Johnson Wins World Heavyweight Title Over Burns in Sydney
Jack Johnson of Galveston Texas defeats Tommy Burns of Canada in Rushcutter Bay Sydney to become the world heavyweight champion. The referee stopped the bout in the fourteenth round as Burns was unable to defend, with Johnson profiting from superior reach and skill. Attendance nears 20000 with Burns earning 20000 and Johnson 5900 plus travel home. Johnson’s career includes defeats of Jeffries and Fitzsimmons, marking him a landmark champion.
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Sydney
Jack Johnson
Big Negro
Galveston
Tex
Rushcutter’s Bay
Tommy Burns
James J. Jeffries
Burns
McIntosh
Iurns
Johnson
London
Sam Fitzpatrick
Sike James J. Jeffries
Tommy Urns
United States
England
Rush Cutter's Bay
Loundon
Australia
Jack Jeffries
Los Angeles
Bob Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia
Marvin Hart
Joe Jeanette
James J. Corbett
TERSE TELEGRAMS OF NATIONWIDE INCIDENTS AND NOTES
A series of brief notices reports a fatal automobile wreck in Oakland California and a death during arrest in Oklahoma City. Other items include a New Jersey homicide after Christmas dinner, a fatal house fire in Broadford Virginia, Taft winning a golf event, the American Historical Association meeting dates, a deputy sheriff's shooting in Oklahoma, a suicide in Georgia, and Sarah Bernhardt visiting Tsarskoye Selo with an imperial portrait gift.
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Oakland
Cal
Billy” Bunch
Oklahoma City
Stouse
New Brunswick
N. J
George R. Holman
Broadford
J. A. Collahorne
Taft
Augusta Country Club
J. B. Cumming
American Historical Association
Washington
Richmond
Sarah Bernhardt
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Tsarkoe-Selo
Moving picture men protest Mayor McClellan license closures
More than 300 of New York City’s 550 exhibitors protested the mayor’s order closing shows for fire regulation failures. A committee will study organizing a legal challenge while renewals are restricted to venues deemed unobjectionable and town rules stricter on Sunday openings.
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New York
New York City
McClellan
Manhattan
Bronx
Federal Help in Graft Probe Reaches City Funds
Federal investigators step in to probe banks handling city funds as the Voters League says the Department of Justice will pursue prosecutions. Testimony cites 176000 diverted to influence depository selection, with only 17500 accounted. Defendants Romney and Vilsack face charges. nine defendants plan unified defense.
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Pittsburg
Voters’ League
Department of Justice
Department
League
Romney
Vilsack
Battle in Whitley County Kills Marshal and Miner
In Stears Kentucky six miles from Danville a clash between strike promoters and five U S marshals left United States Marshal John Mulins of Richmond and miner Richard Ross dead. Marshals Tate and Ryan of Somerset were wounded along with several unnamed miners. The violence followed defiance of a temporary restraining order issued by Judge A M J Cochran at Covington.
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Danville
Stears
Here
Whitley County
John Mulins
United States
Richmond
Richard Ross
Marshal Tate
Marshal Ryan
Somerset
A. M. J. Cochran
Covington, Ky
Bitter church war splits Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
In Chicago on Christmas eve rebels clashed with regulars at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church requiring police to restore order. Revolvers and knives were brandished by rebels who blocked the regular faction led by Rev. A Mandelares. Seven arrests followed the confrontation.
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Chicago
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
A. Mandelares
Starr Holds to Trial in Oklahoma with No Immunity Deal
Guthrie Okla Dec 26 Governor Haskell received word from Henry Starr the bandit that he is ready to surrender and stand trial in Oklahoma on charges here if immunity from extradition to other states is guaranteed. The governor declined the arrangement saying he would not consent.
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Guthrie
Okla
Haskell
Henry Starr
Starr
Detroit Santa Claus death after costume burns
Leo Wagner died in a hospital from burns suffered while playing Santa Claus at a family reunion in Detroit on December 26. Wearing a gay Santa suit with cotton whiskers, the costume caught fire as he led the merriment, flames spreading quickly before they could be extinguished.
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Santa Claus
Detroit
Leo Wagner
Burns
Wagner
Usury Condemned as Louisville Targets Loan Sharks
Louisville police and press wage a vigorous campaign against loan companies charging high interest. The drive intensified after an alleged fraud against a working girl and ongoing front page reports. Local firms support the effort while an ordinance to ban licenses was defeated as prohibitory.
