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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1926
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal reports on a large interdenominational Democrat conference opened August 18 in Font Paris, attracting about 40,000 delegates from 23 factions. The piece highlights attendance, costumes resembling German tourist attire, and a focus on simple human values over material display.
A royal visitor is preparing to travel to America, Queen Marie of Romania. The trip aims to present her and the monarchy to the public, with visits planned at private residences and limited public events. The report notes guarded arrangements and emphasizes the queen’s private hospitality during the stay.
A 1910s discussion notes child deaths from accidents, compares London and American cities, questions the drive for more laws, urges voluntary restraint on enacting new statutes, and urges better public playgrounds and enforcement of essential rules to reduce fatalities.
A fragmented 1906 era item reports a robbery or ax theft from a local Journal Filer, with scattered notes on weddings, visitors, trolley lines, and fair preparations. The text references Miss Minnie Zublet, Emma Ht, Lawrence Berliner, Mell Durniah, and a Navy Department connection, plus local roads and forthcoming exhibitions.
In a Washington Bureau of Standards report the use of rivets and welds tested on large steel girders is described. The experiment shows joints holding under strain and noise reduction, envisioning quieter construction methods and rising steel structures in cities.
A fragmented report describes Coast Guard activity at Erie with Capt Ty Deslaehny and Lt. Seynidur aboard a barge. It notes duties during a Friday night to Sunday watch, mentions the ninth Coast Guard district and interim command shifts at Ashtabula station.
The piece argues France remains financially dependent on Germany after the war, with an empty treasury and crushing national debt. It contrasts Britain’s postwar path, noting France’s economic fragility and the pound’s strength, while warnings about lingering German influence persist.
A fragmented report notes neighbors questioning if twins exist at a house. The exchange hints at parental names for the supposed children, with unclear dialogue about identity and receipt of confirmation. The text includes garbled phrases and misrendered words from the Houston Transcript.
Aug 25 Franklin First Ward boy Roberts nearly drowned while adrift in a boat near Pitt Street with fellow youth William Thomas. Thomas swam ashore. Roberts was later rescued by Scott Tibbens after a second, alarmed return of officers. He was taken to the city lockup. disposition pending.
In a concise Q and A the Kansas City Stir asks a merchant about who aided him most in his career. Druce replies that the “volume of tushiess” aided him, highlighting a boastful and unclear phrase as a key influence.
Formal solicitation shows the Public Service Commission will hear the Mutual Telephone Company rate case on September 20 at Erie. City representatives and outside attorneys prepare for testimony and a survey of the companys assets, books, and charges.
Gov Pinchot has ordered 200 ringside seats from Tex Rickard for the Dempsey Tunney fight in the sesqui centennial arena. The purchase underscores Philadelphia preparations for the bout on the sesqui centennial celebration, with organizers confirming the allocation of prime seating.
Two Renovo youths M J Sullivan and J D Noll were seriously hurt when an automobile owned by Noll plunged 100 feet over a 50 foot embankment at Westport. The car burned. both men were pinned under the wreckage and rescued by a Westport doctor. They were moved to Renovo with little hope for recovery. Sullivan works as a brakeman at Penney yards. Noll runs a mercantile business in Renovo.
Representative Fiorella La Guardia of New York, who left the Republicans after a 1924 Socialist election, has returned to the party. A bid for renomination in the twentieth district was filed after the lists closed, with La Guardia replacing Walter Cohen who declined the designation.
Kane Aug 25 four St Marys motorists escaping death when a car carrying Mrs Meagher EB Meagher William Meagher and Frances Berden veered off an embankment near Kane. Injuries reported though extent unclear. The Meaghers are parents of Maurice Meagher an engineer in the Pansy yard.
Quoted remarks emphasize enduring values of liberty and universal purpose as leaders warn against narrow self interest. The passage reflects sentiments attributed to Woolworth Wilson about prioritizing humanity over factional gains and preserving honor.
A historical note reports the ruler of Great Britain annually receiving a herring payment from Yarmouth as fulfillment of feudal obligations. The unusual custom shows how medieval dues were settled with local produce.
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