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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
1
A deadly hotel fire leaves twenty seven dead and one hundred seventy trapped. The blaze forces a rooftop standstill as firefighters arrive. police pledge a full investigation into fire safety and escape failures. Victims include George F. Adams of South Moston. one man leaped from windows and was found severely burned.
United States officials plan to recognize the Mexican Constitutionalists once Venustiano Carranza secures the position now held by Victoriano Huerta. Washington signals seek to guide favorable conditions after Huerta's collapse, with early steps toward a peaceful transition and elections.
A Wythe Knighte of Vything doll bazaar and concert at the Corry Hospital school gym raised funds for the hospital. Attendees included local dignitaries and volunteers. dolls, souvenirs, and a Polka dance program drew a large crowd. Miss Falconer said nurses expect more than two hundred dollars net from the event after expenses.
At four this morning Edward OBrien brother of former district attorney Joseph OBrien fired a pistol at his head on the steps of the court house. A bullet hole was found in his head and he was taken to the state hospital where doctors say he cannot recover.
The GoWinMine festivity lists a memorial program to honor deceased Corry lodge members with eulogies by Gerry Kincaid and Judge Go Weal of Pittsburg. The event features orchestral selections, odes, and a memorial address by Geo W Allen, with a formal invocation and closing hymns. Performances and hymns frame the services as attendees are requested to be seated by the hour.
A large crowd attended the opening matinee of the Family Theater on South Center Street yesterday. Three reel shows in the afternoon and five in the evening drew steady, enthusiastic patronage, with women and children predominating. The venue features attractive interiors and features Mr Roy Larson’s piano, Manager Einstein and Grotta handling seating, and Miss Matie Porter organizing the event.
A Grange meeting scheduled for Saturday in Derowberth draws attendance, with morning sessions, intermission dinner, and full preparations for a successful event. Reports from Erie county Pomona and plans to send delegates to the State Grange meeting at Reading the following week are noted, along with library books arriving from Harrisburg for local Grange library shelves.
A Corry officer helped crack a car theft ring linked to the Rochester Industrial School case. Detectives traced a group that stole over seven hundred pounds of pepper and more than two hundred dollars in value, lifting vehicles and parts along the Pennsylvania Rail Road line.
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