Arena Ready for Jeffries Johnson Championship Fight
Reno crowds flood in for the heavyweight world title bout between James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson. The arena seats about 20 000, cost over 17 500 dollars, and features tiered views, press areas, and heavy security as both fighters prepare for a decisive clash watched by spectators from around the world.
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Nev
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J. Jeffries
John Arthur Johnson
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
San Francisco
Nevada
Jeffries
Johnson
Ben Lomon
Santa Cruz
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Tommy Burns
Bill Squires
Rob Fitzsimmons
Jeffy
Marvin Hart
California
Fraternity Controversy Prompted Condemnation Call
Grant W. Harrington appeals to the board to reject rumors and avoid condemning the fraternity without a hearing. He argues misdeeds by trespassers do not justify punishing seventeen undergraduates or two hundred alumni, urging justice and due process.
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Grant W. Harrington
Fight news wire debut at Lawrence Journal
The Lawrence Journal installs extra telephones and a special AP wire to relay round by round results of the Reno fight between Jeff Fries and Johnson. The service begins around 3 pm with preliminaries and will be megaphoned to the crowd from the office.
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Jefffries and
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Reno
Associated Press
United States
Lawrence
Journal
Shay
Western Union
Postal
Purely Personal Visitors and Travel Notes
PURELY PERSONAL. Bush Connelley is here from Well born Kansas visiting friends. Mrs F H Hodder and daughters left yesterday for Chicago to join Prof Hodder. Miss Lucene Wheeler will leave tomorrow night for a two weeks visit in Oklahoma City. Mr and Mrs Theodore Andrews are here from Kansas City to visit over The Fourth at the home of C A Andrews.
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Bush Connelley
Kansas
F. H. Hodder
Chicago
Prof. Hodder
Lucene Wheeler
Oklahoma City
Theodore Andrews
Kansas City
C. A Andrews
MISS KILWORTH IN WRECK NEAR FLORENCE
Miss Bertha Kilworth of Lawrence was aboard Santa Fe passenger train No 5 when it wrecked at Cedar Point six miles west of Florence Kansas. Telegraphs later confirmed she was uninjured sparing her family shock and worry.
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Lawrence
Santa Fe
Bertha Kilworth
Cedar Point
Florence
Kansas
Jacob Kilworth
Lone Star Celebration Promises a Big, Well-Run Event
The Lone Star band hosts a Monday celebration with speakers J. D. Bowersock and Henry Albach. Bowersock may miss the trip due to illness, but hopes to attend. The event aims for maximum effort and a successful program, plus a late note about meals at the Peerless and Kodak offerings at Raymond's Drug Store with prizes from $1 to $20.
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Lone Star
J. D. Bowersock
Henry Albach
Bowersock
Lone Star Band
For Sale and Employment Offers in Joliet and Salina
Classified notice offers Cherokee coal for threshing at Mc Farlane’s Kentucky Street and a home employment ad suggesting women earn 18 to 25 dollars weekly with no investment. Also lists a 10 room modern house for sale at 908 Indiana in Salina priced at 2600 dollars.
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McFarlane’s
Kentucky St
Indiana
Philip Young
Salina
Kans
Fourth of July Menu at Wiedemann's
Vanilla Ice Cream Chocolate Tee Cream Strawberry Tee Cream Tutti Fraiui Tee Cream Pineapple Ive The Taste Tells at Wiedemann's showcasing a playful ice cream lineup for Independence Day.
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Wiedemann's
Fourth of July Fireworks Display at Hoadleys
For the Fourth a display is planned at Hoadleys 7 Hast Warren next to the Gas Office. The advertisement promises good fireworks at reasonable prices and urges readers to see what is offered for the evening display.
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Hoadleys
Warren
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