05 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1912
Page
1
The text defines strength as a back bone of fully paid up capital with growing resources and quick asset turnover. It emphasizes experienced management in prudent judgment and gradually conservative policy, noting banking by mail as a specialty.
About 50 boxes of linen finished papers regularly sold at 25 30 and 35 cents are bundled for 10 cents. A small number of 50 cent papers are 29 cents and initial stationery is 10 cents. Initial tablet paper sells for 18 cents. Come early before they are gone.
Reported fighting in Bandago and Gan areas as Cuban rebels resist government advances. Towns like Tarahuces burned. rebels allegedly kill or drive out free negro groups while Cuban forces press fronts with reports of heavy casualties. Government moves to authorize presidential action but with limited martial law.
Crowded trains carry national and state leaders toward Chicago for the Republican gathering. Roosevelt forces and Taft allies scrap for delegates, with Dixon and Barnes trading barbs as Ohio's big six contends for influence. Senator Nixon lies at death in Washington hospital as centrists watch the convention drive.
Cumming of the Aero Exhibition Co visits to confer with local officials at the Chamber of Commerce about July Fourth events. The plan includes air displays by Sandt and associates, baseball, bicycle races, and a grand aviation show to draw crowds and keep funds local for minor amusements and Union City band relations.
Corry resident Helen Nichols sues The Corry and Columbus Shell Rally Co for injuries from a 1907 incident. She alleges she was knocked down while stepping off a streetcar that failed to stop, causing incapacitating injuries. The defense counters the rider exited as car moved. The case concluded with a court draw.
A third fire last night at one o clock tested the city’s department when a blaze broke out in a double house on First Avenue North owned by St. Thomas church. Prompt work saved the structure, with losses near a thousand dollars. investigators suspect the back porch as the origin. The article also includes health tips about cleanliness and sterilization for households.
Theodore Roosevelt denounces Ohio state convention for replacing Taft delegates, calling the move a cynical, political brigandage aimed at forcing Taft’s victory. He cites Barnes defense of the Rochester platform and Albany investigation as evidence of party manipulation against the will of the people.
Fragmentary report covers Roosevelt delegates, Taft LaFollette split in South Dakota, Clark versus Wilson contest at Baltimore, and early potato crop notes from Woodytown New Jersey. Mentions conventions, campaigns, and regional agricultural outlook amid unclear OCR remnants.
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