The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-05
Result Of the Prize Fight Yesterday,
Started Trouble in all
Parts Of the
Country.
MANY RACE RIOTS
Whites and Blacks Clash in Many
Quarters on Account OF the
Victory Of Jack
johnson.

CHICAGO, Ill, July 5.--Rioting
broke out like prickley heat all over.
the country last night between whites,
sore and angry that Jeffries had lost
the fight, and negroes jubilant that
Johnson had won.
One man was shot in Arkansas,
two negroes were killed at Lake Provi-
dence, La; one negro was killed at
Mounds, ILL.,, and negro fatally
wounded at Roundeye, Va, but the
tension that existed everywhere vent
ed itself chiefly in street scuffles Here
and there knife flashed and few
scattering shots were fired, but there
were more broken heads and black
eyes than serious wounds
In all there were disturbances In
over a dozen cities, from New York,
Pittsburg and Philadelphia in the
northeast, to New Orleans, Atlanta, St.
Louis, Little Rock and Houston in the
south and southwest.
In no case did the brawls amount to
serious race riot There was more
rioting in the city of New York almost
than IN the whole country combined.
Seventeen riot calls were turned in
there. Crowds tried to burn the ne
gro tenements and dozen rioters are
| in the ospital.
4 Negroes were dragged from trolley
cars by whites in various places and
4 beaten. At Johnson, Mo-, eight negroes
wefe beaten up At Cincinnati hun
dreds had trouble. In st. Louis me-
groes who threatened whites were
/ clubbed into submission. Many ar
rests have been made in Washington.
In Pueblo many officers were need
ed to preserve the peace. st. Joseph,
! Mo. Fort Worth, Texas, Atlanta, Ga,
New Orleans, La; Augusta, Ca; Balti-
more, Md; Dayton, Ohio; Wilmington
Del, and Kansas City, Mo-, all had
trouble.
All sorts of trouble is feared at Co
lumbus, Ohio. At Springfield, Ill., the
disturbance is so serious that race
riots are feared. At Clarksburg, w.
Va, the police saved one negro from
being strung up In the street.
State troops are asked for at Chat
tanooga and the police had difficulty
in preventing an attack on the Jail.
At Norfolk, Va. tars from the bat
tleship mixed 1t with the negroes.
Three hundred sailors marched the
streets looking for blacks, and the
jail is filled.
Negroes at keystone, W. Va, are
said to be in. possession of the town
the police being powerless. Communi
cation is impossible.
In Los Angeles, Jeffries' home town
the riots were numerous. About q
dozen are in the hospital.
!, In Chicago one woman was wound
ed.
Here are some of the riot notes o
/, the night:
omaha, Neb.-one negro killed
several injured.
! Houatori Texas. White man GU
: negro to death.
: Little Rock, Ark-Two negroes
). killed by whites.
Roanoke, Va.-Six negroes beaten.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Scores of riots IL
! the black belt; two police hurt; 100 ar
rests made.
I Louisville, Ky-Negroes attacl
!. newsboys selling fight extras.
New Orleans, Ia.-Riots in front 0
Il newspaper buildings.
& st. Louis-Riots in negro quarters
Atlanta. Ga.-Negro runs amucl
e with knife.
# Washington-Two whites fatal.
/ stabbed by negroes; 236 arrests made
n Kansas City-Negroes driven OF
e the streets.
d New York One negro beaten t
death.
Chicago-Negro stabbed by white Il
quarrel over fight.
OMAHA, Neb., July 5-Two Tegroe
are dead as the result of the priz
fight. All last night the police wer
e busy making arrests. Henry Andel
son, colored. was shot to death in
pool hall, following an argument owe
the fight. Thomas Green, negro, wa
! smothered to death in barber chail
e as result of prize fight joke.
!. Taxicabs filled with negro men al
y white women. drove through th
streets all night.