Wales seeks reelection for Corry city office in 1919 campaign
Twenty years ago this morning controller Charles C. Wales announced his candidacy for re election to the office. The macadam road north of the city was set to close soon to enable uninterrupted building operations. Victor Dempsey suffered a gash over the left eye in a Saturday night car crash near Titusville. Alfred Brown drove the Plymouth that left the highway and struck guard posts. Brown was unharmed. Carl Chapman injured his hand while loading hay at Carlisch farm. Dr. C B Kibler treated a deep laceration. A minor cloudburst hit Corry causing basements and cellars to flood in several Second Ward homes and businesses. The Corry James City Mfg Corp outing drew 300 attendees at Canadohta Lake on Saturday July 6. workers and families attended.
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Victor Dempsey
West Smith Street
Titusville
Alfréd Brown
Brown
Carl Chapman
A. T. Carlisch
Clymer
Carlisch Place
C. B. Kibler
Corry
Second “Ward
Jamesiswn Mfg. Corp. Employes
Canadohta Lake
Blockade Debate Grows Over China Ports and Maritime Law
The Nationalist government closes Communist ports in China amid a dispute with the United States and Britain over recognizing a blockade. Britain emphasizes potential force to protect merchant shipping while the United States refrains from declaring a blockade. The era echoes Lincoln's Civil War restrictive actions and the Paris decree on blockade effectiveness.
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North China
China
United States
Great Britain
Shanghai
Acheson
Washington
Pres
Lincoln
Paris
Atlantic Seaboard
Corry Day Special Prices at Celoron Park
Celoron Park on Chautauqua Lake announces Corry Day next Sunday with local residents as guests and reduced prices on rides and amusements. Readers are urged to clip this week’s Journal coupon to obtain the special rates.
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Celoron-Corry
Celoron Park
Chautauqua Lake
Corry Day
Erie county officials mute on flatley registration plan
Republican county commissioners held an enigmatic silence on plans by Democratic commissioner Thomas Flatley to hold eight special registration sessions. The GOP bloc has repeatedly voted against special registrations, while Plateau?
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Erie
Thomas Flatley
Dey to proceed alone with eight special sessions
Dey announces he will conduct eight special sessions solo after a Democrat party leaders caucus where the top Democrat reportedly ordered sessions under an interpretation of state law. County Commissioner Lambertson and Dell Durling offer muted or conditional responses while Flatley persists with the plan.
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Dey
Democrat
Fred Lam
History Quiz Confusing Trivia On Revolutions Spies And Spiders
A jumble of trivia questions asks about Loyalists in the American Revolution Rita Hayworth’s father a Standard Oil founder and a West Coast banker who died recently in California and a New England state location. It also ponders spider legs helio phobia and a Civil War neutrality proclamation plus references to Chinese Nationalists and foreign aid amid a civil war.
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George II
Rita Hayworth
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Agency
San Mateo
Calif
New England
Great Britain
Queen Victoria
Confederacy
Window Shopper Averts Fire At Lock Wood’s Store
McKeesport woman Desi Gooding halted to view window displays when she saw smoke haze near the Cherry street entrance of Lock Wood's Department Store in Jamestown. A green dress had fallen onto a 150 watt lamp, igniting a smouldering fire. She called the fire department, and five companies responded to contain the blaze.
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Jamestown
Lock- Wood
McKeesport
Desi Gooding
Cherry Street
Lock Wood's
Meadville Mourns Death of Bindley Willard
Bindley Willard of Meadville died yesterday at 11:10 AM in Meadville Hospital after illness beginning in November. Born July 26, 1887 in Lattsville, he worked for the Viscose Company. Survived by wife, brother W G C Bindley of Columbus, sister Mrs Gertrude Draker of Hawkinsack Mn, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral at Drake and Kennedy on Sunday 2 PM with Bent Lake Cemetery interment, following a day of activities at Mareresan Beach. Coleman's Band provided music.
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Willard I
Bindley
Meadville
Meadville Hospital
Lattsville
Viscose Company
W. GC. Bindley
Columbus
Gertrude Draker
Hawkinsack
Minn
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Charles C. Wales
Wales
Berton
Rep
Dell Durling
Flatley
North Center Street
the Evening Journal
Conneaut Lake Park
Ennd
Averis
Willard
Mareresan Beach
Coleman
Union City
Loblaws
Spring Lake
Sala Prlea
Earl
Yecate
Leed
Caealoces
Ede
Tong
U.S
Zongs
Zio Dog
Crisco
Glendora Milk
Libby
CERTO
Ige
Gan
Duz
Page & Nichols
Main Street
East Main Street
Toh
Ladel Hard
PHI
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