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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1911
Page
2
A satirical wedding report from the Buffalo Daily News, republished by the Cory Leader, provokes strong backlash over dignity and propriety. Critics deride the piece as crude mockery while defenders urge restraint and journalistic standards.
Deputy Sheriff Osterholds of Olean pursued a man wanted for embezzling funds from a collecting agency. Officers located the suspect but could not detain him. The man fled east toward Jamestown after purchasing a train ticket, prompting a renewed chase by authorities.
A spate of arson struck the Fourth Ward with multiple blazes early Saturday to Monday, destroying an iron box shop and threatening broader destruction. In Titusville, Trev Amsler, 80, was arrested for stealing a valuable team belonging to Stewart Muir of Rome Township, found with two horses described as dark brown, nearly black, with a white facial stripe. Police pursued from Titusville to the city, recovering the animals and detaining the suspect, who had camp gear and tools in his possession.
Washington, August 18. The Post Office expects about 40,001 savings depositories to be designated among the nation’s 10,000 post offices. By September 1, all 1800 second-class offices will be designated, with plans to extend the system to fourth-class offices, excluding money order offices.
Corry Knights of Pythias announce preparation for a county lodge convention parade this afternoon attendees include Mrs Hamilton Mrs Andrews Mrs Button Mya Gib Mire Brown Mrs Could and Mine Satie Patterson delegate Trale Carey Judge OQ A Trivcult and others. The group will travel Thursday morning to participate in the big parade.
Two men followed and attempted to accompany two women walking home near Central Park in Warren on August 12. The women escaped with a companion’s help after one man allegedly grabbed a woman. Police pursued the suspects. officials vow a strong example if found.
Miss Hazel Duffy, twenty four, longtime ward of Mr and Mrs Bagley, found dead Sunday morning in her bed after time with the couple. Death attributed to heart failure or indigestion. letters addressed to her mother reveal a cheerfully written note. Funeral planned Tuesday afternoon at the Hagley residence with interment at Grove Cemetery.
The article details Fred Fischer, confined at the State Hospital for the Insane at North Warren, escaping before noon for the second time. It notes prior murder conviction of his brother in law near Girard, subsequent insanity commitment, and multiple escape attempts, with fellow patients including an elderly man named Guth and Fischer's long history of runaways and temporary recapture. The report mentions the ward’s superintendent Hawke and the ongoing effort to locate and return escaped patients.
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