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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1913
Page
7
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A Meadville young man, Karlskind aged 23, is missing after leaving home Friday afternoon. A letter to his sister reportedly claimed he planned to end his own life and indicated a possible suicide close to Standville mailing location. Police have been notified and will pursue the case to locate him.
Workers at the Stabor Chyar factory began phased layoff as sections of the Warren cigar industry prepared to relocate equipment and stock to Reading. Management planned Monday shipments with about six rail cars, while unions considered formal sympathy actions and potential boycotts against local brand producers.
Erie Pa Aug 11 Coroner Hunley orders an inquest into the death of James P Campbell a plumber who fell from about ten feet while working on piping at the General Electric plant He died shortly after at the hospital from a compound fracture of the skull Campbell lived with his widowed mother Mrs Margaret Campbell at 214 Bent Seventeenth Street He is survived by two sisters Mrs Richard Ruth and Miss Margaret and a brother Maney C Campbell
Reported early morning theft at Westfield involves a safe blown open by professional robbers. Amount stolen estimated at several hundred dollars, with a broken safe door found and a note blower used to mock the incident. Local residents reportedly slept through the explosion. Police were alerted around 6 am by Agent Swarts of the Traction Line.
A recovered manuscript describes ex convicts plotting a bank run on Erie Bank to seize money, outlining steps to attack other banks in New York and beyond. The article mentions a target of 200 convicts, names a lawyer witness, and urges authorities to pursue the criminals while noting risks to innocent relatives.
Martha Johnson and Ana Math Johnson were held by a highwayman near 47 Westolator last night as they walked home. John Rasmus and Raymond Ahlstrom captured the suspect, who hid a revolver. the weapon was unloaded. Alstrom faces attempted highway robbery charges.
An Aug 11 notice from Oil City reports that Mayor Bigzinn will appoint a sealer of weights and measures under a recently passed state law. The position covers standardizing weights and measures for all produce sold by weight, aiming to protect consumers and curb fraud from false measurements.
The bulletin notes atmospheric pressure patterns pointing to below normal temperatures in the Northwestern states and Pacific areas. It expects high temps early week in the Gulf South and lower Mississippi valley, with warming trends in the central U S midweek and cooler air returning later. Drought regions from the Middle Mississippi valley to the Southern Plains may stay warm in the first half, with possible showers and cooler spell in the latter half of the week.
A fragmentary New York patch story recalls a quirky exchange at a family hotel about a mock soup remark. A hotel guest and Audubon Society member debate a curious phrase while a husband quotes a garbled line from a theater script.
Detroit’s model hog weighing 900 pounds leads a display at Winpira City park in the Greater New York Wall and Ixpoultion show. The Long brother herd of Alda brings the top animal to challenge champions from other breeds. The Mule Foot type emphasizes swine traits with a distinctive toe arrangement amid praise from Hoosier and Buckeye farmers.
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