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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1915
Page
5
Fragments from a historic page note a prayer service at Epworth was postponed to a later hour. Several garbled terms reference timing changes and station activities, with unclear lines mentioning depots, beds, and parses. The legible context centers on a community event altered by weather or scheduling.
Local notes list residents and visitors from Crawford and surrounding counties. G Durand of Clymer and Carl Powell of Youngsville mingle in Corry for the day while Charles Shafer of East Wokory joins friends in town. Various others travel for holidays, business, or to visit relatives, including health, school, and church connections across Meadville, Erie, Bradford, and Buffalo.
Local Erie agent A J Covtrel reports steady improvement in railway activity with better handling of consignments and freight cars. Pensylvania lines also show gains as Corry manufacturing plants resume longer coal receipts, boosting general city conditions and employment.
Federal League began a major suit in United States Court before Judge Lundy accusing the National League and the American League of forming a conspiracy to monopolize baseball. The filing names the commission and leagues as defendants and asserts violation of common law and antitrust laws. The report also notes local notices and personal items including a funeral for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Turtis.
The K O T M held their annual instivation of officers last evening under Past Commander Capt M N Doker. Officers named included V ay t Commander G B Jones Commander John Stufflebeam Lt Commander Will Dyckes Chaplain Revard Koopar F B Westley Master of Arms John King First Guard Leonard McElroy Sergeant Clifford Dalrymple Sentinel Wilt Donoghue Picket Hd Weeks Jr. Following the ceremony a banquet was enjoyed by attending members.
The locomo tive failure east of Salamanca caused a special train to be made up in the city. The regular train arrived two hours later. Howard Bosworth returned to Mondville to resume work at Allegheny College. Misa Lola Kraer of Sheffield visited with friends en route to Oxford to resume her college work.
Harrisburg January 5 With no dissenting vote the House advanced a resolution granting Speaker Ambler authority to appoint chairmen of the branding committees and suspend the rules for a quick chairmanship. The One Hundred Twenty-Fifth General Assembly began this afternoon with a partisan ballot. 164 Republicans backed Ambler, while 41 Democrats voted for Flynn of Elk County. Ambler was nominated by Tess of Lancaster and Klime of Allegheny County was formally named president pro tem of the Senate.
In Chicago this morning two people were killed in a gun fight between police and thieves. The dead include Officer John Sausman and burglar George Hennessey. Police Sergeant Jansen confronted Hennessey and a second suspect as they attempted a store break in. Jansen shot when another man opened fire, killing Hennessey and wounding Sausman before the pair fled.
In Buffalo this morning three men died after a quarrel over saloon property escalated to gunfire. Alphonzo Amato owner Tony Mornelo bartender and Tocco Orlando were fatally shot in the dispute at Amato's saloon. Firearms were used as the men drew weapons during the dispute. The incident occurred in the arrogance area of Amato's establishment.
A garbled program lists AmuseU Theater offerings including Tulh Rol Tand a roaring comedy, The Long Lane a beautiful drama, Slippery Slim meets the Champion a western comedy, and The Phasants Lib a Biograph masterpiece, with reels.
Meadville January S Deciding the outcome, Alexander Poust of Crawford County petitioned the Commissioners. Judge Prather ordered the county to pay bounties for noxious animals as per state law. Four commissioners had previously refused. the court’s order could require payouts between 20 000 and 90 000 dollars. The Auditor General had long withheld repayments to Crawford.
At the Joseph Leep Purchasing Agency opening, crude oil prices were advanced with Pennsylvanian crude moving from 145 to 4.61. Other grades followed upward with Mercer Black at 1.05, News 1.07, Gobel 1.10, and Corning 10 950. The report notes a date in August and a price drop to 2.50, reflecting volatility in the market.
The coroner postpones the inquest into the death of Jas Hinton from the madhion cate incident due to inability to locate key witnesses believed to have witnessed the events. Coroner DeForest set the new date for January 25. The delay follows questions about Hinton's ejection from the Madden Cate.
Adyit reports a lyric titled My Official Wife Tomorrow the greatest society play filed by Bitagraph Company. Source text appears fragmented and lacks clear event details.
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