albatross with colors light and dark including black and white. At yo'clock this morning these remnants go on sale.
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Failles
Serge Lansdowne
Riots and violence flare as Johnson Jeffries fight outcome fuels unrest
Across multiple cities on July 4 race clashes erupt after the Johnson Jeffries boxing result. Whites attack Black residents. mobs form near police and naval detachments, with injuries reported in Norfolk, New Orleans, Columbus, Little Rock, Kansas City, and other locales. Authorities struggle to quell disorder as fears of further trouble rise.
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