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ins “Fight
He Knocked Out the Negro
in the 26th Round At-
ter FuriOus Fighting--
Great Excitement at the
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Ringside
gAgain does tlle White Race rule supreme in
world The hearts of a .million fans all over the world today are
The long-'looked-for White Hope arrived and‘dei‘e‘ated the
negro who held the Crown of the Heavyweight Champion of the
.VVorld ever since he whipped Jefl‘ries at Reno.
derfnl physique stood him-in good stead a] through the tight.
the first of the going he was nervous, but after awhile he became
more confident with the result that he wears the crown of the un-
defeated heavyweight ehampion which so long has been possess—
ed by a member of the negro race.
United States huge throngs stood in front of newspaper offices
and received the returns of the big fight direct from the ring-
glad.
side. going wild at the news that
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LATEST PHOTOGRAPH 0F JACK JOHNSON, m DE-
. , POSED CHAMPION.’
HAVANA, April 1—11... diy ot the,
world‘s heavyweight champyonshlp
fight between Jack Johnson and Jess
Willard broke with overcast skies in
Hav sun and a decidedly cool wind has ,
blowing 11141111111 the sea.
When the sun rose it was behind o.‘
’ solid bank of clouds, but as the do?1
advanced blue patches of sky appoint-g
ed here and thcr'é, bringing hope of
line wehther to the lighters, 11171111 pro-
»motors, and thousands or men who
had journeyed to Havana to Withb's‘s.
the lg}g battle. 5
Havina has been stirred by this
twunomm-m
:in recent years, and dawn round the
sonogram mos news rm ALL 1-1111; or Tungsten» In SPEGIM. writ: Aria curt own mass-on.
uncommon-om
111111111111 keeper and two of NI 08!-
Bovorlsky. vars killed early today in
Zion's 11111111111111. supposedly by bun.
blurs. Zion and his wife, who slept over
the restaurant, were awakened by a
crash downtoirs and the proprietor
went down ilo‘ investigate. When he
failed to return, his wife called a
policeman. who loud the restaurant
the cellar.
In the collar was round also a sale,
the pugilistic on the door above and evidently
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"Willard Wins."
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NORFOLK, ._V11., April .5-—Every
possible effort, both from land and
sea, was being made today to learn
the fate of the Royal Dutch West Ill-
diss Compouys steamer Prins Mau-
rits, believed to have foundcrod oi'f
Hatteras with a loss of about fifty
persons in me great storm that lash
ed the South Atlantic’ ooa’sts Saturo
day.
Coast guard cutters. warships and
other craft searching for the Main-its
‘ yestegdsy, found no trace of the m-
sel near the spot from where she
sent out-wireless calls for aid, and it
was feared crew and passengers shar-
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11.111111111111111111. 111' and
, Isaac church Chosen With billets“
' Today ’~ ,1
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. Two of Norwalk’s biggest men were
to- -day elected directors of the Peoples'
Trust Compatiy at the annual meeting
of the stockholdersheid at the bank in
Wash
are Mo timer M. Lee and Isaac Church
and in their election, the stockholders
chose men who should greatly assist in
conducting-the 1111111 of the bank in a
most modern and successful 11111111111;
event more than by any other :thing
city fully awake to the unusual occur-
roncc of the day.
played, mono Helm and 89ml!”
lounowl
The downtown light Headquarters
were crowded with ticket buyers and
this morning saw: the arrival in Hav-
.1111 or wealthy. Cubans tronsnll over
the island.
1011111111 and Willard both ‘were up
early. The champion prepared ecoly
to defend his title. His pnly indica-
‘tions of nervousness were over the ex-
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The other directors elected were
Charles 1"; Mills. Judge John Keogh,
John W Olmstesd James E. mail,
William E. Wilcox, Morris Epstein, E.
W. Hubbub or Weqtpdrt,‘ Stephen
Novak. Luther M. Wright, Alvin De-
Witt Wadsworth, Robert M Wolfe,
Thomas 1101111111. Thomas Hz. Canty. Jro‘
and Andrew J. “Collins.
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Restaurant Keeper aid
Two Employes Killed
Owner oi Zisn’ 5 Eating House in How
York, and Porter and CookM
_ as They Surprise Burglars -
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mow your, Amy 5 —0tto my“, ,- throws Clem It but not been
i Death
Woods... '. ,_~
Mm Mm lay three
bloody clearer- m which tho burp’
M bod batters} in their victim's
lands. The police found also a revol-
ver and s set of burglar-'11 tools.
