President Narrow Escape After River Collision
President and party on the lighthouse tender Magnolia narrowly escaped disaster when Magnolia collided with the Fratt steamer in the Lower Mississippi. Magnolias bow and rail were damaged, two or three holes opened, one injury reported. President Roosevelt later transferred to the West Virginia and remained calm. A collision report details signals and evasive maneuvers as Esparta shipper and pilot dispute course. The West Virginia continued to New Orleans with the President aboard in good spirits.
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Fratt
West Virginia
United States
New Orleans
Con Vetine
Presuknt
Loeb
Rixey
Blu
Presi-ent
Roosevelt
Meosal Stra Ft
Migrolia
Nairn
Noore
West Igus
Pilot Town
Esparta
United Fruit Company
Mars
Sparta
Arta
Ely
Alagnulia
West Shore
Mutual Life panel to curb McCurdy regime
New York October 27 a trustees committee appointed to probe Mutual Life Insurance Company affairs is seen as mainly aimed at removing the McCurdy regime. Some trustees threatened to resign, mirroring Equitable scandal turmoil. Effingham Morris declined to serve, leaving selection to fill his seat. Charles E. B Hughes noted lack of official word on the panel but welcomed its aid to the legislative inquiry.
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Washington Post
New York
Mutual Life Insurance Company
McCurdy
Mutual
Equitable
Effingham B. Morris
Charles EB. Hughes
Armstrong Committee
Train hurled from bridge near Lexington injuring twelve
A Southern Railway passenger train was hurled from a 150 foot wooden bridge seven miles from Lexington Kentucky into a creek forty feet below. Twelve people were injured including W L Herndon Joseph Thompson M A Scovill William Hutchison J W Hughes Edward Dowling J W Crosnflaid B Rippy James Foster Thomas G Johnson W D Donaldson R W Vaughan. The engine tender and cars were wrecked but the mail was saved and a relief train was sent for treatment. Most wounded expected to recover.
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Lexington
Southern Railway
W. L. Herndon
Mai
Joseph Thompson
M. A. Scovill
William Hutchison
J W. Hughes
Edward Dowling
Louisville
J. W. Croasflaid
Lawrencebare
Rippy
Lawrenceburg
James Foster
Salt Lick
Thomas G. Johnson
Burgin
W D Donaldson
Eminence
R. W Vaughan
Phillips
Rich Woman Train's Victim Found Near Philadelphia Tracks
A wealthy New York woman identified as Mrs. Margaret Todd, wife of Louis L. Todd, hotel proprietor, was found dead by railroad tracks near Oxford Street entrance to Fairmount Philadelphia. She had both legs severed and head crushed. Police recover jewelry and a Pullman ticket, pursue investigation into her mysterious disappearance from West Twenty-sixth Street, New York.
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Philadelphia
M. Todd
New York
Philadelphia and Reading
Oxford Street
Fairmount
Louis L. Todd
Marlborough and
Vendome
Jersey City
Augustus W. Finch
West 112Th Street
West Twenty-sixth Street
Margaret Todd
Mia. Todd
East Orange
N. J
Hoboken
Mrs. Todd
Baptized Beside Body in Strange Episcopal Rite
In Sodus New York four infants were baptized beside the corpse of the dying parish rector who had planned to perform the ceremony. His brother the Rev Co l Miller of St Louis officiated the baptism in the Episcopal Church. The rector died suddenly before his planned rite.
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Washington Post
Sodus
Episcopal Church
Cod. B. Miller
St. Louis
New York Approves Massive Water Plan From Catskills
New York voters approved a plan to spend 161 million dollars to raise the city’s daily water supply by 260 million gallons to reach 900 million gallons. The enhanced supply will come from the Catskill Mountains, expanding the current intake as city officials and the board of estimate and apportioned authorized the expenditure. The note also mentions an upcoming Combe Section in colors in The Washington Post.
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New York
New York City
Board of Estimate
Catskill Mountains
Great Combe
Washington Post
Clash Imminent as Czar Prepares to Fire on Rebels
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports looming confrontation as troops are readied to fire amid a general strike and provincial unrest. Monstrous meetings at St. Petersburg University ignite revolutionary fervor with 15 000 to 20 000 attendees while authorities anticipate bloodshed and possible cabinet changes led by Count Witte. Panicked capital, blackout conditions, halted electric light, and rail service disruption compound tension as police forego intervention to avoid triggering violence.
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St. Petersburg
Peterhof
Denmark
Khar
Russia
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of Finance
Trepoff
Chinovmks
Government Telegraph Agency
Telegraph and Cable Service
Assize Court
Litania Street
Finland
STEP NEARER DEATH APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT
Albany dispatch details Albert T. Patrick's murder conviction and death sentence. Senator David B. Hill seeks U S Supreme Court review. if denied, Governor Higgins would grant clemency. Court of Appeals upholds Judge Gray's participation and schedules a new execution date.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Albert T. Patrick
W. M. Rice
New York City
United States
David B. Hill
Patrick
Hill
United States Supreme Court
Hill Defends Judge Gray in Patrick Case Appeal
Senator Hill reiterates opposition to Judge Gray sitting on the Patrick case and calls the court's denial of a reargument unjustifiable. He notes Gray’s son’s involvement in the appeal, cites past disqualifications, and questions the legality of officials’ relatives practicing before judges. The case centers on Rice's murder and Patrick’s conviction, with final resolution awaited at the Supreme Court.
