21 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1911
Page
1
The display line reads as a brief bank advertisement noting 4 percent terms and promotions by Warren National Bank. It highlights featured offerings and a call to visit the bank for details on rates and savings.
In Washington on February 21, Representative Morrin Shepard of Texas assailed Roosevelt during the general debate on the military appropriation bill. He charged the Republican leadership with duplicity and criticizes Roosevelt for political posturing and stand-pattism, portraying him as two-faced in party conflict.
Wealthy farmers Arch Hur and Rather Rach eloped to Windsor Ontario and wed. The couple stayed with relatives near Carey Ohio as parents forgave them. They planned to return home but delayed, heading toward Detroit with one going to join his father’s farm. A related note mentions a missing Philadelphia postmaster Richard Ashurat, reportedly found aboard the Admiral Sahlar.
Dispatches from Polin report China plans concessions to a recent czar dictated terms as British and Russian forces push into Tibet. Mongolian and Szechuan provinces show small garrisons while scattered Chinese troops amount to a few thousand in eastern frontiers. The note describes weak arms and limited supply for Chinese forces facing advancing foreign troops.
The viceroy of Brochian reports British authorities claim Thibet has invaded the region near Nubet. The St. Petersburgh government defends its stance, blaming Tamia for the conflict and asserting China’s adherence to treaty spirit despite alleged violations. Officials call for attention to greater violations than those cited by St. Petersburg.
Judge Tuatloe Sonbury refused to accept testimony from City Chamberlain Hyde and others alleged to attend a Delmonico meeting tied to a 1908 boodle fund amid the Gardiner Foelker case. The ruling aimed to narrow the trial’s scope by excluding related but tangential issues and impostor testimony, focusing only on whether Gardiner attempted to bribe Foelker.
A Southern Pacific passenger train No 10 wrecked last night near Palisade. Twenty six people are reported killed and several injured. The fast mail from San Francisco bound eastward was leaving Cima and Palisade when the disaster occurred.
Washington Feb 21 Democratic leaders in the House and Senate say they will not tack reciprocity onto any Democratic revision and will treat it as a separate issue. They plan a limited downward tariff revision tied to President Taft’s wishes, with a possible special session to consider schedules on necessities of life. Senate opposition remains, but Democrats intend to pursue the reciprocity measure independently while delaying broader reforms to next December.
Alabama Representative Richmond Hobson warned in the House of a looming war with Japan. He urged a massive standing army and a powerful navy to prevail, detailing a long conflict ending with U.S. seizure of the Philippines, Guam, and conquest of Japan. He claimed the Panama Canal would be cut off and the United States would mount a prolonged campaign across the Pacific.
The Oldest Bank in Warren County traces its charter to August 6 1864 with successive 20 year extensions on August 6 1884 and August 6 1904. The period marks a long standing financial institution in the region. Chartered status and extensions reflect stability and continuity in local banking history.
William Murlinger, a towerman at a junction on the Philadelphia area lines, began lashing out as trains moved in darkness. He subdued by engineers, then collapsed, later returned home in a frenzy. He brandished a revolver and drove his wife and her parents into the street.
Sydney N S W Poht 21 Prince Leopold of Battenberg, second son of Princess Henry and favorite brother of the Queen of Spain, is seriously ill in a private hospital with diagnosis not yet made public. Gates improving in New York after blood poisoning treatment, arriving on a special train from the West.
Doorkeeper William LaFollette of Washington faced trouble entering the House as a stranger with credentials clashed with the door security. An employee challenged the visitor while LaFollette argued he had the right to the floor, recounting repeated denials and a tense moment on the entrance.
In St Petersburg on February 21 authorities reveal a plot to free Count Patrick O’Brien te Lacy from imprisonment for murder. The investigation centers on Countess Go Viney and her sanity after her husband’s conviction. Police officers suspect her absence from home may connect to the plot and will seek further examination of her mental state.
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