There was evident that the men
who committed the aims had scouted
themselves in the all" after eating
in the restaurant. The porter and
when they came do" to get coal.
The proprietor apparently had sur-
which had been moved from a place prised the thieves at work trying to
open the sale.
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tilts 11.1.1.7" 11111 We
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. , Esstorst the slut. Methodist-Epis-
copal Church was spent in a most Joy-
ous manner. g At the morning service
the pastor. Rev. William 11. Wokchaln.
preached s WWel’flll serious, his theme
being, ("the Reburrection at Christ, a
hot and 3 Revelation." This was Mr.
Wakeham’s last sermon as pastor of
the church. and it was listened to by
many who deeply regrctIhis departure
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Arthur F. Huntington, the present
Episcopal Church Norwaik. on the
first Sunday of May will becomothe
organist and choirmaster or the Bar-
gen Reform Church. Jersey City, N.
11' /‘ , x ,'
Mr. Huntingtonshas held his pres-
ent position nt'Grace "Church. for
the past four years, and prior to that
he held similar positions. in several
of the other churches of our city,_His
excellent work as an organist slid an
instructor of voices is well known to
our community. In his new position,
he will succeed Lucien G. Chalfin,
Musical Doctor and composer Of note.
11110111111111, who is 74 years of
ton street. The new director-still! designed file position because of
flailing eyesight. Amongiother emin-
ent organists who have occupied this
position. is Louis B. Dressier, at pres-
ent organist of All Souls 1111111111111
Church. New quk City, who its also
Well known as a: composer. .
11111111111111.1101 Will have the pies-
$8.000
organ, and of directing a quartette ct
prominent New. fork soloists. 5‘
Mr. Huntington Was unanimously
chosen by the musicmommittdo oi the,I
Bargains Reformed Cbuich from it
large number of applicants, and his
selection is a deserved recognition
of his excellent musical ability.’
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organist and choirmaster oi Grace ‘-
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lip to April 1 111111 1111 Session
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. keeper and his “to employee dead in cook had been m and “may“ 0 l f III. ”a, in HOUSE All
lleorlm to Be Completed Illis
Weill "
HARTFORD, April 5r—Besides re-
porting unfavorably on woman sul-
“ Inge. killing the deer and rabbit bills,
the 1.111111111111111 during last/week pass-
ed 95 measures. selected six. hoard 2b
favorable robotic and 40 unfavorable
ones. During the 42 days it has been
in session it has done more business
than any of its predecessors and bids
fair to adjourn before the middle of
May it the present pace is maintained.
: As an instance of its speed compari-
5 son with other sessions is helpful. Up
to April 1 the present Assembly had
enacted-143 public acts. Last» session;
» just three bills had been approved ouf
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Kifit,
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«or 11. 811111111, Bound ilvor
morator- 1
the longest hearing, in local court
records. Walter Moycri and Charles
Ember. Jr., were bound over to the
May term of the superior court. late
attempting
,to murder Bernard
Court was opened by Judge Joseph‘G.
Hyatt at 10 oclcck in the morning.
and testimony given by the injured
man and defendants lasted until live
o'clock,_.in the evening. Meyers ad-
mined-that he 1111111111. 11110611113 111111
, the .38 calibre revolver, but denied any
(commands Page)...
nounced at the service yesterday after-
noon at the Broad Rive; Union Chapel,
that as so many opportunities for pul-
pit supply“ were opening to him or
late, of which sometimes he could not
to be at the chapel in the afternoon, he
had decided to discontinue 1111 service
services at *Broad ;River live and a halt
years ago, when pastor of the Silver
mine Methodist? PotestsntI Church. Al-
though he res ed ti-om the latter
church in October, 1913, to take up
Journalistic work as editor of the
Dorian Review. he has continued his
weekly trips to Broad River. There
was keen regret expressed over Mr.
Richters determination by all in 111.
Richter stiited that while 1111 Wished to
. be free, because of other engagements,
tor the next two Sundays. he would re-
turn to Broad River on Sunday after-
noon, “April 24. when he wished to
whose fellowship he had so long on-
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Officials in. Rome Believe [the Tuf- '
. irregulars are placed at Nish at
ll Sill flitting
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section of the. Hungarian frontier.
