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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1926
Page
1
A mine collapse trapped workers as rescue teams worked through the night. Officials reported nineteen dead with several miners still unaccounted for while others emerged alive. The blast and cave conditions hindered recovery, and authorities continued coordinating salvage operations at the site.
United Press reports abnormal hatchery shipments affecting fish distribution. Names of counties and streams appear garbled but indicate trout, catfish, sunfish and related species moving to various locations. Incomplete list includes Bedford, Lancaster, Monro, Northumberland, and Wayne areas with mixed fish types and stock transfers.
Radio schedule notes five top programs across stations with listings for NDIA East Piptsbungs Lane and Mastery Band Moavert. Includes Mannes Symphony from New York and St Louis and a 10:30 PM Detroit feature on WIR with Applesauce and the Cigar program.
Article fragment details proposals to install new safety lights on Smith Street amid debates over crossing safety and traffic flow. Mentions local residents and unnamed officials discussing practical and funding concerns, with references to pedestrian and vehicle risk and a railroad crossing.
A community meeting outlines plans for a “Go to Church” campaign led by church leaders and ministers. The initiative aims to boost church involvement, with plans for a large gathering at 7 pm and a subsequent event this week. Attendees include prominent clergy and lay supporters, signaling strong religious outreach and broader spiritual focus.
At a dinner eight miles north of Olean New York, 44 of 51 attendees ate an Indian herb plant described as poison. Jay 16 Thipes and several others were seriously ill. seven others were gravely ill and two died after ingesting the plant mistaken for spinach.
Negotiations for a royal alliance linking Princess Teagan of Romania with Bulgaria's royal line stall as Communist tensions affect courtly matchmaking. Reports note Bulgaria’s Krutation revival and Britain’s cautious stance, with Queen Marie described as Europe’s persistent matchmaker amid political upheaval.
Health officials report two contagious disease cases under quarantine in the city. No widespread threat, with authorities pursuing origin of typhoid cases linked to West Wayne Street. Mrs G B Shoop travels to Warren for a day away.
Walter and Last Plahery and Walter Wujnowski pled guilty to breaking and entering and larceny in a series of robberies here. They were arrested last month in an apartment and admitted robbing a focal store and other thefts. The hearing was not moved to the city for formal proceedings. transcripts will be sent to county authorities.
Hert Miller and John Knap were arrested on January 1 for peddling watches and looting at Milton, now held in Sullbury Jail awaiting grand jury presentation. They appeared Thursday with not guilty pleas to breaking and entering burglary charges, watches from Fox jewelry store identified by J D Fox, and witnesses recall the pair as notorious gunmen.
Washington January 18 news reports action on two resolutions tied to the anthracite strike. One would authorize the President to take necessary union actions and manage operations if needed. The other would authorize government takeover and operation of mines during the present strike. A separate note: Mr and Mrs Hubert Weerlein visited Erie for a day of business.
Senator Moses of New Hampshire urged four drastic reservations to the World Court pledge in a Senate speech. He demanded changes to the Court Protocol requiring that revisions of court rules be decided by international conferences rather than the League of Nations and that Court judges be elected by the Hague Conference. He proposed expenses be funded by general taxation and that advisory opinions not be binding.
Mayor Bracken spoke to He Wenian's Temperance Union gathering at the Presbyterian church yesterday. He urged citizen involvement in law enforcement and improving conditions, noting the city has begun steps that will require effort to become successful.
Clyde F. Brown the newly appointed councilman will be sworn in Monday evening as the former commissioner becomes superintendent of the France ot the v Ato administration. The regular meeting will mark his first session with the council and likely begin a reorganization of the finance department after Frank Parsons’s absence. The council also plans its first board of health meeting Monday evening.
Severe cold blanketing the Atlantic states with temperatures dropping below zero in many urban centers. Thermometers near 7 in business districts fell to 2 at several spots as frostbite risks rise. High pressure shifts east, bringing clearer skies and a slight warming trend by Sunday.
Clyde Myton, pioneer motorist and former secretary of the Pennsylvania Motor Federation and Harrisburg Motor Club, died at 59 in Mechanicsburg after a week of illness from pneumonia. Native of Danbury, Conn., he was a leading authority on motor laws and campaigned against speed traps in numerous Pennsylvania towns. He helped shape early automotive policy and owned one of Danbury’s first cars.
Laura Elsie Christy, wife of Rev. William E. Christy, missionary, is detained in Columbiana County jail while authorities seek a grand jury indictment for poisoning her husband. City police press for a lunacy examination amid gossip she killed five prior husbands. No solid evidence yet emerges.
Governor Pinchot met with Secretary Mellon demanding action to curb illicit alcohol in Pennsylvania. He cited 1,490,000 gallons leaking to bootleggers in Philadelphia yearly and warned several liquor permits diverted fluids. He pledged to compile data for permit reviews and potential regulatory revisions while denying links to W L Mellon in the legislature.
A mild winter forest blaze burns in the Santa Barbara National Forest about 0 miles northwest of town. More than 500 acres of woodland have burned as hundreds of volunteers fight the fire. Flurries push toward San Marcos Pass threatening Santa Barbara estates held by local residents.
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