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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1915
Page
8
Luray Virginia residents refuse to bury Willina Nichols who killed Mrs Charles E Burnet and her children on Saturday night. Friends discuss cremation and demand action while officials resist public burials. An inquest is deemed unnecessary and the county may bury Nichols itself in a new cemetery.
Baltimore June 7 Layfield Johns Hopkins University quarterback whose pinot card was broken in football tests with Lehigh October showing decline and paralysis from neck to waist, but courage keeps him alive. Parents Mr. and Mrs Walter A Layfield of Wilmington Del have been told he may not be saved from hospital though still showing strength to survive.
The Towanda factory hosts a Bible class for workers including senior staff. After lunch, a half hour is set aside to discuss the story of this era’s message, with Eyangellat Crabill noted as a key influencer.
Pittsburgh January 7 a course in motherhood will open at the University of Pittsburgh to study home care and care of children ages 18 and under. The program will cover infancy and childhood through lectures and readings. Mrs Alice Corbin Lion will assist with directing the department and the course will be open to Pittsburgh mothers.
Report from London describes intense fighting across Upper Alsace with French and German forces slugging for roads to Commay and Muethanien. German trenches briefly regained while French bayonets and stubborn defense mark a fierce battle in difficult winter conditions.
Paris January report from the Belgian legation notes Belgian priests shot by German soldiers. Father Clerck, arrested and dragged along the pavement, declared he preferred death before further abuse and was killed. He was 52 years old.
Dispatch from Petrograd states a Russian general confirms another victory near the Eeenian frontier in northern Poland. The report notes relative quiet last week at Mitrus and cites ongoing operations by Geninn forces in the area.
Rome officials and the Belgian consulate deny any arrest of Cardinal Mercier archbishop of Malines amid reports of German custody at the archiepiscopal palace in Mechlin. Mercier had traveled to Rome for the papal election before a clash over Belgium’s Louvain fate and wartime detentions.
Rome Jan 7 The mobilization announcement lists class categories for conscription. The first and second classes from 1886 to 1905 are assigned to active troops, the third class to mobile forces, along with three other categories from 1870 to 1985. All four classes are ordered to colors with additional groups newly eligible for mobilization. Veterans are mentioned among the three more classes.
Eleanor and Cora Christwell, sisters and miners for Washington Torpedo Company, depart in a heavy truck from Washington to Clove Toad with a large shipment of nitro glycerine. They have long been involved with high explosives since their father's death, running the plant and overseeing operations.
L. W. Olds thanks supporters after the Primarion and states if elected he will devote all time and energy to fulfill the City Commissioner duties to the best of his ability. He respectfully solicits voter support at the January 19 election.
Washington Ian reports a notable victory by Caraman forces over Zapata troops, with dispatches from constitutionalist leaders and the state department noting General Obregon captured Puebla between Vera Cruz and Mexico City. The seizure signals stronger position for Carranza in the clash with Villa and Zapata amid ongoing fighting in Vera Cruz and a black smallpox outbreak.
In Chicago on January 7 Patrolman John Suunitan and accomplice Hennessey were killed during a gunfight with burglars. Sergeant Axel Jensen testified the burglar was a longtime associate of his. The coroner’s jury praised Jensen’s duty as the suspects fled after a botched hold up.
In Willamsport Pennsylvania January a chase for Clyda Losell on a charge of stealing chicks ended abruptly. George Allen pursued the suspect over back lots but became snagged by a barbed wire fence. Losell leaped through the wire and landed uninjured. Allen was left to disentangle himself and the suspect fled. Local authorities had a warrant for Losell’s arrest.
Farmers urged to mix corn or straw with molasses to fatten cattle hogs and horses. Claims include faster weight gain, healthier stock, and higher milk output. Offers stock feed molasses at 12 cents per gallon with refunds if no improvement. Locate at West First Avenue.
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