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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1914
Page
5
A garbled OCR snippet shows mixed numbers and stray letters, mentioning prices like 5.08 and 4.965, with references to ham and a book. The readable text is sparse, lacking a clear event or names to anchor a fuller summary.
Personal mentions record a flurry of visits and travel across nearby towns. D M Alford, H Henderson, John Iran, Mrs John Long, Mind Margaret Hand and Miss Anna Chambera sit among those visiting Corry, Warren, Albion, or traveling to Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Olean, and Chaudauqua Lake for short stays, with many hosting dinners at Oakwood Park and attending church and school events.
A vagrant, held in city jail after a drunken condition, died at Corry hospital as condition worsened. Police found no foul play. McGilley, a familiar figure to the Mayo court, claimed a pint of whiskey had been doped. Relatives were en route as hospital staff coordinated the inquiry.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4 16 the second game of the Ellis and Murray series will be called at City League Park. The Murray lineup includes Cogawell Keating Pope Downey Jheahs Pearce Drake Lathrop Long Maloney Cady and D Graker with two likely outfielders to follow. This is the second game of the series and the Wyedistyo contest of the whole thrash.
United Press report from Washington states Germany will not permit any foreigners, including Americans, to leave during its mobilization period. No duration specified. State Department will await a reasonable timeframe before demanding departure rights.
Local firm J W and A P Howard and associated Corry businesses report Western Union telegram restrictions due to European war measures. Messages to French or German points are blocked as governments tighten control. London office enforces plain English German or French text. coded messages not accepted. Sender bears delivery risk.
A charity effort launches in the city to raise funds for Mont Wickwire who has suffered rheumatism for thirteen years and has been nearly helpless these past five years. Former workmates will canvass the town to collect over a hundred dollars needed to send him to Hot Springs for relief. Metropolitan picnic invitations extend to policyholders of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co and families for a summer event at FINK WSTHIN GROVE on Seventh Street with races and a social gathering, noting the grove use via Patterson Row Institute.
A program listing features Vitagraph star Lilien Walker and Walter Van in Fanny's Melodrama, plus a Biograph play Under the Key and other titles including Wrong All Around and McBrides Bridio All for So. The page notes theater offerings at Aynsel Theater with several acts and showings.
A case against local policeman Sands was withdrawn after a hearing at the City Building in Titusville. Magistrate Shields oversaw the proceedings as A B Fouter and G T Kincaid acted for the plaintiff and Sands respectively. The crowd dispersed after the withdrawal and costs were shared. Also reported is the death of 4 year old Curtin McKinney Holbrook from a mainshot wound at the city hospital.
The Woman's Civic League met yesterday at the Methodist church to map an active campaign ahead of Tigloos Chautauqua Week. They urged city officials and property owners to clean streets, cut weeds, and keep storefronts tidy, and discussed locating Major Brown’s donated drinking fountain. Enthusiasm was high among attendees, with plans to mobilize merchants and residents for a cleaner business district.
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