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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1916
Page
4
Community advertisements and notices from Sharon to Warren cover rents sales paydays and promotions. Listings include rental housing on West Main Street and Sixth Avenue. shop sales such as carpet sweepers and hardware items. payroll notices for Sharon and Farrell plants. and upcoming social notices including a housewarming and a birthday. Neighbors also note a road roller purchase and local church staffing gossip.
Workers begin repairs on gas lines Park Place while paving prep starts this spring. Pennsylvania Gas Co expects to fix lines soon. Rail expansion rumors may extend line from PunTalty to Clearfield via Corwangyilin. A crane accident injures worker at Bile Wire plant. 43 is killed or severely wounded, wife and child survive. Company promises eight hour shifts, merit-based promotions, more hires as training completes.
The Public Service Commissioner W. A. Megui notes a probe into telephone charges in Pittsburgh and surrounding counties. Officials examine why city rates are higher than Seattle and other cities, with evidence presented on the higher rates for limited service and lower New Yorker rates for certain lines.
A police officer named Rust was badly hurt when his patrol car ran off a road at night on Hin Locwl Potion. He was dragged by a wheel and crushed, taken to Dr C H Bannett’s office, then to his home after preliminary treatment. expected to be off duty for several weeks.
A United Press dispatch from Columb, Indiana, reports a call for troops after Mexican forces near the border prompted fears of an invasion. Officials say federal troops are ready, but border tensions and civilian anxieties rise as authorities insist on preparedness and communication lines remain strained.
A damaged OCR note reports urging all to attend a Hoard of Commerce meeting. It mentions the directors and the chairman of several committees, claiming attendance is needed to consider pending matters. The text is garbled but signals an organized call for collective action.
A business man seeks the presidential nomination with support from New York and Delaware factions. Mrs Pont claims he will concede a second choice at the convention while supporters push him as a favorite son of Delaware.
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