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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1907
Page
17
Murphy dominates the contest as the only conqueror to hold off a late rally. The victor shows speed but lacks the expected punch, while a rival’s late jab fails to rattle him. The last test victim tries to rally but is halted by a strong, accurate jab.
Tommy Murphy of New York delivered a severe beating to former champion Corbett in a six round National Athletic Club match. Murphy dominated from start to finish, nearly knocking Corbett out in round two, and Corbett survived only by the bell. Net receipts were expected around 7000 with split favors, Corbett 49 percent and Murphy 25 percent. Philadelphia, January 9.
A blaze in sheds between two and three story houses on Fourth and Fifth streets NW damaged seven sheds and caused insured losses totaling about 550. Properties at 1155 Fourth, 1189 Fourth, 1155 Fifth, 164 Fourth, 1162 Fifth, 110 Fifth, and 1158 Fifth were listed with damages from 50 to 200 dollars as firefighters and residents worked to prevent spread.
Barclay's clever work stands out as the sole feature in a lopsided affair as Columbia dominates. Commerce and Labor take two in the clerk's league while Eurekas beat Axlingtons for a decisive victory.
Match cards show a walkover in the Eastern division with teams including Fat Men and Hashtkeller alleys. Commissioners versus Intgetie play at Palace alleys, Co. Toys. Co. A. Patace niles. Washington 13 and Philadelphia events noted.
Wild panic erupts at Bellevue Hospital New York as a fire in a room under the alcoholic ward causes 44 mentally susceptible patients to lash out. Nurses and doctors clash, patients flee to verandas and fire escapes, and some are moved to a safer west ward. Firemen quickly extinguish the blaze with only minor damage.
Samuel L. Clemens arrived by ship Bermudian at a New York pier amid fanfare and reporters. The humorist, wearing white attire, denied seeking a health story and claimed to be returning for rest, expressing pleasure in being back in New York City.
In Colonial City sports notes, the Real Estate League saw three games from City Hall crew at Palace al Jeys with Barclay's steady work cited. Departmental League reports Commerce and Junior taking two close sets, McCarthy high with 205, and Eurekas and Arlington matchups. Boxing details cover Corbett vs Murphy with multiple rounds, plus Navy Yard and Binders leagues summaries and a Johnson suicide report.
Peter A. Brown Widener a noted Philadelphia industrialist street railway magnate and philanthropist lies gravely ill at his Biking Park residence. Doctors hopeful but state exact illness remains undisclosed with rheumatism cited as the origin and age seventy two cited among concerns as his family surrounds his bedside.
Edward Howard Griggs opens a lecture course at the Church of the Covenant tomorrow evening for the Washington Playgrounds Association. He will discuss Socrates, with future talks on Savonarola Carlyle Emerson and Tolstoi. Tickets sales have been satisfactory and proceeds will aid playground work for poor children.
Special Assistant Attorney General Marion Erwin traveled from Macon to Chicago to finish his brief in the Savannah harbor cases. The appeal of John F. Gaynor and Benjamin D. Greene is set for hearing before the Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on March 5.
Eugene Anderson, once a fixture in Amityville for thirteen years, emerges from the Brunswick Home to claim a fortune of 1000000. He declares lifelong abstinence after sixteen months without drink, pays tribute to his newfound wealth, and plans travel, including Southern California and a world tour, while his former cronies mock his sobriety. The superintendent notes the case as extraordinary, praising his transformation from habitual drunkard to temperate, dignified man.
Ella Bailey of Philadelphia to Atlanta said two negro men on a Pennsylvania Railroad journey befriended her on the train and in Sixth Street Station. They produced a packetbook, asked for money to make change, took her cash, then disappeared, leaving her penniless.
Special to Tha Washington 4 from Denver reports Miss Alice G. Cushings neck vertebrae were dislocated after a morning yawn. A rapid neck manipulation realigned the vertebrae and doctors say she will recover, a rare case that could have been fatal without immediate surgical aid.
Wilkes Barre Pa Jan 9 After four days inquiry detectives of the Central Railroad of New Jersey arrested a nine year old boy Michael Tierney in connection with an attempt to wreck the Philadelphia express southbound from the city last Saturday He is held on 500 bail for Juvenile Court trial alleged to have opened a switch and allowed a coal car to run onto the main track a coal mine official flagged the express just in time to prevent a collision
Mrs Louise Beauchamp Hughes died in New York. Bert Russell of the District bar, a Melville Church member, was admitted to practice before the District Court of Appeals. Harold T. Dougherty of the Library of Congress was elected treasurer of the District Library Association. Miss Josephine A Clark and others spoke at the Public Library meeting. Weeks of the Geological Survey urged yearly card indexes over cards.
English actor E S Willard stars in J M Barrie’s The Professor's Love Story at the National Theater with a strong performance by Miss Alice Towson as Lucy White. Critics note Willard's deft handling of both humor and pathos, while praising the star’s vitality amid varied supporting cast. The program also promises Henry Arthur Jones' The Middleman this evening and Nordica at the New National Theater for a 4 3 PM concert with Romayne Simmona.
Prisoners arrested at Somerset Kentucky confess a plot to wreck a passenger train on the Queen and Crescent Railroad and rob passengers. Robert J. Sawyer Everett Brooksidre and William J. Martin, all named, describe using dynamite to wreck the train and kill a railway detective.
Joseph Blanchette, a Goffstown painter, shot his wife in Riverdale leaving eleven children behind. He then shot himself, dying today. The couple had not lived together for three years and her alleged refusal to reconcile is cited as the motive.
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles returned two indictments against the Santa Fe Railroad Company totaling seventy six counts. The first indictment accuses the railroad of granting concessions on lime shipments from Nelson Arizona to California points and to Joan F Shirlen. The second charges the railroad with lime shipment rebates. Also indicted were the Grand Canyon Lime and Cement Company on two counts for accepting rebates and concessions.
San Francisco mining stock brokers owed by L M Sullivan Trust Company accept dollar for dollar stock to be held in escrow as security for payments in 6 90 and 120 days. The State Bank and Trust Company of Goldfield voices demand for stock four times the debt. Sullivan Company owes San Francisco brokers 255 dollars. the Goldfield bank is listed as a creditor for 300000 dollars.
A man in Philadelphia menaced a banking office with a green bag claimed to hold a bomb, forcing twenty workers to flee as onlookers watched. No explosion occurred, and he fled Chestnut Street amid a crowd while authorities assess the incident following a prior bank blast fear. London reports Maj. John H Beacom and Capt Sydney A Cleman presenting to King Edward as the new military attaches.
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