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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1926
Page
1
Snow storms cripple transportation from the Atlantic coast to New Jersey and New York delaying trains, halting shipments, and prompting widespread travel disruptions. Reports cite trains No. 3 and No. 5 late by hours as residents endure bondaged weather and cascading delays across the Northeast. Authorities debate coal strikes and federal mediation amid plummeting deliveries and closing schools.
Eight people die as the roof collapses at North and Judd Manufacturing in New Britain. Eleven injured, four probes opened as responders search the wreckage. Emergency officials say heavy snow caused the failure. Roads remain open. state authorities launch investigations into the collapse.
Pinchot departs Harrisburg after talks with Governor J. F. Jewell and mine workers, revealing little progress as he urged full support for the antitrust and regulation bills. He stated no compromise could satisfy all sides and signaled continued stalemate in the coal controversy.
Charles Phresido Dythe faces murder charges in a Meadville court linked to the disappearance and death of a woman tied to the Muztuck case. A coroner’s jury found a suspect responsible for the killing, as investigators and county officials pursue facts amid public grieving and official actions.
Mrs Mary Hernius of this city was arrested at Jamestown on charges of attempted grand larceny after trying to pass a forged $150 check at a bank. A local firm lost about $3. Police hold for a short time as she cannot meet a $150 fine. Her alleged desertion of husband and two children is noted along with her companion Ralph Heath. Jamestown court sentenced Meath to a year in the penitentiary, while Heath faces time behind bars. The pair admitted living as man and wife at hotels in Jamesown Suffata and Rochester prior to capture.
The death toll rises as pneumonia claims two more victims in this city. A 1-year-old, Mrs. Alex Korstner, and 75-year-old Charley Dalstrand are among the recent casualties. Services for Dalstrand will be held at St Paul’s Lutheran, with interment in Cuthbert cemetery.
Representative Martin Madden Willeins, a Republican and chair of the House Appropriations Committee, collapsed on the House floor and was carried from the Building. Physicians diagnosed a high fever and ordered him home in an ambulance after his private physician found his temperature at 100.8 degrees.
WJ2 New York features a small orchestra led by P. M. Bastery Alfred o, with Casella and Poser planist and violinist Francis MacMillan. WCCO Minneapolis St Paul broadcasts Apollo Club with baritone soloist. WGY Schenectady presents Buswern in Just Tones. KGW Portland airs Paene Hoot Owls. WAHG Richmond Hill Eastern Organ Revival features Lynnwood Farnham.
A short United Press style report notes spring shoe trends with nude shades leading for St Patrick Day wear. California and Florida already seeing the color with nationwide rollout planned as weather and trends unfold.
Plans call for extensive remodeling of the Torn Building at North Center and Washington, with new ground floor fronts, an extra Center street store, and deeper interiors. Hoenes confectionery and Ausnehmer bakery will relocate temporarily as work proceeds, with lease arrangements for the cas dersan building and continued use of space during the project. The Finch room will remain, while the Washington frontage becomes three deep Center street shops. second and third floor changes are undecided.
Philadelphia February five three indictments charging murder voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter were returned against David L Marshall a chiropractor who confessed slaying Alma May Dietrich an 81 year old milliner. The indictments were prepared in the district attorney's office to thwart an attempt by Abraham Wernie to obtain a reversal of Judge Davis bail ruling before Superior Court Justice Lynn.
Washington reports the prohibition inquiry will go to trial before a Senate Judiciary committee soon after February 2. Senator Edge of New Jersey announced the extensive official inquiry with nearly 100 witnesses from across the nation. Leaders of the Fifty are to confer February 22 on prohibition matters before hearings begin, expected to last six weeks.
The Erie grand jury returned fourteen true bills including indictments against Mrs. Charles Cooper of Hammond Street for operating a disorderly house and against Mrs. Mae Patterson of Titusville for abandoning her infant daughter in an Erie dental office. The mother was traced through Erie after changing cars en route to Titusville. Also noted were four pettit claims in the third day’s deliberations. Mrs. M. P. Nugent and daughter Marie, of Union City, visited Erie that afternoon.
Washington reports unions are sending weekly dollars to Thomas J. Kennedy of the United Mine Workers of America as part of a broader labor push against anthracite operators. Secretary-Treasurer Morrison of the AFL says contributions grow nationwide and accelerates after recent negotiations breakdowns. He notes organizers aim to weaken owners' resolve and prevent miners from being starved into submission.
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