The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-07-05
Washington Man Had His
Throat Cut in a General
Street Fight
P|TTsBuRG NEGROES HELD UP
MANY STREET CAR LINES
Cincinnati Mob Chased . Negro Whs
Was Accused Of Making Insultine
Remarks-New York and Phfladal.
phia Had Several Riots Eaoh.

soAy o"4u 6G6t l0fo
list night resulting from classes be-
tween negroes and whites over tho
championship battle at Reno, Thomaa
Mutdle, an enlisted man of the Undtsd
States marine corps had his throat
cut and is at the Casualty hospital
IN serious condition.
Another white man. who was found
unconscious late at night on Penn
sylvania avenue, after a free-for-all
fight, was taken to the hospital where
1t was discovered he has sustained
conclusion Of the brain. Several
other participants in the street dght
were reported severely injured but no
fatalities have resulted.
Nearly Lynched.
New York, July 5.-The police arc
still keeping astive patrol today in
the "black belts" Of New York to
check any further sporadic race trou-
BILE engendered by the outcome of the
Jefries-Johnson fight. Resentment
caused by the defeat of Jeffries at the
hands Of the negro caused scores of
street fights. negro hunts through
streets and petty outbreaks all
through the night. The BLACK and
tan" zone was the scene of the only
race killing reported. George Craw-
ford, negro waiter, had an atterca-
ton with an unknown white man over
the question Of what Jeffries in his
prime could have done to johnson.
The white man ended the argument
by striking Crawford over the head
with blunt instrument. The negro
died later in the hospital.
Nelson Turner, q negro. was nearly
lynched for yelling to q crowd OF
white men in the San Juan" section.
I'VE blacks put 1t over on you whites
and we're going to do more to you"
Then Turner drew a revolver which
missed fire. and In trice the crowd
was upon him. He was being hauled
to lamp post when the police res
cued him.
There were race trouble in all the
boroughs of the city but the police
say no further trouble is expected.
Wild Night
Philadelphia, July 5.-More than
one hundred whites and blacks, soms
with their heads bandaged or show
ing other evidence Of their participa-
ton in last nights race riot, follow
ing Johnson's victory at Reno, stood
before the police magistrates today to
receive punishment AS rule the
disturbers of the peace were released
with a fine, but those more seriously
involved in the riots were held In bail
for court or sent to the county prison
for short terms.
1t was a wild night among tho
rougher element o fthe colored people
in the negro sections, but no one was
seriously hurt either in the riots or
in hilarious celebrations of the negro
champions triumph. The disturbances
were not confined to any particular
part of the city or public parks, the
fights breaking out nearly every.
where.
Three Riots.
Pihsburg, July 5.-Less than half
an hour after the decision of the fight
was announced here three riot calls
were sent in to two police precincts
in the negro hill district. Street cars
were held up, and insulting epithsts
were hurled at the passengers. The
police beat the crowds back with
their clubs to permit the passage of
street cars.
In Colorado.
Pueblo, Col, July 5.-A riot be-
tween whites and blacks IL reported
in Bessemer. Puebio's steel works
suburb as a result Of the Johnson-
Jeffries fight.
Chased . Nogre.
Cincinnati, July 6.-Intermtteu
rioting following the announcement
of the result of the Jeffries-Johnsou
fight called the police to several Diff
ferent sections Of the city last even