_ great sncc
wns'rroa'r. 1.111 33111111111631 01‘
l, i (in f n n it
Saturday me 11'. upon charges of . German ”submarine Sin y atcr oo o the Isles
Rev. G. .E. Richter. ot_~Darien,.an;
avail himself because of his obligation .
there as pastoral supply. Mr. Richter ‘
began his Sundayatternoon pfeaching ~
'tcndanco at yesterdays service. Mr. “
.1
been taken to conclude peace,- especially by Austria and
speak a. few final words to the people ,
toyed.
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Mil ll CONSIDERING
ish Minister’s Presence in Switz-
erland has Much Significancefi
Turks.Claim to Have Sunk twila
Russian Ships' in the Block V. .
and Germany Adds Two More
English Vessels to Her List- Aus-
trian Forces in Beskids Are Re-
treating
\
Notwithstanding official denials, it is believed in . ’
Rome that there is a basis loathe report that Turkey and. V
possibly Austria are considering the initiation of peace;
negotiations. In this connection significance is attached
. to the presence in Switzerland of Djavid Pasha, Turk~
made at
were being"
islr Minister-mi Finance. Official denial, was
.Vienna last week that peace negotiations
considered. _ I .
An official statement from thes Turkish \l'ar Offi¢e
says that the Turkish fleet has sunk two Russian ships op .
the l‘laek Sea nearUdessa. it is said also that a mine-
sweeper which attempted to approach the entrance to the
Dardanelles was destroyed
Serbian losses in the border figlflinf-Wfiulgarian
125‘ men killed or
wounded. The Bulgarian force, it is 539, amounted to
about one and one-half re meats}: ‘ .‘7 .
Beyond the bare admiss n idol the Austrian forces '
in the Beskids have been compelled to retreat, Vienna
has given no indication of the status of affairs; along that'
There is as yet no .1
md1cat10n.whether Hlungary IS threatened seriously with
invasion. he Russian War Office not only claims a‘
in the Beskids, but asserts that definite a
vantages hale been gained over the Germans in Northerh
Poland. ‘. " ’
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LONDON, April 5, 1 35p.‘n1.—Tl1eclas_gow 1113111147" . 4
er Olivine and the Russian bark Hermes were sunk by a
of
Wight. The crews of the .two vessels took to their boats
and were rescued by a British torpedo boat destroyer.
PARIS, April 5 5 30 a. m. ———Tl1e Bulgarian irregulars
. who raided Strinmitsa‘, Serbia, are estimated to have num—
bered .about a regiincnt,and a half, says a dispatch toilfle .5
5111111111"? irom itsINoslificori-cspondcnt. The. total Serbian
losses in the fighting are estimated at
wounded, including flue officers. - .
A Bulgarian diplomat, interviewed bv the newspaper
Odjik, the dispatch says, declared the raiders were (li_.\
contented Bulganam 1rreg'ul‘ars Wearing old 1111111111115.
That that part of their equipment was of recent inanufac
125 killed and
- ture the diplomati explained by stating that Several regi '
mental arrii’pries near the frontier recently had been
tered by burglars. 5‘
MADRID, via Paris, April ‘5. 5 .40 a i' m—Foell‘ng'_
among the natives of the Canary Islands, according to a
, Las Palmas dispatch, is bitter against the German colony ,. -
because of the sinking by German submarines of the,
steamers Falaba and Aguila, which were tarryin'gr 2,800 ‘
sacks of flour and Boo tons of provisions to the. fan-line» 7'
' stricken inhabitants of the islands
The Spanish “government has sent the cruiser Cata—
luna and the gunboat Laya to Las Palmas ‘to preventf.
another incident similar to the es’capc of the hitcmed
Hannmrg- Aun'erican steamer Macedonia. .
The Espana Nueva prints a dispatch from its Lisbon
correspondent stating that Dr. Affonso Costa, former
. _Pemier anNadEr of the Opposition party, has sudden-
, _ly left the . "
ntry a
\ Vs.
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ROME. April 4, 8 .50 a m.,._ via Paris, April 5,
' I2 .20 a. m. ———In spite of varioug official denials from some.
of the belligerent nations that preliminary steps have
Ttirlceyfi without consulting Germany the report that,
191111111 l’asha, Turkish Ministei- of Finance, who is now
in Switzerland; is on a mission of peace, finds credcnc
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