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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
7
Rev. Dr. A. G. Mortimer is removed from church duties following a scandal. The church council cited misconduct and loss of trust, with interim leadership appointed as investigations continue.
In a New Year dawn, a man known locally as Thompson died in his cell at the city lockup. Alcohol- related illness and delirium led to an apparent death after fears of an attack, with fellow inmates and police officers witnessing a chain of alarming events before the coroner confirmed the death. Thompson, about 60, had been in custody for several days following a drinking episode and was attended by a physician. The incident prompted a brief police response and a forthcoming city building observation.
The condition of Representative William Wedemeyer of Michigan after a brow injury during a visit here remains practically unchanged. Attending physicians and committee members express hopeful signs for his recovery.
Rumors of graft at Albany swirl as state officials allege contracts and materials were steered to favored firms. Governor Dix, Superintendent Teed, and Highway Engineer roles come under attack for alleged improprieties and inflated costs.
A garbled 1913 Erie County notice set hearings for guardianships of Mason T Stewart and Angelou Deyoe due to mental infirmities. Includes misread ads about education earnings and a lost seal, with court names Kincaid and Kinclad and dates in January 1913.
A well dressed teen from Mt. Morris New York claimed four men abducted her the previous night and forced her onto a steamer bound for New York City. She said she would be 15 on February 4 and had married two weeks earlier. The girl led police to a station after wandering the streets seeking help. Her parents were to be notified as New York authorities worked to verify her tale and locate her family.
President Wilson begins New Year with a quiet routine in Princeton. He walks three miles, visits neighbors, and receives congratulatory messages including one from Cornell's president. A fire threatens Alexander Hall on campus. the governor, unaware until evening, learns of the blaze that damages the dormitory while he prepares for a return to Trenton.
The Vic ton Mutual Jue Association will hold a meeting at offices in Corry, Pa., January 14, 1918 at 10 a m for the election of officers and general business. Olmstead, Prev, G. D. Heath, Secretary.
Grace Gal announces home-based dressmaking and drawingroom tailoring services in Gulgnon’s area. Prices reasonable, work guaranteed. Indices and Indies tailoring available from local home studio run by Grace Gal.
A garbled Philadelphia dispatch from January reports widespread wedding activity tied to a clerk named Pareusdn and a event labeled Leap Your Rooms. It claims 16,418 marriage ceremonies occurred during a period, with unclear dates and many details, suggesting a large impact on business.
A 12 year old boy named Elmer Johnson shot and killed Harry Bohonover aged 14 in a freak hunting accident. The incident occurred near a crank bottom bank when Bohonover bent his head toward a rabbit form, and a bullet from the boy’s gun struck him in the temple causing instant death. Authorities investigated but no charges were mentioned.
Classified ad requests a girl to assist with housework and clothing care for wages at Hotel Columbus. Inquiries directed to 614 Concord Street. The Albany session notes report the state senate and assembly adjourned after reading the governor's message with plans to reconvene next week as committees prepare to work, under governor Sulzer’s guidance.
Battered OCR listing offers cherry bed room suite with new mattress and spring plus walnut bedstead and oak bookcase. Also refrigerator and two rocking chairs and kitchen utensils. Inquire G S Rowman 119 Maple Ave. Also a slightly used oprehi plane at bargain at Hendersorth Adv. 8tf.
Rescueers pulled eight entombed miners from Dusit Lehlh colliery shortly before noon Tuesday after flooding trapped them. A ninth miner, Joseph Walters, was found dead minutes later with water around his head.
A garbled Ledger clipping shows a back and forth between two women over someone’s identity and motives. One woman insists she knows, the other denies, while a third voice asks why visits are long. The piece reads like a puzzle of misread names and hidden meaning.
Multiple properties offered for sale or rent including brick store buildings on Spring Street and First Avenue, double houses at Pleasant and Main, rental blocks on North Center Street, West Main, and Grace Street. Also listings for front floor offices, a 12 room house, and a 5 pan generator unit. inquiries at local office.
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