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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1912
Page
2
Police moved unexpectedly arresting fourteen men in a late night raid on a craps game at a business block on Pennsylvania Avenue. The players, a group of well known young men, were fined four dollars and fifty cents each plus costs, and all paid their penalties.
In Salamanca on August 4 a boy hurled a stone at train No 26 as it pulled into yard striking Messenger Carroll of Marion Ohio. The stone cut his left cheek and shattered glasses but did not injure the eye. John Navrosil, about thirteen, is alleged to have thrown the stone and was sought by the authorities.
The Pennsylvania Railroad invites chambers of commerce and other groups to cooperate in industrial development. An industrial department at Broad Street Station Philadelphia, led by John H. Whittaker, maintains an active list of available buildings and an industrial directory. It also distributes directories of wholesale fruit and vegetable dealers and growers, grain and flour dealers, mills, elevators, warehouses, and hay and straw shippers.
Heavy rains at Wiitay and Friday night forced early postponements. Starter Roe halted the 2:22 pace and the free-for-all as crowds dwindled. Saturday featured 2:47 pace won by Ropewood, 2:16 trot won by Nita O, 2:18 trot won by Tos Pat chien, and 2:20 trot won by Bonnie Dotte with tight times and small attendance.
Ex-president Roosevelt will speak to oil men of Pennsylvania and Ohio at Exposition Park on August 4. The outing and reunion of oil workers from both states, long a highlight at the park, will feature an ox roast as a traditional feast, with the visit arranged after a letter from Roosevelt's secretary.
Democrats reorganized their county committee at the courthouse on Saturday. State Chairman George Guthrie was supported by James Hlucksiee of Harrisburg. Bryan of Tinsville attended. Officers chosen: County chairman Joseph F. Rogab, secretary Martin C. Cornell, treasurer John M. Lynch.
The Whe tere Gni Cannon committee, after hours of debate, prepared a negative report on granting exclusive privileges to the Gerry Bisetric Light Company. It notes that private monopoly protections would enable unlimited charges, worsening the city’s situation, and credits the committee majority for resisting the scheme.
A grateful woman praises Lydia H. Pinitham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy for long lasting women’s ailments. She claims it has brought perfect health after years of struggle and that thousands of women share this experience with the medicine.
We thank neighbors and friends for their sympathy and support during our recent bereavement. Your kindness helped us through a difficult time and is deeply appreciated by our family.
A Volant resident reported a man claiming to be Dr Flowers sent by Oil City Hospital to treat families. The impostor signs nothing and overcharges, prompting the hospital to deny any such campaigns. Officials warned authorities to stop him to protect residents.
A spate of crashes in Oil City over Saturday and Sunday left several injured and two fatally harmed. Gus Pease, 18, Lyon Hughes, 18, Wealant Trapper, Harry Hannum, and Fred Johnson were named in reports of explosions, bicycle collisions, and a switch-engine accident resulting in severe injuries or death.
Philip Thompson known as Pittsburg Phil, a race track follower and tramper, suffered a skull fracture after a epileptic episode in front of Downey's drug store on a Sunday forenoon. He fell twice, was carried to Corry Hospital, where Dr J C Kiblon found a left side skull fracture. he remained partly conscious. Thompson, 38, has a brother in Cleveland and works in a railway yard.
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