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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1913
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text appears unreadable and does not contain clear names, places, dates, or events to summarize into a factual news item. No verifiable entities or actions are present.
Readable pieces mention thaw conditions affecting travel and leftover confusion about names and events, with several garbled phrases and missing details. The text hints at weather disruption and planning implications but lacks clear dates or entities.
The Pennsylvania Legislature will reconvene this evening at 9 o'clock after a pause in the 1913 session. The Senate and House will meet to resume the business portion of the session, with leaders expected to outline pending measures and schedule further votes.
The Warren National Bank promotes mail banking with a four percent interest rate in its Interest Department. Deposits made within the first three days of a month earn interest from the first of the month. deposits on or before the fifteenth earn no half month interest. Interest is credited June 1 and December 1. The note also cautions against frequent checking on accounts and outlines general rules for deposit behavior.
In Pi January 20, Republicans block Democratic minority, promoting a tight race for clerkship between Thomas H. Garvin and Berkeley H. Boyd. Meanwhile a fatal train accident near the Erie depot injures Thomas J. Johnson of Union City as crowds react to the crash. Johnson, 83, is hospitalized after a scalp wound and chest injuries, with doctors hopeful for recovery.
Hullalo January 20 A 20 year old Army Engi neering corps deserter Frank F Daniels prisoner at Fort Porter escaped this morning after defying a sentry and firing a rifle. He dodged through fort buildings with a pursing detail in pursuit but has not been captured. Authorities in Ply mouth Pa hold requisition papers on him on charges of highway robbery alleged before enlistment. Fort Porter commandant orders thorough investigation of the escape.
A wash-out on the Erie railroad near Union delayed traffic for several hours on Saturday. A section of track was flooded by swollen streams, causing a three hour halt to the Erie train eight and leaving freight crews tied up in Corry yards. Work crews repaired the line and service resumed by nine o'clock that evening.
Investigations indicate Niagara Falls power to the city is impractical due to high costs and transmission unreliability. Estimates cite $30,000 to bring a line from the nearest served point, with current price no lower than local generation even after extending to Corry. Some observers doubt Niagara power can be used locally and suggest a trolley line approach as the only plausible option, though still costly.
Military experts summarize the Balkan Turkish war moves as envoys linger in Constantinople amid stalled peace talks. Diplomats struggle to predict the next forty eight hours as the Turkish government debates the propositions sent from the Powers through the ambassador, with no sign of resuming the conference.
United Press reports a fierce riot in New York as nearly a thousand strikers clash with strike breakers and police outside a Spring Street factory. Pickets and guards exchanged blows as clashes drew in police reserves to quell the disturbance.
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