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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1911
Page
2
Advertising rates show Nomar Anverruine and Treean Noriens in a vows column with per line entries. The text includes unclear values and misreads, but hints at costs per unit and a pricing line. The fragmentary OCR lists different prices and a note about a copy being revealed by a later clock event.
Personal grievances spill into public business as City Clerk C H Porter blocks copying of council minutes. Councilmen Love and Metanes attempt to retrieve records from the Leader and Journal offices, but Porter and the Leader refuse. Indignation grows among council members over alleged interference with public duties and the paper’s access to official proceedings.
A garbled report discusses a bill by Representative Patty Was in Harrisburg targeting patent medicines and newspaper advertising, claiming it would curb certain products. It mentions a City franchise dispute with Corry City Light and references religious denominations and a New York wedding gossip note.
The council discussed granting a Traitchise to equip and operate a lighting and power plant by P. Northrop of the stent railway company. The franchise mirrors recent terms, with city purchase option after ten years. C. P. Northrop and Th. Woodring lead the project to erect a modern plant to serve Corry, with backing and plans to begin work soon.
Arle Pa February 9 vandals robbed the Scott family mausoleum striking copper caskets and demolishing several crypts. A group of women found the break in as doors and panels were pried loose. Detectives have been hired to pursue the case as speculation grows that a ransom may be involved. William L Scott, once a powerful railroad and mining magnate, died 1891. The stolen body is rumored to be that of Mrs McCallum Tracey, linked to a Philadelphia family.
In Harrisburg on February 8 the House of Representatives debated a bill to replace hanging with electrocution for capital punishment and to confine executions to the two state penitentiaries. The amended measure would order an autopsy after execution, turn over the body to the state anatomist for relatives, and limit witnesses to no more than 15 representatives. press presence is not provided for. The bill was to be favorably reported to the House later this week.
Bradford Pa Feb Joseph Bushey a fireman on the Erie locomotive was badly scalded when a tire blew out as the engine crossed the Attervilly trestle. He jumped fifty feet to the ground and was carried by special train to a Toeul surgeon. Roy Willam Goonat survived past midnight.
City council convened as bids opened for repairs after a recent fire. W. M. Sandburg’s bid was lowest at 181 dollars and awarded for carpenter work. other franchise matters referred to committees for report at next meeting. Chief Stafford submitted the annual fire report for 1910 with 90,696.53 feet of wiring and hose usage detailed.
The will of John William Humphrey Jr drawn March 24 1910 and witnessed by Mott and Krieger was probated by Surrogate Cros by in Paloomer last evening. The estate totals about 47500 with legacies to his sister Mrs A A Repinwall and Mrs Mary Welet of Freeport plus bequests to hospital and employees and friends.
Manager Gilson of the Gerry Bill Ponting company placed posters around town about tuberculosis awareness. The faded notice mentions public health effort and local display locations.
The State Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis has donated posters designed and printed by a Philadelphia firm. They were distributed to every part of the state and placed freely by bill posters. Gildon contributed notably to this campaign, which positions Pennsylvania at the forefront of the fight against the white plague.
An advertisement touts Ice Made in Corry as a cleaner cooling option than milk butter or meat. It claims purity, lower contamination risk, and cleaner refrigerators, with prompt delivery by the Gary Toe Company at reasonable prices.
Fire swept a South New Castle home of Peter Hoklard early today injuring ten children and killing two after flames trapped the family. Arthur four and Margaret four months old died. Helen fourteen Albert nine and Joseph seven were hurled from a second story window by the mother. The mother and another child survived with burns as flames cut off their room and she leapt to safety.
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