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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1924
Page
8
Erie Trust Co plans a landmark skyscraper in Erie noting a height over twelve stories. The project carries an estimated cost near 250000 dollars, with construction to rise on the site of Tenth and State Streets and a related 250000 dollar structure planned for 1924.
In London a garbled note suggests a man named Michael Horried of Aprshire followed by a postal inquiry to Byen's home about a delayed letter. The fragment hints at a death by suicide and a postman delivering a declined letter.
A Kane couple endures a grim tragedy as Thomas E. Coulter survives a trap incident. Family losses include Coulter’s wife and daughter, with his son-in-law and other relatives implicated in the accident. Medical staff report shock and memory lapse, while Coulter recovers at home after two days bed bound.
A fire at the Washington Hotel on Webster and Main streets in North Tonawanda claimed three lives. Rabby, 40, returned to rescue his friend Wilbor Smith, 45, and both perished. Smith’s room was on the third floor. The third victim was John Roach, 35, whose body was found after Rabby’s attempt to save Smith.
Athens dispatch reports Ahmed Zogu's new cabinet in Tirana plans to dismiss Albanian diplomatic representatives abroad. Fighting raged along the Scampi line as Noli forces retreated after Tirana fell to Zogu, with revolutionaries gaining in Southern Albania and Fan Noti followers holding only a small area.
Joe Martin notes sport column insights as Fort Wayne Caseys lose by two to the Cadets here. Cadets played faster on Corry court, shot well, and relied on basketball in the second half to secure a win.
Spring Creek residents list Mary Stickney joining Tonawanda holiday plans, Milton Crane and Robert Donaldson home from University of Pittsburgh, and many local families hosting relatives over Christmas. Includes school closure dates from Dec 23 to Jan 5 and numerous visits among Clarks, Donaldsons, and Armstrongs in nearby towns along with civic greetings and a note that many read the classified columns first.
Chicago December report recounts Jacob Franks, millionaire watchmaker, railing that justice was not done after the murder of his son Hobbie. He insists the killers Lan h and Leopold should have been hanged, condemning the court and urging stern punishment despite legal procedures.
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