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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1923
Page
1
Dawn to Dusk flyer Maughan began his first leg of the transcontinental flight from St Joseph Missouri heading west toward San Francisco. The trip aims to cover roughly 4640 miles with planned stops and high hopes of completing the journey before nightfall.
Record details a one day voyage by Maughan departing Mineola at 12:05 AM and arriving at Maytan Ohio, with intermediate times showing arrival details in Dayton and Be Joseph. The log notes duration of about two hours and nineteen minutes and includes initials and place names.
United news recalls Charles D Sigsbee born in 1850 at Sibony Nevada and his naval career ending with command of the Maine during the Havana harbor explosion. He served in the Civil War and Pacific campaigns, rose to admiral, and retired January 10 1907 after 18 years in service.
Five year old Rows lind Reynolds daughter of Mr and Mrs Comer Reynolds living near Sherman County was badly cut when she fell into a mowing machine. The right limb was severely injured and a doctor treated her at Corry Hospital. The chin remained calm as she recovered.
Marburg May 18 Anaitor General Lewin directs departments under the Governor to itemize expenditures under the time appropriate appropriations. He also clarifies interpretation of the administrative code on central purchase of supplies after talks with Special Deputy William A Schnader who drafted the code.
United Press dispatch from Seward July 1 notes Alaskan support for the Harding administration policy. Hearings in Washington reveal few complaints about Alaska governance while condemning some merchants and water interests. Alaskans seek higher revenues and closer local control of canneries and related industries as Henderson sails from Valdez to nearby ports.
Archis D Wellman, 50 Riverside Avenue Buffalo, a former Corry man, drowned at a Woodlawn Beach bathhouse party Sunday night. Despite being a skilled swimmer, Wellman was overwhelmed by a current and was found by rescuers after half an hour of effort. His service memory was noted in last night’s Journal. funeral arrangements and services in memory of Wellman and John Chase’s kin were held from their home yesterday.
DL Plate a former Lorry resident seeks the office of Recorder of Desolo County in the September primary on the Republican ticket. Plate now resides in Kearnatge Millersele township and is pursuing the nomination.
Corry police ask for help locating Clarence Moore 28 and Helen Brown 16 of Oil City. Parents request search assistance as authorities request cooperation in locating the missing pair.
A British note to Germany and an explanatory document circulated widely in London. The note suggested no immediate rejection by Germany and hinted at potential diplomacy with France over reparations while stressing Britain’s aim to preserve treaty terms. Belgium’s leaders, including Premier The Wis and Foreign Minister Jaspar, received the German ambassador, with discussions anticipated to reach Prime Minister Poincare next week.
National guardsmen depart Friday for Camp Anderson at Mount Gretna for a two week encampment. Units assemble at the armory by 10 o clock Friday morning with preparations for the training period. They will return to the city on August 4th after completing their two week stint.
July 19 report says six convicts who fled Easter Penitentiary last Saturday remain at large with police unable to locate them. Searches along Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern Shore for a boat stolen at Pocomoke City, Maryland, failed to reveal the missing men. The two believed to have separated from their companions before the launch vanished.
Fragmented text asks if John D Rockefeller ever lived in Oil City and mentions a widow Julie D Rasigelelter and a person named Jane. The passage includes unclear references to dates, places, and a residence that are not coherently connected.
Pittsburgh area report details the escape of Emmet Ponson and a female accomplice from custody. They allegedly aided a jailed man in a dramatic midnight escape at a rail line incident and a later attempt to free the man from a honeymoon cottage confrontation. Authorities dispatched detectives and officers to pursue, with investigations focusing on the couple’s marriage ties and the alleged plan to free the inmate.
Major Danigharty Dougherty, son of a U S Army general, was located in Chicago working as a salesman for a Faraynt company after leaving Stamford sanitation work. He had previously been confined in a Stamford sanitarium for alcoholism and escaped the institution, later disappearing when a car he fled into was found abandoned on Riverside Drive, New York.
Federal agents in Philadelphia launch a crackdown on drug peddling arresting seven alleged peddlers and seizing a large quantity of dope including items marked Made In Germany valued at 5000. In a separate death report, Harry L. Racequist brakeman for the P R R dies at his Delaware Street home after sustaining injuries while on duty squeezing funeral services set for Sunday at 2 PM conducted by Rev Fe Wo Troy at Pine Grove Cemetery.
B W Stennett a longtime Gerry merchant aged 80 81 September died suddenly at his West Wayne street home after working in his yard. He was born in Keswick Ontario came to Gerry in 1880 and built a substantial business later known as B W Stennett and Son. He was a noted coin and stamp collector and a Mason active in civic groups. Survived by son Ora A Stennett and daughter Ray Larson funeral at his West Wayne street home conducted by Masons.
McConnell former prohibition director, twice indicted and freed, may be indicted again by a grand jury on charges of conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. U S Attorney Coles to present evidence in August before a special federal grand jury. Also named are Albert J. Slater and Hiram W. Benner.
Officers arrested two Black men on a charge of peeing on railroad property. They were arraigned before Alderman G. Ht. Gordon and sentenced to ten days in the county jail at Bil e.
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