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Gray
Senator Hill
John Clinton Gray
Court of Appeals
Henry G. Gray
Patrick
New York City
Hill
Learned Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Supreme Court
Jones
M. W. Rice
Rice
Texas
Sing Sing
Albany
Hil
Ries
Rica
Poisoned orphans at St Joseph Orphanage reported
In Burlington Vermont on October 27 seventeen girls aged two to six at St Joseph Orphanage fell ill last night. three died within three hours after an autopsy by the State board of health found poisoning as the cause though the exact toxin was not identified. The remaining inmates were away at an entertainment. nurses were absent. Several others remained in serious condition.
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Burlington
St. Joseph Orphare
State Board of Health
Classified Ads Due By 2 30 P M For Sunday Issue
In this office by 2 30 p m this afternoon to insure insertion for Sundays edition of The Post.
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the Post
Visit Luray Caves by Special Train from Baltimore
Special train departs Baltimore and Ohio station at 8:05 a.m. for Luray with return fare of 2.50 including cave admission. Advertises a rare chance to tour the famous caverns at a small cost with bookings through J H W Small & Sand in Washington and the Waldorf Astoria office in New York.
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Baltimore
Ohio
BR. R
J. HW. Small & Sand
Elorisia
Ith
G Sts
Washington
Waldorf- Astoria
Broadway
New York
Webber Attacks Herrick and Cox in Ohio Campaign
Congressman Amos R. Webber of the Fourteenth district denounces Gov. Herrick as weak and beholden to the liquor interests and Boss Cox. He urges repudiation of Cox and the liquor league, canceling campaign dates, and vows to fight alcohol influence while aiming to ban liquor from Washington and seeking Anti-Saloon League support. The remarks hit Herrick’s campaign hard as Ohio voters weigh liquor power against reform.
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Washington Post
Columbus
Ohio
Amos R. Webber
Fourteenth District
Herrick
George B. Vox
Cincinnati
Lauor League of Ohio
Boss Cox
Webber
Medina
Judge Webber
Elyria
Republican Committee
George B Cox
Cox
Liquor League
Myron T. Herrick
Bossism
Lquor League
People of
Ohi
Washington
Mquor League
Anti-Saloon League
America
Congress
District of Columbia
News index and pages overview of diverse items
Index 10 today issue lists pages with items on politics foreign affairs and crime. Highlights include President safety after collision Truman era topics Contiats rage in Russia Patrick near the death chair and Gorman fight in Maryland. Also notes on tariffs and political platforms at Chicago and isthmus canal discussion.
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Russia
Patrick
Herrick
Gorman
Maryland
Ricketts
Hearst
Shaw
Chicago
Taft
Isthmus
Charles
Norway
Holland
Washington
Charlottesville
Corbett
Virginia
Eemploye
War Department
Cortelyou
Berlin
Adolph Perbohner Dies After Window Leap
Adolph Perbohner, real estate and loan operator at 165 Washington Street, leaped from a four story window to escape police warrants for conspiracy and fraud. He died instantly on the pavement near Chicago city hall. The act followed his slamming a door on officers and pursuing crowds witnessed the fall.
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Chicago
Adolph Perbohner
Washington Street
Purbohner
Perbohner
McClellan Extends Lead in Betting Circles
In Washington Post reporting from New York October 27 at the Hoffman House and Waldorf Astoria, Mayor McClellan held the advantage in bets as the big bettors gathered. Wall street circles echoed the trend with McClellan favored at about 1 to 2, while Jerome shifted from even money to 10 to 9 and closed even.
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Jerome
The
Washingtn Post
New York
Hoffman House
Waldorf-Astoria
McClellan
Wall Street
Three Rings of Right Hand May Identify Victim in Suitcase Case
The Washington Fest reports that arms and legs found in a harbor suitcase near Charlestown Bridge link to a torso found earlier at Winthrop Yacht Club. Rings on the right hand, including turquoise and garnet rings, plus a small hand ring on the little finger, are key to identifying the victim and tracing the killer. Police, medical examiners, and state officers planned to confirm identity through the rings and pursue the suspect’s details.
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Washington
Boston
Charlestown Bridge
Winthrop Yacht Club
Harris
Myer Rubin
Winthrop
John Berkman
Pierce
Dugan
Watts
Neal
State Police
Maryland's Poe Amendment Deepens White Supremacy Fight
A Washington Post correspondent reports Maryland faces a heated battle over disfranchising the black vote as the Poe amendment seeks to impose literacy or grandfather clauses. Senator Gorman leads the push, with Isidor Rayner and Gov. Werfield among notable positions, amid broader Southern trends and court rulings.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Maryland
Mason and Dixon’s
Une
Gorman
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Senater Gorman
Isidor Rayner
Mr. Gorman
Gov. Werfield
Poe
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Patrick Case
Supreme Court
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Th St
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Post
Part
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Winchester
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