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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1915
Page
4
A cluttered local page lists sales, rentals, and ads from Durham and nearby towns. Items include for sale posts, farm notices, and social updates, alongside weather and crop notes, bridge club memories, and a moving account of community events and upcoming meetings across York and Lancaster counties.
A bustling bill at Lyric features a two reel drama The Soul of Phyra and a female play by The C7 Howutiful, plus a 2 reel comedy The Devil. Also advertised are Keystone favorites and a powder mill feature as part of a varied showcase.
The article notes Rosemary Theby and cast including Harry Myers and Warren Kerlzun at the library theater tonight for a feature billed as one of the best hill productions yet. Details are incomplete but indicate a local screenings event with notable names.
Betty Nansen stars in a five act drama titled A Woman Resurrection with Edward, also featuring Jos. J. Kelly. The production, staged at Rannnall for one night, offers tickets priced at ten cents for all patrons.
police patrols jailed several young men amid a wet night of activity linked to a Park robbery and railway yard disturbances. arrests included Clifford Cuter Edward Stafford Pesuk Stafford and Walter Purdy. by morning most were returned to their homes as charges were withdrawn or reduced.
From Gondon August 17 The British navy reports that the second transport ship Royal Edward has been sunk by a German submarine. About 600 were saved and the death toll exceeds 1000. The vessel carried 1950 soldiers and a crew of 270 bound for the Dardanelles.
Milledgeville August 17 Mrs Liv M Frank remains overcome with grief after learning her husband was lynched and her son was kidnapped. She fainted and suffered convulsions when told, delaying her departure by train to Athena as police investigate the mob action.
Prolonged crowding outside the jail at noon ends with Leo Frank hanged from a tree as mobs press to mutilate the body. Authorities delay removal, while public outrage grows over the execution carried out at the prison.
Local notice by Joseph F Rogan private detective endorsing Briton as county commissioner candidate in the Democratic primary on September 21, 1915. Rogan requests voters approve the candidate's record and support a second term to protect taxpayers' interests. Frewsburg, New York.
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