State Leader to publish Johnston Jeffries fight photos
Through a New York Herald arrangement the State Leader will print fast photographs of the Reno battle. Photos rushed to Salt Lake City will reach Cheyenne for tomorrow’s issue or the next day. The paper led local coverage with quick round-by-round telegraph reports and first pictures from training camps. Watch for the images and extras reflecting its early, aggressive reporting.
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New York Herald
Reno
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
California
Nevada
Carey
State Leader
State Leader Extra
Ballinger refuses resignation amid Beverly visit
Beverly Mass July 5 Secre tary of the Interior Ballinger says he has never quit and does not plan to resign. He is in Beverly for talks with President Taft on a land office reorganization and reclamation service plans. The meeting centered on bond issuance for western reclamation, with other bureau reorganizations discussed.
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Beverly
Mass
Oine
Ballinger
Taft
Land Office
Reclamation Service
Indian Office
Patent Office
Taft Totlige
F. Hy. Newell
Hrevker
Wis
Piurhot
Methodist Sunday School Picnic Today
The teachers and mothers of the primary class invite the children to a park picnic at 3 o clock today in City Park. An entertainment will be offered at the church after the outing.
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Methodiat
Barrow Ride Bet Surprises Downtown Crowd
A barber L W Walters wheeled William Gauff around the block in a wheelbarrow as part of a bet on the Jeffries Johnson fight. The route stretched from Sixteenth Street and Carey Avenue to Eddy and back, drawing a sizeable crowd and lively amusement when the plan started after 3 PM.
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Jack Johnson
James J. Jeffries
Reno
Carey
Sixteenth
Gauff
Jeffries-Johnson
Martin
Great sport at Rawlins Fourth of July show
The third day of the WIM West Fourth of July show in Rawlins Wyoming featured a twenty five round bout between the Michigan Kid and local fighter Young Blinkfelt. Blinkfelt was stopped in the eleventh round. Finals in riding and roping events along with a grand rally close the four day celebration tomorrow.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Michigan Kid
Young Blinkfelt
Blinkfeldt
Schoolgirl's suicide linked to jealousy at Lancaster
Lancaster authorities report 16 year old Eva Smith of Quincy hanged herself in her room amid alleged unrequited affection for a female friend at the Lyman School. Superintendent Byarsill cites shifting tuition arrangements as a factor. The note recalls a prior suicide at Westborough as a grim comparison.
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Lancaster
Eva Smith
Quincy
Eva
Boston
Alp
Byarill
Tecause
Muother
Lyman School
Westboro
Johnnie Newman
Lancaster School
Nevada boxing still alive says governor after fight
Reno July 5 Governor Dickerson comments on yesterday's bout saying boxing contests show the state's sporting spirit remains strong. He cites Billy Muldoon praising Nevada as free and gambling pioneer heritage endures while expecting agitation against boxing before the legislature but not moves to limit rounds.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Dickerson
Billy Muldoon
Jeffries Race Row Surges As Train Withdrawal Ends Fury
A dispute over a racial taunt flares before a scheduled contest. Jeffries avoids public altercation after claims of fear and seeks seclusion. Separately Richard and Gleason report a clean profit of 120000 from recent dealings.
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Jeffries
Richard
Gleason
Midshipman Thompson Sends Letter From Massachusetts Voyage
Mrs J C Thompson received a letter yesterday from her son Mid shipman B M Thompson on board the battleship Massachusetts. The vessel and two others are transporting cadets from the Annapolis naval school on a practice voyage through Duroogan waters. the letter was mailed at Plymouth England.
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Oweyenne
England
J. C. Thompson
B. M. Thompson
Massachusetts
Annapolis Naval School
Duroogan Waters
Mr. Thompson
Plymouth
Jordan Denounces Football as Brutality in Bitter Speech
Boston July 6. David Starr Jordan delivers a caustic speech condemning football as brutality and pugilism and appealing to the public to love the world instead. The remarks cast football as a sport devoid of humane motives.
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Jordan
Boston
Wor
David Starr Jordan
Johnson Invited To Visit Negro Cavalry Here
Ogden July 5 crowds greet Jack Johnson as train arrives. He speaks then sits beside his wife in a private car when three white youths shout insults and are restrained by trainers. The incident ends with police escort and locked car doors amid tensions.
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Johnson
Ogden
Jack Johnson
Mena
Jamen J. Jeffries
West
Moisco
California
Jeffries
Ana
Train Crash Doom for a Score in Middletown
Rescue workers sift wreckage of the Big Four Twentieth Century Limited wreck near Middletown Ohio as authorities confirm twenty one dead and fear more victims remain buried in charred debris. An unidentified man was recovered today, adding to the toll as nighttime searches continue for additional victims.
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Middletown
Ohio
Roosevelt backs Poindexter in Washington senatorial race
Theodore Roosevelt states support for insurgent Miles Poindexter against Senator Miles in Washington. He opposes Richard Ballinger, secretary of the interior, and confirms joint effort with Poindexter on conservation policy. The Sagamore Hill meeting marks a second insurgent conference after Roosevelt’s return.
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Ballinger
Poindexter
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
George Gregory Near Death as Wyoming Politician Slated
George Gregory, longtime Riverton resident and Republican candidate, lies gravely ill after emergency appendicitis surgery. He was hospitalized after a train journey from Cheyenne to Riverton, with a Cheyenne physician reportedly en route to his bedside.
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Wyoming
George Gregory
Riverton
Heine
Gregory
Rom Chayenne
Gheenne
Former Sheriff Smalley Named and Confirmed Chief of Police
During a business city council meeting Mayor Cook presided. Louis Mabonal resigned as chief of police and J Smalley former sheriff of Laramie county was appointed and will assume duties immediately. A communication from contractor McGarvey proposed arbitration to settle city water works material classifications from the Beoin Top reservoir excavation.
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Smalley
McGarvey
Amica
Round Top
Cook
Louis Mabonal
Heas
Ektengon
J. Smalley
Laramie County
Wasuime
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