Johnson Triumph Ends Jeffries Night Ring Drama
Jack Johnson knocks out James J. Jeffries in the fifteenth round at Reno inspiring a stunned arena. Jeffries collapses after a series of uppercuts as Johnson retains the championship amid an electric crowd. Referee Rickard signals defeat as Johnson demonstrates decisive power in a historic upset.
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The Smile That Won’t Come Off
Johnson reflects on his fight with Jeffries detailing a different strategy and a desire to control the pace. He claims the contest was close and that he opted for a slower, safer finish, asserting the footage will prove his approach and intentions.
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Jeffries Johnson Fight Recap and Aftermath Spark
The article details Jeffries versus Johnson, noting Jeffries’s age and fatigue versus Johnson’s calm strength. It describes ring action, clinches, and blows, with Johnson perceived as the stronger fighter. It ends with a crowd reaction, the judges’ decision, and a violent postscript about a man slain after Johnson’s Reno victory.
Riots erupt in Columbus after Johnson victory parade
Rioting broke out in downtown Columbus as crowds mobbed the Johnson mill parade amid drunken White counterdemonstration. Police intervened to separate clashes between Black and White groups, with noses bloody and heads cracked and several narrowly escaping serious injuries. One man was severely beaten during a chaotic, 160-strong riot pursuit through the suburb.
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Treasury Reports First Year of Taft Era Ends Deficit
Secretary MacVeagh opens the fiscal year with a 4.2 million surplus in the national treasury after a year of deficits. Revenue from customs internal tax and corporations boosted receipts to 66.06 million for the year, while total outlays were 659.06 million, improving from the prior year.
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Live Stock and Grain Prices Across Eastern Markets
The report lists cattle and sheep prices at multiple markets including East Buffalo Cleveland and Pittsburg with values for choice cattle, fat cows, calves, hogs, and lambs. Wheat and pork figures appear alongside by market, noting price ranges and quality grades.
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Meath
Twenty killed nine hurt in wreck headline
Malville W. Fuller was appointed by Grover Cleveland. Rest of text reports twenty killed and nine wounded in a wreck with unclear details.
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Death of Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller
Bar Harbor Maine reports the sudden heart failure death of Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller at his summer home in Sorrento at age 77. Fuller, born in Augusta Missouri, studied at Bowdoin and Harvard, edited The Age, led Augusta as city attorney, practiced law in Chicago, and served as United States Chief Justice from 1888 after nomination by President Cleveland.
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Hughes Named to Supreme Court to Succeed Pullett
Taft expected to nominate Charles G Hughes New York governor for chief justice seat after Pullett death at Bar Harbor. Senate’s approval seen likely though uncertain amid political shifts. Meanwhile race unrest flares in several cities after Jack Johnson defeats Jim Jeffries. Reports of violence against Black residents and a cloudburst flood in Winchester Kentucky killing three Negro children. Additional reports note three deaths in Augusta Georgia from a moonshine run and riot context in rural Georgia.
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Reno
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Tragic Big Four Wreck Near Middletown Early July
July 5 Middletown reports Twenty killed and nine injured when the Big Four Twentieth Century Limited derailed near Middletown while bound for Cincinnati. Rev. Sanlth Kirk and his wife among the dead. many passengers were holiday excursionists. Relief trains and doctors rushed to the scene as investigators sought the wreck cause.
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