25 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1910
Page
1
Indianapolis passes a hat pin ordinance to curb dangerous protrusions from hats. City Council sponsor Rueben urges police to enforce impartially and detain violators. Police given tiny gauges to measure pin length and determine violations. mayor warns against enforcement errors and vows speedy court presentation.
Autopsy by Medical Examiner Leary concludes Max Landy was strangled in bed after a Friday night Brockton encounter. Death attributed to asphyxiation from a brain hemorrhage caused by a head blow, with a rupture of a small brain vein. Police have no lead while rival Joe Orson plans to surrender.
Report from Poughkeepsie dated April 25 details disputes within Dutchess Fire Insurance and its successor over the superintendent’s authority and alleged prejudice against President Vail’s camp. Motenidas charges denied. minutes allegedly altered to obscure facts. arguments center on commission histories and court avenues.
Indianapolis reports a three day cold spell ending Saturday night destroyed fruit and damaged vegetables nationwide. Grapes may bloom again but crops will drop to a quarter to a third of normal. peaches apples plums strawberries and other small fruits killed. Hundreds of March planted apple trees will need replanting. Indiana fruit crop values projected at four to six million dollars, possibly seven million.
Washington dispatch reports Senator J. W. Hon C. Burrows of Michigan denies any intention to withdraw from the race for the United States Senate seat. The April 46 message from Da Holt remarks he was not planning to retire from the nomination fight.
Rain fell as Rev Eastman led Scripture in General Langdon's house for Mark Twain's burial service. Remains arrived by rail, with relatives and townsfolk attending a simple service. Oliva Langdon Clemens was later honored on her grave marker. A statue proposal for Mark Twain near Beecher's home circulated in the town.
Vice President Sherman departed Sunday for St Louis to stay several days. He planned to return to Washington, D C, by Wednesday, continuing duties in the capital.
Washington on April 25 1918 President Taft seeks broadened Tariff Board powers to conduct a sweeping cost of production inquiry in the United States and abroad. The plan aims to compare domestic schedules with foreign costs and inform potential revisions before Taft’s term ends. The inquiry will cover rail transport and major tariff schedules and could extend to other nations after initial domestic work.
Washington dispatch reports President says railroad rate bill likely to pass in the House within a week to ten days. He discussed the legislative outlook with Ohio delegation members who pledged support and urged action on related measures including postal savings. No fixed plan was set, but the Ohio delegation intends to push Republicans toward caucus action if needed.
Boston April 26 The Boston and Maine railroad will advance passenger rates immediately likely effective June 1. The rise aims to fund higher wages for employers and may restore rates to those before February 1907 reductions of about 10 percent. The increase will not affect suburban schedules, per President Tuttle.
A report from Berlin says Jacob Schiff, banker of New York, donated $25,000 to fund an American library at the projected American Institute linked to Berlin University. Professor Hug Tienotertore of Harvard will organize the Institute on arrival this fall, with plans for a strong library emphasis.
FP report lists K. Russell as vice president and R. H. Winger as teller in the bank’s leadership update. The brief item records staff roles without additional context or actions.
In Austin Texas April a duel to the death occurred on Kellys tunnel near Teaver lake between Emmet Newman and R M Catlin, two wealthy stockmen whose adjoining ranches set the stage. Newman fired a rifle and was shot in the head, dying on the trail. Catlin was shot through the body and died the following night.
Cincinnati game details show Rab and Lewis batteries with Anderson and McLban opposing Geyer Bresnahan. This terse OCR reads as a baseball box score fragment from a Sunday matchup at Cincinnati listing players and scores.
Fragmented lines reference teams and places such as Jersey City Montreal Toronto and Newark with battery pairings and names like Hicks Wilkson Curtis Harty Petorean Newton Vandegrift McGinnity Origos Butler Holmes. The piece quotes a Cleveland Leader remark describing misfortune as a combination of business and bad judgment.
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