President Roosevelt Safe After River Collision En Route West Virginia
A New Orleans dispatch reports the lighthouse tender Magnolia struck by the steamship Esparata near Sixty Mile Point on the Mississippi River. The president and party were transferred to the Ivy and then to the West Virginia, reaching port in good spirits with no injuries.
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Hicks Resigns Amid Impeachment Charges
In Shreveport on October 27 Governor Blanchard received formal resignation from City Judge Hicks. He denied guilt but chose to resign after a long trial process. Three years remained in his term. The resignation halts what had been a highly charged impeachment case with counts of malfeasance nonfeasance embezzlement extortion incompetency intoxication and unbecoming conduct.
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Subway Surpasses Hopes With Nickel Fare Surplus Record
New York reports 106 million subway riders since opening on Thursday one year ago. Each paid a nickel, meeting riders' hopes of Harlem access in fifteen minutes. The line posted a quarterly surplus and by quarter two had 1.5 million dollars extra after fixed charges and sinking fund payments. Prague and Ravia notices follow: Ern est Bresney and Charles Bresney wed Misses Bozena and Rosa Ruziga. auctioned business lots $35 to $255 and residences $30 to $75.
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Austin Affairs: Texas Rail Mail Delays and Oil Tax Debates
Austin reports the railroad commission stands by its schedule order for the International and Great Northern despite groaning over mail delays at Longview Junction. The Waters-Pierce Oil Company will pay penalties under the Love tax, totaling 17,500 dollars, as the attorney general sues four oil firms to challenge Kennedy bill section 9 taxing oil as wholesale dealers. Acme Cement Plaster Co of East St. Louis gains Texas permission to do business, with Dallas as headquarters.
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Maddox Wins Libel Suit Against Houston Chronicle
Frank M. Maddox won a libel verdict in Austin against the Houston Chronicle Publishing Co. for 2000 in damages 31000 exemplary and 1000 actual. The suit claimed the paper libeled him by alleging he traveled to Mexico during the Austin bogus bond issue discovery. An appeal is expected. The trial was before Judge Brooks of the Twenty-sixth district court.
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Ticket Brokers Barred In Dallas By Court Injunction
In Dallas the Fourteenth district court Judge Nash made permanent the injunction against ticket brokers the action requested by railroads entering the city. A temporary restraining order had been issued last week.
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Taft Team Plans Panama Visit for Second Anniversary
Secretary Taft and party aim to reach Panama on November 3 for the republics second anniversary. The Columbia will carry the party to Colon from Point Comfort, with a return targeted by November 15. Fortifications board members will join for coastal observation from Narragansett to Galveston to advise on Atlantic defenses.
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Courageous Firefighters Battle Blaze at Crown Cordial Building
Firemen faced near constant explosions while battling a six story fire in New York on Friday morning. The Crown Cordial and Extract company building and others were destroyed, with losses estimated at $200,000. Firefighters risked severe injuries as alcohol and spirits detonated during the blaze.
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Melodrama Rescue Leads to Eye Injury in Chicago
A Toledo dispatch reports actor Will Granger was shot in the eye during a melodrama in Chicago as a lion tamer seized a girl from a cage of lions. A revolver in the rescuer’s hand discharged accidentally. Granger may lose sight in the injured eye.
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Cleveland Endorses McClellan for Re Election
Ex President Cleveland wrote a letter to Mayor McClellan endorsing his candidacy for re election. The endorsement comes as New York politics focus on the upcoming mayoral race and continuity in city leadership.
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