Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-29

Chicago. July 29.-Race rioting
spread outside the south side colored
district today. There was serious
fighting and shooting in the loop in the
forenoon. The exclusive north side
residential district received touch OF
disorder.
killings continued after daybreak,
bringing the number of dead in police
reports up to twenty-five by mid-fore-
noon, and hundreds were injured.
The police had under investigation
three other reported killings. The list
Of twenty-five included fourteen whites
ana eight negroes.
Tho street car strike seemed to aid
the spread Of race riotins which surg
ed from the south side into the loon on
the heels o. thousands walking to work
who ordinarily ride 100 .7''Zy
Several regiments Of state troops
were under arms In armories awaiting
possible call by the city: Meanwhile
the entire police force was dealing with
the riots.
Casually Records Incomplete.
An unidentified negro was killed and
two were injured at Wabash and
Adams streets, the heart Of the down.
town district, in rioting which was re-
newed after 6 6.o'clock this morning. Jo-
seph White, street car conductor,
was shot and killed in the stock yards
section. William Henderson was ar
rested on suspicion in the killing.
Four thousand soldiers with full war
equipment stood ready to quell the RI
oting that during two bloody nights Of
terror cost the lives Of more than
twenty men, including one negro po-
liceman, and the injury Of hundreds Of
others. Four Of the injured are SOL
diers.
The police and the coroner have been
unable to make a complete check Of
the casualties, but reports showed
eighteen killed and hundreds injured.
Mounted policemen galloped along the
boulevards. patrol wagons dashed back
and forth with prisoners. and women
and children Ncreamed as men fought
with knives, fists and cudgels.
Four Regiments M obiIized.
When the rioting, which started Sun
day night with the stoning and drown
ing OF negro who had drifted on a
raft into the lake region used by the
whites, had reached serious propor-
tions, Mayor Thompson asked Cover
nor Lowden for troops. Lieutenant
Governor Oglesby gave, Adjutant Gen.
soldiers.
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diers were in armories on the south
side. BY that time the police had
cleared the streets and were rounding
up looters. The taste of blood Satur-
day night whetted the appetites of
hundreds of persons who had long
grieved over the influx Of negroes, who
had spread over what long had been q
fine residential quarter of the south
side. Property had deprecated and
whites had migrated to other parts Of
the city. but many had retained their
homes.
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Both parties to the contest, enraged
by the stories of the cruelties Of the
others. deliberately armed themselves
last night and went out to start their
hunt. As soon as darkness fell the
fighting became fierce. In some cas9
negroes in autos dashed thru thd
streets firing at the whites as soon as
they were seen. In other cases white
men fired thru windows and doors
while the inmates fired thru the barri-
cades. Gangs Of both factions march,
ed thru the streets and. meeting,
fought, ana many were wounded as u
result. Many q hand-tq-hand fight
added to>the casualties. Women and
children were dragged from street cars
until the companies stopped running
the vehicles. In one instance a group
Of women passing thru the streets
was fired upon by negroes.
Looting and lncsndiarism.
As the night wore on and the bands
Of terrorists were broken up looters
and incendiaries appeared. Several
houses were fired and one was burh-
ed. Stores were bfoken~open and one
was sacked. vandals Of both races
marred and destroyed the houses of
their opponents. g NJ
Toward4 morning g number Of white
riotsrv Invaded the down town quar-
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