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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
8
Six hundred Boston machinists at Becker Brainard plants walked out over wage and hour demands, threatening disruption to war orders and allied business. The strike follows weeks of organizing and warnings of a walkout, with the union pressing for shorter hours and other concessions.
Washington officials indicate the State Department will press demands on Carman and Villa factions. The move references the Vera Crue and Moxigo Cie railway and aims to calm tensions amid a reported conflict. Officials note prior incidents and seek assurances to stabilize the region.
Dispatches report US Marines landed in Port au Prince amid upheaval as tensions rise over the ousting of President Amani and the French embassy siege. Washington weighs swift action and possible occupation to restore order and back a new Haitian government.
Fragmentary baseball scores from the State League include Scranton and Elmirt results with mixed numbers and weather notes in Albany Tolmatte July. A report mentions a mysterious magnetic gold plaque and a fatal accident scene where shattered china and debris were found after a fire or collapse.
New York July 20 Justice Ford denied motion for new trial on newly discovered evidence. Becker to die at 6 45 the next morning unless Governor Whitman acts. Court ruling says no appeal, Hooker Corkran argues otherwise. Reported details describe prison communications and reactions among Becker family and officials.
A July 2 dispatch notes a temperature of 90 to 103 degrees in interior Alaska with 104 at Kenai Lake and only four rainy days in two months. Several forest fires burn east of Anchorage as communities report heat and smoke. A separate item describes a Kenton area accident where a boy narrowly escapes harm after a fall.
No 2 ladies fast black Lysle Hose regular twenty five cent quality, advertised at nineteen cents this week.
London reports on July 29 that German forces remain stiff, with tenacious resistance across the Narew, Niemen, and Courland fronts. Soviet and Allied communications note German setbacks and Russian counterattacks, while German efforts near Warsaw near Spolanow face challenges despite reinforcements from Austrians. Overall, British dispatches express cautious optimism that Russians may slow German gains, though fighting continues on extensive front lines with heavy casualties and shifting momentum.
New York supply markets show mixed bids across wheat butter eggs and pork with No. 2 white corn around 8 0 per bushel and wheat futures for September noted. Livestock pricing lists incl. cattle steer bids 9 76 to 10 00 per cwt with hogs dairy and poultry values varying by grade across Buffalo markets.
An advertisement extols the Benton Fountain Pen as exceptionally smooth to write with no leaks or soiled pockets. It highlights a special bomb feed and urges demonstrations to show its value and reliability.
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