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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1926
Page
3
Corry Evening Journal published daily except Sunday at West South Street Corry Pa. Entered at the Post Office as second class matter. By mail five dollars per year. By carrier three cents per copy and fifteen cents per week. Advertising rates available on application.
A fragmented 1920 political preview recounts President Wilson era intrigue and Republican contenders. Frank Lowden, Herbert Hoover, Charles Dawes, and others are evaluated for strength, with prospects of a Republican National Convention shaping the field.
Twenty years ago the Journal Filer reports G Thomas & Son awarded the contract for the Conoy Armory. The item notes the completion of major construction work and compliments the master workmen for fidelity and executive ability amid long renovations.
A fragment notes the 1852 use of the first wire rope in a suspension bridge crossing a gorge. The text mentions a kite carrying the rope across a water-filled chasm and references a hall jug and other unclear terms, reflecting damaged OCR from an old article.
Sherman, July 18 A lineman for the Northwest and On tar Power Company suffered severe injuries after his arm was caught in wires at the pier. Witnesses say he was drenched in perspiration and may have drawn the current to himself to save others. He was hospitalized in Buffalo for treatment.
Report on proposed harsher penalties for intoxicated motorists. District Attorney and ward aldermen push for stiffer fines and jail terms, citing drunk driving as a rising threat. Judges reportedly favor tougher bail and sentencing at upcoming September session to curb impaired driving.
A brief, obscure aphorism speaks on happiness without a friend and uncertainty about loyalty. The source presents a cryptic line attributed to Seotell Broyerb, with no clear date or locale. Further context is unavailable in the fragment.
Five Erie men, tied to Four Mile Amusement Co, were ordered to serve 214 years in federal prison and pay fines after a U S Court of Appeals decision. The case, upheld from the Pittsburgh district, centered on alleged operations of a distillery under the guise of a duchy. The defendants denied connections to the brewery and argued the amid claims were untrue.
Jamestown July 1 Mrs Abie McClelland of Wiseville Va visiting her father Mes Lawrence Borst 406 West Second Street was struck by a taxicab on West Second Street at 8 05 am in front of the Erie Station. She was taken to Jamestown General Hospital where she died at 10 oclock Coroner Box Alsyn reported concussion of the brain a fractured leg and other injuries. The cab driver Klang said she ran into the street directly in front of the vehicle and he swerved but struck her. She leaves a son and husband and was years old.
Erie County commissioners approved payment of 27000 for the Heighway Department and the county share of paving between Main City and Titusville. A three mile stretch in Union township costs 114000 with half funded by Erie County. Bids for Route No 8 paving to start after bid submissions in August, paving to begin promptly. Project covers Albion to Five Penns and Springfield townships.
United Press reports Chicago detectives hunted for Joseph Granite, 21, as Mary McWane, 19, was held for the grand jury on multiple murder charges. Granite allegedly killed a taxicab driver and a church treasurer and Sunday school teacher during a bold hold up claim. McWane and Granite allegedly ambushed Kredlerith Hein and Marie Blang, prompting a high speed chase that ended when the taxicab overturned and police closed in.
Farmers in western New York and western Pennsylvania are selling cows below market value while dairy cows from Wisconsin districts fetch higher prices. The piece urges buyers and sellers to consider tuberculosis status and the added value of disease-free cattle, noting costs of replacement and strategies for herd management.
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