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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1911
Page
2
The New York State Senate favors requiring editorials to be signed by writers in newspapers. Observers warn such measures erode public trust as commissions and governance models are tested in other states. The Philadelphia Press notes the move will be watched closely for its effects.
Dr. P. M. Mare thall of Albion and his fiancee Miss Teresa Bradish were killed or severely burned when their auto was struck by a Nickel Plate freight train near Elk Park, North Girard. The gasoline tank exploded, the engine and caboose aided as ambulances, Miss Bradish severely burned and rushed to St Vincent hospital.
The Presbyterian building committee opened three bids for the Sunday School annex project. Front Constable Bros bid $18,520.00, Alfred Stuits-Mendyville bid $19,104.75, and Thomas Bros $19,600.00. All bids exceeded preliminary estimates as heating and other items were included. The committee has not acted on awarding the contract and will consider reductions to meet the original budget.
Special meeting as Mr. Dlies presided with all members present. Joint session adopted. Petitions granted for public toy and social event. Brook street sewer. Ajax Alley pavement remonstrances. Court of appeals discussion, reassignment to July convention. Gerry T. Kincaid elected City Solicitor. Rogers resignation accepted. thanks offered. Curb in Ajax Alley referred to street committee. City Clerk 2 B Porter.
After years of complaints RS Johnsons dry goods in Centar Alley faced flooding when heavy rain washed water into the Main Street shop due to a faulty pavement grade. A city committee was ordered to fix the defect a year ago with little result until Mr Tolmson pressed for action, prompting city workers to start correcting the grade today.
June 27 Jamestown reports a severe electrical storm sweeping the city after 5 PM. Lightning struck several wires crashing streetcars causing fires and a mobile accident near Main and Second streets. A contractor Charles Swanson’s two ton wagon struck a boy fleeing a blaze. the driver halted within 30 seconds and the boy survived with minor injuries. Swanson cared for the boy at his home after medical checks showed a cut hand and a head wound. witnesses deemed the accident unavoidable and blamed the fire’s distraction rather than the driver.
A string of local social notes from Lake Pleasant recount weddings engagements and visits in June 1911. John Applebee of Ashinbula and a Baptist marriage to Caleb Moora is noted, with May or June travel and home plans for John Lowe and Blanche Blackmer of Jamestown and Topeka. Various family visits to Erie, Br ie, and Cleveland are mentioned, plus a marriage announcement for Robert Allen to Lois Hayne Benen and a hospital convalescence for Herman Applebee.
A temperance sermon delivered Sunday in the tabernacle drew a large crowd with strong urging to vote against breweries at the first opportunity. The speaker, identified as Hilly Simday, painted the saloon as a drain on taxpayers and crime, urging unity among Catholics and Protestants to eliminate it. The crowd applauded loudly as opponents of brewery interests were exposed, and the sermon highlighted the saloon as a central blight on American civility and liberty.
A June 27 meeting of Sixteenth N G P officers in Oil City at the Maronic building headquarters addressed plans for the annual encampment to be held in Indiana Pa July 22 to 24. Attending were Colonel G O Richards of Oil City Majors Burns of Bradford Gamble of Meadville Wilcox of Corry Johnson of Titusville Captain G L Humax adjutant of Meadville Captain Hogan commissary of Bradford Captain Patton regimental quartermaster and Lieutenant Shay battalion quartermaster of Oil City.
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