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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1923
Page
1
Berlin reports that France turned down a German antiwar proposal aimed at postwar security. Cuno condemned Allied and German positions, while Paris prepared plans for enforcing reparations in the Rhineland. Talks centered on guarantees, occupation issues, and economic adjustments as Allied leaders prepared for Lausanne discussions.
A partially decipherable message from Divine Sarah extends New Year greetings to American friends. The text mentions unity under a foreign guidance and references a coalition, with scattered phrases suggesting ceremonial or political sentiment.
George Mary, newly designated American Ambassador to the Court of St James, arrived in New York to brief President Coolidge and Secretary Hughes on the European situation. He noted Britain will repay its debts in full and framed the debt issue as the world’s greatest financial operation. He plans to travel to Washington to discuss Allied diplomacy and the Near East, while addressing reporters on topics including women and divorce.
In Philadelphia on New Year's Day a heavy rainstorm stopped the annual Semitiners Jonette Mummers parade. Around fifteen thousand masked participants remained under cover in their club quarters, delaying the parade as weather forecasts offered no relief and postponement spread through the city.
At the Carry Lada club in Philadelphia a New Year’s Eve revel drew more than 150 attendees. Gunfire wounded two men a boy and a girl while a bystander on a trolley and a motorist were struck by stray bullets. A dancer and several others sustained injuries during the disturbance.
Harrisburg dispatch reports Goodnough won the speaker’s race without opposition as the 124th Pennsylvania General Assembly prepared to convene. Awaiting caucuses, senators and representatives weighed Pinchot’s influence, with moves to overhaul legislative prizes and organize leadership despite no early contest.
United Press reports Mrs Peter Truders of Richmond Va was shot through the head last midnight while leaning from her window to watch New Year celebration. She died a few hours later in a hospital. The incident occurred during the New Year’s quet. authorities urged witnesses to come forward.
British subjects prepare to leave Constantinople as hostilities threaten renewed conflict. Officials report plans for evacuations to Malta and Cyprus amid rising tensions in the region.
British destroyers captured an American vessel laden with arms and ammunition off the Irish coast today. The unnamed ship was taken with its munitions aboard, signaling a notable wartime seizure amid ongoing hostilities.
Alfred R Smith was sworn in for a second term as governor amid a crowded Albany capitol and rain soaked streets. The ceremony featured Justice Juene Loe yon administering the oath as Smith stood with family and friends, marking the start of his administration amid traditional pomp and political pageantry.
Mines Hem and pies Witon spent their vacation at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs J G Wile, of Second Avenue, and returned to New York last evening.
Robbers shattered a window at the Mamimond Elevator office on Firstaverite last night and ransacked a steel cabinet, finding only company books. No footprints or clues were found as police investigate, with Barber shop break-in next door and threats of further arrests expected.
Howell J. Betts age 83 died at his home last night at 8. He leaves two sons Praire and G. Betts and a daughter Mrs M Forbes, all residents of the city. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 from the daughter’s home on Baifview Lane with burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. The obituary notes he was a longtime resident and well known locally. Myra Re Crownh mourns the death of her brother Ay Wo McGrayy.
A blaze gutted the Pawel School of Business building in Scranton causing about 100000 in losses. Firefighters were overcome by smoke and three were revived after falling from a ladder as several shops on the ground floor were wiped out. The fire department battled the blaze while the armory hosts a postgame dance featuring the Rathbun orchestra that same evening.
Constantinople dispatch reports rising tensions in the Near East as Turkish and Greek forces maneuver amid the Angonw assembly. A wartime session is sought to hear Neap Mast parley’s report, while Western leaders struggle to prevent the Lausanne talks from fraying.
A garbled report notes a probe near Pensacola with soldiers and sailors while a submarine or vessel named Jupiter is mentioned. Grover Cleveland Bergdtoll is cited as reporting on a man named Asa Lommon who allegedly disguised as a chain of identity. The search yielded no results.
United Press reported in Chicago on January 1 that a group called the Sheik Bandits, dressed in flashy style, were arrested after a spate of robberies and holdups. $7,000 in jewelry and valuables were found in their car, with Walter Neumeyer named as alleged ringleader. Three associates, Vincent and Harald Tennons, Henry Swarton, and Francis Newman, were detained. two others were released after proving only casual links.
A New Year’s celebration turn deadly as shots fired amid New York crowds injure and kill multiple pedestrians. Nicknames and streets named, with victims including Katherine Stroele and others. Hospitals report serious injuries while authorities investigate possible regulation breach.
About two hundred veterans attended the Company A National Guard reunion at the State Armory on Saturday. The event drew many former guard members including Latin American War and overseas veterans, with an evening banquet served by Charles Kromas. Music by the 119th Regimental Band followed until midnight, under Lieut. William Ackwman’s direction, with several pleasing selections and city-wide shouts during the affair.
In Rapides Parish suspicious activity surrounds a large terrorism case. Teegeston, linked to a hooded group, vanished Friday after a night of police buildup. Officials report arrests and ongoing searches across parishes as investigators seek connections to dozens of alleged conspirators.
Largely attended watch night services in several churches ushered in 1922 with midnight bells and fire alarm blasts. Special programs at First Baptist United Brethren Salvation Army Alliance and First Methodist featured interchurch sermons. City observed a quiet New Year with light rain driving crowds indoors.
New York January report from Henry Clews a noted Wall Street financier aged 82 last August says he is slightly improved after a bronchial pneumonia. The statement notes his long active career and remaining frail condition despite improvement.
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