The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-07-13
CAUSE RIOTS
From Every Section Come Reports Of
Clashes Between Races
OVER The PRIZE FIGHT
Negroes in Many Places Become In-

That johnson Had Knocked JEFF
frie. Out in the Great Fist Fight
at Reno. New. Monday.
There were clashes between whites
and blacks il, several sections OF
Philadelphia Monday night follow
ing the announcement OF Johnson S
victory over jeGries.
At Kansas City. Mo. negroes in
boastinS OF fsh; result. pulled from
streets cars and riots threatened in
down town streets were on Monday
midnight. Extra police were on duty
to preven, mobbinG.
One dead and one mortally wound
ed is the result OF an attempt by
four NEGROES TO shoot up Moundo.
H.. in honor o. Jack Johnson's vic
tory at Reno. 4 negro constable
was killed when he attempted to
arrest them.
AZ Little Rock. Ark. two negroes
are reported killed by white men.
one by Rock Island conductor on
his way into the city Monday night.
and the other by white man at
Second and Scott streets.
4: Washington several small! race
riots broke out a; various points
on Pennsylvania avenue Monday
nigh: following announcement Of
the Jetfries-JohDson fight. There
were number OF arrests. No one
was seriously hurt
Rioting between whites and blacks
broke out in seven d!ne.en: points in
New York City Monday nigh, follow
ing the announcement Of the result
OF the JetTries-Jchason fight. One
negro was dragged rom a street Car
and badly beaten before rescued.
4 gang Of white men in the black
and tan belt" set FIRE late Monday
night TO a negro tenement on the
middle West-Side The police and
fire department, were ordered out On
the jump. The race feeling IS very
bitter against the negroes.
Seventy negroes. half the number
women. were arrested Monday nigh,
in the black belt" Of Baltimore 10!
disocderly celebration OF Johnson s
| victory One negro was badly Gu;
| by another and two other negroes
were assaulted and severely injured
By whites in arguments over the big
fight.
Rioting in negro quarter OF ST
Louis a: Market street and Jefferson
| that Jack Johnson wa. he victor 1t
the Reno prize fight. The police fin.
ally dubbed back the negroes. who
were blocking trafic and making
threats
Miner disturbances between white:
and blacks broke out at Fort Worth
following the announcement Of John
sons victory over Jetfries Monda!
afternoon. The most serious vas ar
attack by two aegresses on a white
woman. the latter being seriously
hurt by blows on the head with beel
bottles
Six negroes with broken heads
s:x white men locked up ar one
white man. Joe Chockley. with bul.
let through his skull and probabi.
fatally wounded. is the ne, resul, o!
| clashes at Roanoke. Va. Monda!
night following the announcement,
that Jack job nson had defeated Jinl
Jerries. The trouble started wher
negro. who had just heard the news
from Reno. said: Now guess the
white folks vii! let the negroes
| alone 4 white man replied no
| and the two clashed. Police had
difficulty landing the negro in Jail
being compelled TO draw their re-
volvers Later q negro shot Chock-
ley and escaped.
In Atlanta trouble between the
bl4cks anc whites as sn outgrow,l
Of the Jeffr;es-Jchnson fight was
narrowly arerted Monday nigh, wheE
the police arrested dalt a dozen
whites and one negro. The black
yelled "hurrah for Johnson" oo 4
crowded downtown street. He held
a knife in his hand and in an in
slant several white men had struck
him The police used their clubs
freely after the whites had chased
the negro into an alley. The streets
were throrged with men OF both
races IN nasty humor. but the pc
lice were vigiiant and say they can
prevent trouble The first disorder
arose y, the Grand opera house where
mixed audience heard the fight
bulletins read Later some negroes
started parade 20 celebrate the
victory Of their fellow black. This
the police stopped az once. On the
order OF the police commission the
mounted men. the reserves and the
detective force were called out and
the downtown streets patroled.
4, Houston. Texas. disturbances
broke out Immediately Monday nigh:
on the announcement Of the John
son victory a; Reno. Three negroes
we're badly hurt by white men ir-
side OF al hour after the fash OF
the result and the police were call
ed 10 Queil the several minor dis
,urbances and TO break Up fist fights.
Charles Williams. negro. was lit.
tie 100 yociferous in announcing the
outcome on a street car and white
man slashed his throat from ear 70
ear. The negro almost bied 20 death
before ne reached the hospi;a! 70
which he was hurried.