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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
1
The strength of a bank lies in fully paid up capital ample surplus and strong resources including cash reserves and quick assets. Management should be by experienced leaders with sound judgment and progressively conservative policy.
Taft sentiment rises in Chicago as the Republican National Committee discusses potential temporary and permanent convention leadership. Rumors center on Senator Root for both roles, with Roosevelt allies debating seating and control of the committee. The meeting previews the path to nominating the president and vice president, amid factional maneuvering and historic party precedent.
The ceremony for Guy M. Bluumons and Angeline J. Bracken took place at the home of the bride’s parents with a full churchlike setting and guests from across several cities. After a formal wedding, the couple departed for Cleveland and the Gren Lakes aboard a car-turned-travel, with a large crowd of friends and relatives in attendance and a generous registry of gifts noted.
Helen M. Nichols of Corry won an $800 verdict against the Corry and Columbus Street Railway Company in county court yesterday for injuries when she was thrown from a trolley car. Witnesses testified she jumped from the car before it stopped. A month’s discrepancy between company records and plaintiff statements was noted. A new trial likely if not satisfied with the verdict, the court said.
The Daughters of Isabella entertained over a hundred guests at the Maccabees lodge room with a Hurry-Up Progressive party. Twenty four tables were set with varied activities including euchre, pin games, and novelty contests. Refreshments were served as part of the event.
A Washington report describes U S forces preparing for possible intervention in Cuba as 470 marines land near Guantanamo and four Atlantic fleet battleships with 1 000 marines move to the area. The administration remains opposed to direct intervention, while rumors of armed action and fears of a violent uprising spread among Americans and foreigners.
The piece argues Americans and foreigners in Havana will be deeply disappointed if the United States does not swiftly declare support for intervention. It notes rising tensions near Guantanamo with four battleships nearby, causing stock market gains and lively trading. The article mentions English-owned firms and Cuban planters amid the unrest and calls for decisive action.
The text reports outrages against white women in the Santiago region and mentions reactions in Washington. It references Senor Peres Carbo and family, along with linked notes about James Knox Taylor and Treasury duties. Details are fragmentary and appear to mix unrelated items from different contexts.
A truck driver nearly struck a person prompting a call for mercy and a chaotic scene with injuries and confusion reported. Details are fragmentary but indicate a tense roadside incident involving a driver and a concerned spouse or witness.
In a garbled scene a character asks what time it is in a dim room. Another voice answers a quarter past ten and instructs to reset the clock after a young man leaves to fetch Lily Brent. The fragment suggests a domestic or stage setting with timing and names.
A contractor named William Tine appeared before Justice of the Peace P. Gooner on two counts of cheating an employee. The hearing took place under a $700 bond.
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