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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
4
James McVermott of New York aged about 50 was killed when engine No 5076 of the Erie line ran over his legs at the rear of a freight car between 4 and 6 p.m. He was an ErIe construction worker and assistant foreman. He was taken to a funeral director's rooms after the accident.
Washington reports say the Mexican situation has grown to a grave risk for the Wilson administration. Officials note Huerta’s government may oppose Lind’s mission and that Republicans seek to complicate peace efforts, while a run on anti American sentiment grows at home.
Milan reports a second general strike in six weeks with 150000 workers on strike. Militant actions include barricades, cavalry clashes, sacked warehouses, and widespread arrests as Malatesta aids the revolt. Unemployment spikes and calls for a nationwide strike grow amid police shortages and violence.
The body of Robert M. Hughes, a wealthy plant er of Hughes, Atk., was found in the basement of a furniture store. Police believe he stumbled into an elevator shaft.
Aug 8 Baratoga New York reports a widening horse racing scandal tied to race fixing and bets. Prominent figures including jockeys and a well known politician are named as investigators pursue linked leads with Pinkertons probing the rackets and alleged payments.
The article notes Lady Cook, formerly Tennessee Claflin and a noted suffragette in New York, seriously ill at Richmond. It highlights her prominence in the suffrage movement and her health condition.
An automobile owned by Geo Wy Wester of Branford skidded off a road near Kinzua on Wednesday afternoon. The car carrying Miss Blanche Norott and others overturned into a ditch, one wheel snapped, and occupants were thrown forward. Wally was injured but not seriously. he and two women were attended to at the scene before being taken to Record City Hospital.
Fragmentary OCR text lists individuals and terms related to banking such as Henry Keppel and names including Andrews Candler Ay Depew Aust with roles like cashier and general banking, plus mentions of time deposits and drafts on foreign companies.
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