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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1913
Page
8
A round-up sale advertises heavy discounts on ladies coats and suits, children’s coats and dresses, and furs. The notice lists clearance pricing on carrocule, sealette, chinchilla, and mink items, multiple sizes from 14 to 44, and a push to move stock quickly. It promises big savings even as materials and stock are limited, with emphasis on creating room for new merchandise.
Lincoln Nev Jin Mr Bryan says in todays Commoner that some of the newspapers are borrowing a good deal of trouble over the relation between Mr Clark and Mr Bryan Neither is saying anything against the other but if they were criticizing each other what difference would it make Clark has earned his reelection as speaker why should anyone test if he likes or dislikes Mr Bryan Certainly no friend of Mr Bryan would make that a test There is constant tendency to overestimate the personal element and underestimate the importance of the principles and policies involved
Jan 15 Warren reports preparations underway to move the Steber cigar factory to Reading PA. The three story plant with two basements offers over 12 000 feet of floor space and employs about 100 workers, eighty of them skilled clear makers. The transfer would force about fifty Warren families to relocate.
Philadelphia reports anti suffrage members protesting a proposed hike of suffragists to Washington for President elect Wilson's inauguration. Mrs Frank Samuels calls the march unwomanly and urges police restraint. An antis meeting will gauge further action, opposing a constitutional amendment and denouncing recruitment efforts by Rosalie Gardiner Jones.
President Wilson wrote to inaugural committee chair William Corcoran Eustis urging consideration of omitting the inaugural ball on March 4. He noted the pension building labor costs and potential $86,000 indirect government expense, and pressed for practicality over tradition. The piece also notes potential cabinet candidate Thomas F. Conway and new recommendations for attorney general.
Fire of unknown origin partially destroyed the home at 821 W Twenty sixth street in Erle Pa owned by Charles P Deuber. Damage totaled about 1000 dollars to the building and contents. Occupants George B Goodman on the first floor and Charles Turner on the second awoke to smoke at 4 am. Fire started at the rear first floor wall, spread to the attic, and was fought by the fire department after receiving the alarm from box 126. The blaze forced flames to wrap the rear end of the house before containment.
A partial, unclear note references a meeting about an investment proposal in a city. It mentions ownership or approval by someone identified as Mr. B and a request to consider a plan. The text is garbled but implies discussion of investment or zoning without a clear resolution.
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