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Louisville
Longmont High Defeats Evergreen for High School Title
In Denver on December 26, the Longmont high school team from Colorado defeated Englewood high school of Chicago 12 to 0 to win the United States high school football championship. The dirty field left players ankle deep in mud and slush.
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Denver
Col
United States
Longmont High School
Longmont
Englewood High School
Chicago
Parents Quarrel Besets Infant in Christmas Day Tragedy
In Philadelphia on Christmas Day ten week old Alfred Turner was crushed to death when his parents fought over breakfast. The father William Turner attacked his wife as she held the child. the mother fell or was knocked down, crushing the infant. Both parents were arrested.
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Philadelphia
Alfred Turner
William Turner
Four Die From Gas Poisoning In Chicago Residence
Four people including Morris Luke and his wife with two children aged sixteen and fifteen were found dead at 168 Hastings Street from escaping gas. The incident occurred in Chicago on December 26.
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Chicago
Hastings Street
Morris Lukeman
Cholera Cases Rise as Cold Wave Hits St Petersburg
In St Petersburg a Thursday cold wave coincides with a cholera surge. Thirty new cases and thirteen deaths reported, with 125 patients currently in hospitals.
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St. Petersburg
Man Fatally Shot in Unprovoked Fremingsburg Incident
Fremingsburg Kentucky December 26 Lee Hinton shot and fatally wounded Charles Gilmore then escaped. Authorities allege Hinton had been drinking his claimed attack was unprovoked.
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Bald
Fremingsburg
Lee Hinton
Charles Gilmore
Hinton
Thos Cale of Alaska Congressman Endorses Peruna
Prominent congressman Thomas Cale of Alaska, known on the Pacific Slope, provides a Washington address and endorses Peruna as a remedy for coughs and colds. Slemp of Virginia also commends Peruna as an invigorating tonic and cure for catarrh. An almanac offer for 1909 is advertised.
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Pacific
Washington
6Th St. N.W
Washington, D.C
Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Slemp
Virginia
Cale
Alaska
Pacific Slope
8Th St. N.W
Lilley Charged With Corrupt Practices In Connecticut
New Haven December 6. Congressman George L Lilley governor elect of Connecticut faces formal charges under the states corrupt practices act. Accused of improper use of money in the recent election the charges are brought by George L Fox of New Haven. The court is set with Chief Justice Simeon E Baldwin presiding and counsel including Soles Judgson state senator Julian Burpee and Walter C Klevins of Osbourne Fleming assisting.
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New Haven
Conn
George L. Lilley
Connecticut
George L. Fox
Simeon E. Baldwin
Silas A. Robinson
Wiliam N. Pennett
Cour Sules Judgson
Stratford
Jucian F. Burpee
Lily
Walter C. Kleviuins
New York
Ger Osborne & Fleming
Virginia
West Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Littlefield
Hoares coughs and staffy colds cured by Foley’s Honey and Tat
Foley's Honey and Tat claims rapid relief for coughs and staffy colds that may develop into pneumonia overnight by soothing inflamed membranes, healing the lungs, and expelling the cold from the system. D. Kacefel.
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Hoares
Foley
D. Kacefel
Fire destroys Indiana Bottle and Glass factory in Cicero
Cicero Indiana December 26 The Indiana Bottle and Glass company factory building at Cicero was destroyed by fire. Loss estimated around 20000 with insurance. About 306 workers left unemployed.
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Cicero
Cicero, Ind
Indiana Bottle and Glass Company
Italian laborer uncovers Civil War tea kettle with $900 chest
In Spencer Indiana a laborer on the Owen county Faris farm found a tea kettle containing $900 in gold and silver while digging for a telegraph pole. He quietly left for Italy saying he would celebrate Christmas with his family, sparking tales of buried Civil War wealth. The farm once owned by Samuel Faris, rumored to hold hidden money, ties the find to local legend as others look for more teakettles.
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Spencer
Ind
Owen County
Faris Farm
Italy
William Carter
Charcoal Lozenges Claim To Cure Bad Breath And Sours
An appeal for Stuart's Charcoal Lozanges from Stuart Co Marshall Michigan touts charcoal to cleanse stomach, absorb gas, and improve breath. It asserts rapid digestion help, sweeten air, and health benefits with honey flavored lozenges at 25 cents per box. Free trials offered by mail.
