12 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1911
Page
1
The Warren National Bank offers 4 percent interest and convenient handling of funds. Its facilities extend up to date advantages for customers, emphasizing steady returns and accessible services.
A gasoline electric car will be tested next week for the Jamestown Chautauqua Lake Belt Railway. About fifty passengers will ride the experimental car from Warren to Jamestown to evaluate safety and performance. If satisfactory, a broader schedule may be adopted and the car used as a substitute for steam locomotives on the line. An expert from the Allegheny Foundry will train railroad employees in operation.
A Saturday night raid by Oil City police targeted a rumored gathering at a tailor shop between Sycamore and Center streets. Officers suspected suspects fled via a fire escape, but no arrests or concrete evidence were found. residents questioned about the incident offered little usable detail.
Franklin reports a typhoid outbreak with 21 cases and one fatality in the city, prompting water safety cautions and pending state lab analysis. In Brookston, a four story tannery fire damages the facility, losses estimated at 50 000 to 150 000, with about 600 hides, fire brigades aided by Sheffield, and plans to rebuild the burned structure.
The Readers held a successful annual banquet at Mrs C H Bagley’s home. Delights included a Christmas Story reading by several members, an editorial by Mary Whittlesey and Mrs G O King, and a four course dinner guided by Mrs Bagley and others. A grey silk umbrella was presented to their president, Mrs G C King, as a token of esteem.
Congress will adjourn December 21 for the holidays and reconvene in January. A resolution proposed by Representative Underwood, Democratic leader, calls for adjournment and return on the dates named. The Senate will concur in the rebelling on the dates, per the report from Washington.
Bradford witnesses a brutal double murder as Jentousy or Amisetta Walks shoots Grace Gratum Bibler and Anthony Kohnen in his attempt to kill near Bradford. The attacker fled into nearby woods, with searches and a wide police description dispatched within 100 miles. chaos follows in a small town.
Washington November 12 Taft supporters confront heightened partisan mood at the Republican National Committee meeting. Roosevelt sentiment grows among national committeemen while Taft backers fear Ohio delegation issues and a potential split. New York figures include Ward and Hutchinck amid calls for interim chair arrangements, with blunt warnings about Taft’s control of the party.
A collection of disjointed phrases mentioning political figures and ideas, a palm date reference, a housewife dish variety claim, Mrs Siddons studying Lady Macbeth, and a character named One-Doc Gellers with a jury duty anecdote. The text reads like scraps from a 19th century newspaper page.
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