26 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1912
Page
1
Parents encouraged to open informally named child accounts at Warren National Bank to start early savings. Accounts accrue 4 percent semi annual compound interest and remain under parental control until the child reaches legal age, building savings for education or future needs. The notice promotes security and service and urges acquaintance with the bank’s offerings.
D M Jackson proprietor offers first class service to all city parts from Union Depot. Special attention to trunk and baggage transfers. Both host phones available.
London dispatch reports Hearst exposes contradictions in Senator Penrose and President Roosevelt positions regarding the Standard Oil certificate and deposits. Hearst claims documentary evidence disproves Penrose claims, notes Archbold correspondence, and warns readers that only full documents will settle the dispute in forthcoming magazines.
A letter barrage urges Roosevelt Penrose Archbold Sibley and others to disclose all details of campaign support from Standard Oil and related parties. The writer cites past loyalties and later repudiations, demanding full public accounting and documentation of meetings in Washington. A separate report from California notes a spreading forest fire near Sierra Madre, Devs Canyon, growing from 1,200 to 2,600 acres as of Aug 26 the blaze fueled by campfire remains.
Washington reports a deep rift between the House and Senate as adjournment blocks persist. Senate debates focus on the Penrose resolution and state claims in the deficiency bill, while the House remains divided over Oregon and other state claims. No adjournment occurred as members stayed through a tense session amid partisan standoff.
Seven people were killed and several injured by lightning in the St Louis area. A family near De Soto, Missouri, lost members as bolts struck a residence two miles south of town. Several separate reports describe injuries and other lightning-related incidents causing damage and fear across Missouri and surrounding areas.
Washington Aug 26 Secretary of War Stimson issued a statement praising the army bill passed by Congress. He says the War Department eliminated injurious provisions and enacted constructive measures, noting that conference proposals opposed by the War Department were dropped. He highlights removal of presidential power limits and restraints on the secretary of war and the post system, and calls the bill largely better than the prior version.
To meet rising demand for high grade photographic needs the shop announces a new department with non curling films and developing papers in all sizes. It lists 30 enlarging frames, developing powder, flashlight cartridges, printing frames, rubber trays and dark lanterns.
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