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Stuart
Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Patent Office profits lead as other bureaus fall short
The piece notes the Patent Office as a rare government money maker, earning far beyond its costs in past years while other departments like Rural Free Delivery run deficits. It also covers Arizona New Mexico election results, consular service changes, and Virginia West Virginia debt cases, with profiles of public figures and judges.
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Patent Office
Charles W. Arthur
Washington
Patent
Uncle Sam
General Land Office
Marcus Aurelius Smith
Arizona
Ralph H. Cameron
Mark” Smith
Cameron
Maine
Smith
New Mexico
Agar Home Again In Princeton After Tex Return
H. E. Agar the alleged forger formerly presumed dead is back in Princeton Indiana. He arrived in cab to Justice James A. Sprow's home where he was arraigned and released on $1000 bond secured by ten Gibson County residents totaling at least $150,000. The note involved covered $5,000 at the American National Bank.
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Brownsville
Tex
Agar
Cabe
James A. Sprow
Texas
Hugh D. McGary
American National Bank
Justice Sprow
Gibson County
Henry E. Agar
Notte Wins $1 in Alienation Suit Against Murphy Parents
In Terre Haute Indiana on December 26 a jury awarded Harry Notte one dollar in a $25,000 suit against Mr and Mrs Milton Murphy parents of his wife. Notte claimed they alienated his wife by alleging he had Negro blood. The court barred calling the wife as a witness. Notter, a painter and decorator, faced a defense that he had treated his wife cruelly.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Harry Notte
Milton Murphy
Notter
Imaginary Fear Causes Fatal Locomotive Jump Near Laporte
In Indiana two men jumped from a Lake Shore engine near Laporte after fearing an explosion. Welser head brakeman died instantly while Elmer Replogie fireman was injured fatally. David Meershouse remained at his post. Cause cited as water gauge burst in cab. Separately, Lieutenant Conrado Heck was appointed naval attaché to Brazil’s embassy in Washington.
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Laporte
Ind
David M. Welser
Elmer Replogie
Lake Shore
Freman
David Meershouse
Eneer
Dark Christmas in London as Unemployment Surges
London and Glasgow face a dreary Christmas with thousands out of work as shipyards close and destitution rises. A moving unemployed procession pleads for work while Salvation Army shelters and charity dinners attempt to ease the crisis, though demand far outstrips aid.
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London
Glasgow
Tyne
Thames Embankment
Salvation Army
Army
Daily
Peng
Thousands Enlist at Terre Haute Recruiting Station
More than 1,000 men joined the army in the past six months via the Terre Haute recruiting station securing sixth place nationwide, with New York Chicago Philadelphia St Louis and San Francisco ahead.
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Terre Haute
Ind
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
San Francisco
New Discovery Restores Health After Graveyard Cough
Mrs. A. O. Williams of Bac Ky credits Dr. King’s New Discovery with curing a graveyard cough that crippled her lungs for three years. After using the remedy she gained 68 pounds and her health was restored. The machine holds the world’s healing record.
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Hope
Needle Pierces Heart in Logansport Casualty
In Logansport Indiana William Oscar Pyles forty a restaurant cook died from a needle in his heart after a sudden collapse. A post mortem confirmed the needle was the cause. Pyles recalled a childhood needle incident involving a tooth and a dog. In Hopkinsville Kentucky five African Americans were mortally wounded in Fidelia Christian County during a Christmas day pistol fight after a theft attempt sparked a broader gun battle.
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Logansport
Ind
Williem
Oscar Pyles
Pyle
Hopkinsville
Fidelia
Christian County
Charles Sanders
Dorando Pietri Wins Exhibition Relay in Fall River
Dorando Pietri the Italian marathoner led Dorando Pietri to victory in a twelve mile exhibition relay at Fall River athletic grounds, defeating Floyd Doughty of Providence and Samuel Myers of Cambridge by half a lap. Pietri’s team time was 1 hour 3 minutes 39 seconds to 1 hour 4 minutes 18 seconds for the Doughty Myers team.
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Dorando
Doughty
Fall River
Mass
Dorando Pietri
Floyd Doughty
Providence
Samuel Myers
Cambridge
Doughty Myers
Electric Bitters Cited As Remedy By Ark Man
W O Kiestler of Halliday Ark says he suffered malaria and stomach complaints until Electric Bitters cured him. The medicine purifies blood, enriches it, and strengthens nerves. Your money back if it fails to help. Sold by Chas D Koopfel's drug store. Local notice for sale.
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W. O. Kiestler
Hallidsay
Ark
Chas
D. Kooefel
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