Johnson Knocks Jeffries Out in Fifteenth Round
Reno dispatch details the historic victory of John Arthur Johnson over James J Jeffries in a heavyweight title bout. Johnson dominates from early rounds, Jeffries is knocked down late, crowd stunned, and Johnson crowned world champion in a violent finale.
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Johnson
Jeffries
Associated Press” Dispatch
Reno
John Arthur Johnson
Texas
James J. Jeffries
Tex Rickard
Veteran Chief Justice Victim Of Heart Failure
A Greenup Kentucky special reports Mrs. Sarah H. Higgins age 60 jailed for eight years for murder of railroad man William Qulbertson attempted suicide in her cell by tying a rope to the bed and around her neck. The jailer's wife found her unconscious and cut her down. she may die.
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Lexington
Associated Press
Greenup
Sarah H. Higgins
William.Qulbertson
Conductor Shot by Passenger on Iron Mountain Train
In Tallulah Louisiana an Iron Mountain conductor Conductor Roberts was shot by Enos Stetson a negro after demanding fare. Roberts is critically wounded and taken to the railroad hospital at McGee Arkansas. Stetson fled the train and a large armed search party hunts him amid fears of lynching if captured.
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Tallalulah
Associated Press
Roberts
Iron Mountain Railroad
Enos Stetson
McGee, Ark
Stetson
George Ward
Posttown
Middletown
Ward
John Weaver
John J.’ White
Dayton
W. H. Dearth
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Fourth of July casualties flood Chicago hospitals
Chicago reports 24 dead nationwide and 1,294 injured from fireworks and weapons. The giant cannon cracker caused most injuries. many victims suffered severe burns and powder injuries. Several youths face police scrutiny after incidents on Fountain Square and nearby streets.
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Chicago
Ill
Fountain Square
Marie Rtle
East Sixth Street
Aed
Ben Doépke
Livin
Sapapee State Avenues
Ghoddooosee's Monday Record Incident Review
Report outlines injuries from pistol shots blank pistols toy pistols giant crackers and fireworks at Aleks taweene s6. Mentions arrest for discharging pistols and notes multiple odd spellings and names.
Death of Chief Justice Fuller at Sorrento Maine
Melville Weston Fuller longtime chief justice of the United States died suddenly of heart failure at his summer home in Sorrento Maine. He had served since 1888 and was known for striking down the income tax law as unconstitutional. Funeral set for Wednesday at the Church of the Redeemer with Chicago interment probable Friday.
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Melville Weston Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Fuller
Fuller
Sorrento
Chicago
Church of the Redeemer
Sor
List of Names from Cincinnati and Dayton Area
A numbered list of individuals including H. P. Baker of Cincinnati E. A. Smith and C. J. Smith Kirk of Dayton George Frohle Dayton Frank Golden a brakeman John W. Cooley McCutcheonville Fay H. Daubenmire Pleasantville Roy B. Snyder London Garriges and wife Columbus Richard Van Horn Dayton Charles Moulton Youngstown Mrs Jessie J. Bodey Dayton William Dunleavy Dayton King Yen Lun Columbus C B Grant Springfield John Rankin Springfield an unidentified man with initials W A on clothing two unidentified Dayton men and H Bangstat Cincinnati.
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H. P. Baker
Cincinnati
E. A. Smith
Dayton
C. J. Smith Kirk
George Frohle
Frank Golden
Roy B. Snyder
London
C. A
Garriges and Wife
Columbus
Richard van Horn
Charles H. Moulton
Youngs
C. B. Grant
Springfield
John Rankin
W. A
H. Bangstat
H. A. Smith
Joplin
H. Moulton
Youngstown
United States Navy
John W. Cooley
Sycamore
R. Lie
D. J. van Gelderen
New York
Linton Hotel
Mr. Liebeheer
List of injured individuals from Big Four incident
A long list records multiple people from various cities including Dayton Cincinnati Columbus and Cleveland injured in a Big Four incident. Notable entries include John Wald train pilot seriously injured and A H Smith of Dayton with a severed leg.
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Emma Linda
Caledonia
John Oswald
Dayton
Columbia
Tenn
James M Kenney
Louisville
W. & Irskinh
Memphis
William Litley
Harrodsburg
Oscar Whisner
Cincinnati
Cleveland
A. F. Dayton
Latonia
Carmi Ferguson
Joseph Davis
C. BE Doty
Bellefontaine
Frank Edwards
J. E. Brown
Collins, Hanselman & Co
Oscar Colmeise
Rail Avenue
Cumminsville
Albert Dunkleman
Shaw Avenue
Wilber Greenwood
Springfield
Hai
Ton
Seta
G. H. Kahn
W. P. Lamm
Big Four
H. A. Smith
John Wald
John L. White
Dayton, O
W. 0. White
Cleveland, O
Driver Shot by Stray Bullet Near Home
Daniel Archdeacon a Wells Fargo Express driver was shot in the abdomen yesterday by a stray bullet fired by Clarence Stratton 14 who stood across the street Archdeacon is in serious condition with poor recovery prospects Stratton was taken to police headquarters by his father and charged with suspicion saying he fired blank cartridges from a toy pistol
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Daniel Archdeacon
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Clarence Stratton
Archdeacon
Stratton
Passengers die as train collision devastates Middletown area
Eighteen passengers and a trainman killed while a Twentieth Century flier derailed near Middletown Ohio on July 4. More than twenty injured as freight and passenger trains collided head on. Notable victims include Rev J Smith Kirk and Dayton pilot engineer Frank Golden. Police say a orders misread sparked the crash amid a rare Fourth of July disaster.
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Middletown
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Dayton
J. Smith Kirk
Riverdale M. E. Church
Frank Golden
Hope of Brownlow's Recovery Abandoned
Knoxville July 4 Congressman W. W. Brownlow was still alive at 11 this morning. Doctors said hopes for recovery are abandoned, but he may linger for several hours or days.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Associated Press
WW. P. Brownlow
Races Clash Across Cities Over Jeffries Johnson Fight
Rioting erupted nationwide after Johnson won the Reno prize fight. Whites clashed with blacks in eleven cities from New York to Houston. Deaths and injuries occurred as police intervened and street violence intensified.
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Jeffries-Johnson
Jeffries
Reno
Johnson
Arkansas
Roanoke
New York
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Atlanta
St.Louis
Little Rock
Houston
Mounds
Iil
Kansas City
Norfolk
Middletown Wreck Tears Through Train and Coach
A freight collision toppled a gondola into a passenger coach near Middletown. The coach split as rescue crews and crowds converged, with surgeons called from surrounding cities and a coroner beginning an inquiry into the fatal wrecks and injuries.
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W. Corbett
Cate
Tommy Burns
Asia
Jim Corbett
Sam Berger
Bob Armstrong
Corbett
Joe Choynski
Jack
Frankih
Jack Johnson
Berger
Melville W. Fuller
Supreme Court
Negro
Conductor
Betts Street Hospital
Clarence Quatkemeier
Richmond Street
Henry Kelley
West Water Street
Carl Stross
Cedar Avenue
College Hill
William Uhl
Elm Street
Frank Mayer
Main Street
Charles Harmeyer
Betts Street
Waterloo
George Scheeler
Aleks
Taweene
Gohddaad
Ecosse
Bar Har
Bor
Maine
Commercial Tribune
Bar Harbor
McCutcheons
Ville
Fay H. Daubenmire
Pleasantville, C
Sisters of Mercy
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
John Dillon
Middle
George H. Body
United States Hotel
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Brownlow
Joe Chockley
Tex
Charles Williams
Senger
J. A. Burnett
Vernon Wallace
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