28 Dec 1923
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1923
Page
1
City officials consider using the city valuation for next year’s tax duplicate to fund schools. Officials note the potential impact of a shift from county assessment to municipal valuation, with predictions of higher school taxes but no certainty on the levy.
The Corry City Electric Light company and the Northwestern Electric Service company join the Penn Public System alongside Erie Crawford Warren Venango Forrest Marion Somerset Cambria Westmoreland Indiana Clearfield Jefferson Centre and Garrett counties to form a regional electric grid. Construction links Piney River plants and the Youghiogheny hydro project with two regional offices led by Fred Toft in Erie and C Poke in Johnstown to streamline power delivery across the area.
Reported fire at the Chicago State Hospital for the Insane has left 13 missing and nine confirmed dead with authorities seeking cause. Coroner Dave Wolff said the blaze and its aftermath will be investigated amid claims of flimsy construction and chaotic evacuation.
Marie and Tenast Vetter receive long prison terms after conviction for killing Mongo Storey, the sweetheart of the Worsin, by Judge Hamibhrey in the Gurens' Counts court.
Fire in Kokomo Indiana destroyed a large building in the business district. Damage was estimated between 500000 and 975000 as flames swept through early today. A high wind and explosions from oily paints in a hardware store fueled the blaze.
Six young occupants escaped serious harm after two cars side swiped near Mare Chick Street. Frederick Parkhurst swerved but could not avoid collision causing both vehicles to wreck. all seven party members suffered only minor injuries and shaken nerves.
Citizens National Bank directors reported the most successful year in the bank's history with an increase of over $200,000 since last January. A regular quarterly dividend of four percent was approved and payable January. The annual stockholders meeting will be held January 8 at Parish Hall after a dinner for shareholders.
Cincinnati report recounts Dr. Oscar Riddle describing a dove that changed from female to male at Cold Spring Harbor. He argues hereditary mental traits are fixed and gender traits are not freely mutable, noting the experiment as evidence for science’s potential in gender biology.
Masonic members met at Raster Star Mall for a St Thirks Day event with food and cigars. Speeches by Garonce Miller Mel Bagton Smilin and others highlighted education and music, followed by a banquet and a plan forward for the temple build.
Charity ball at the armory on New Year’s night features a festive program with holiday decorations and music. The event will run from 4 to 1 until late, with a planned decor and dances as part of a community celebration.
A police officer faces trial for the deaths of three spectators during a hypnotist show. The defense asserts the officer acted under intoxication and the hypnotist manipulation was to blame, with the officer claiming a wooden block was a revolver.
Health Officer Dunkle reports an epidemic of measles over the past month, with new cases each week ranging from twenty five to forty. Three waves of scarlet fever earlier this winter have subsided, and officials expect reduced illness during the Christmas vacation period. The account also notes local family travel and Easter era references amid the outbreak.
President Coolidge will not involve the administration in the Ku Klux Klan controversy despite factional pressure. Letters and documents from Klan leaders and officials reach White House channels as Clarke and others seek Coolidge cooperation. Officials deny influence on political affairs and stress government neutrality amid rising tensions.
The body of Captain Plexis De Creneria, a famed commander, was recovered at sea near the Siroan coast after a crash of a giant airship in the Mediterranean. French Marine officials cite a severe Mediterranean storm and tribal sightings as factors while pursuing the missing airship, Dixmuder.
Five people were fatally injured at the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co plant near Zanesville when 23 dynamite cases exploded following a short circuit. The injured were taken to a local hospital.
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