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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1911
Page
2
The bill by Mr Abbott of Philadelphia seeks to end the third degree method and require prisoners be taken to the nearest police station or lockup for hearings. It mandates prompt charge copies, bans rogues gallery pictures, and destroys inmate measurements after enactment. Critics warn beer advertising influences moral concerns.
Sy Hough of Fredonia dies at 27 Green Street after a long illness. A resident for ten years, he moved from Winston North Carolina where he worked as a photographer. Enlisting at 14, he served two years in the navy, then rejoined the army in Company M 24th New York Artillery, and remained until the war’s end. He was captured at Libby Prison but escaped. A Mason, he will be laid to rest this afternoon at 4 with Holt Post 6 American Legion, the funeral attended by the lodge and the post-attending veterans.
In a court session on the Fischer Hotel liquor license, attorney Isador Sobel argued the new hotel deserves the license as a right, while attorney George Munson for local residents contended against granting wet goods. The case notes the Fischer Hotel near churches and residences, its popularity, and Mrs. Cognwell's view that economic conditions and temperance concerns challenge operation.
Last night a rare gathering of Danish residents and guests from nearby towns took place at K of P Hall under the Daylah Brotherhood of America. The event featured a dance after a meeting, and the organization promoted death and disability insurance with funds deposited locally in Corry.
Obituary notes the death of an elderly Union City resident born in Windham in December 1820. Survived by widow and children, with multiple marriages and a Civil War record. Funeral details set for Saturday with services at the home and Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Homer B. Porter. Also mentions a remonstrance against a Coleman House license meeting and a liquor license case in Union City Court with witnesses describing beer and whiskey purchases.
Corry girls defeated Sheffield 18 to 8 in a balletball game played last evening. Players included Eva Loveland, Marian Sackett, Elizabeth Lyons, Ava Mackres, Lucile Murray, Ruth Carpenter, under coach Mise Opal Hracken. Tonight the boys face Clarendon with Charlon Sceating refereeing.
Mrs Adelia Thurston of 229 Tem on street died Friday about 1 o'clock in the afternoon at age 84 after a period of frail health. Survived by daughters Mrs Northnip of Warran and Mrs Mire Heath sod Mids Lona Thuriton, and sons Harry and J Thurston and Crawford Thurston of Carry with other relatives. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 4 PM at the residence with private interment in Grove Cemetery.
A big Lyric bill at Vitagraph and two Boston dramas headline tonight. The feature program promises exciting and thrilling stories with opening at 6:80. Enticing cinema offerings attract local crowds to theDyric venue.
About 45 men from the Presbyterian church met last evening to discuss a proposed Sabbath school building. Draft plans by AVP Mount & Son were shown and drew general approval. No action was taken until the annual church meeting, with arguments presented on need and financing. the gathering adjourned late with broad support to proceed this season.
March 3 a young United Natural Gas Company worker at Lamont near Kane met a horrific death while oiling pumping machinery. He was drawn into revolving cog wheels, the body found in the pumping house with fatal injuries, death likely instantaneous.
A garbled ad offers a three plaque granite monument in poor condition, priced at 6140.00, described as a genuine bargain. The seller or business appears as Starr Orantis and Marlo Works, 140 on Dio Avenue.
The Good Roads Special Train, organized by state officials, will arrive in Corry at 12:00 a m on March 40th. It will be centered for easy access and include exhibition cars, a toe car, and flat cars with the latest machinery to inform and instruct attendees. The state has spared no expense to educate the public on road construction and maintenance.
Pla Ih the correct manner of making roads is discussed. Every supporter of the Fonds Movement is urged to attend the meeting for guidance and unity in efforts.
Announcement notes Youngsville to house a large laundry project with John A Day and Charion A Johnson leading up to operation soon. Machinery in place and parts ready, with storage and stockings reportedly filling shelves as prospects of a big business emerge in the town.
The fragment hints at a theater bill with Amuavell as a performance, an hour biography of the year, and a pirate story titled The Bureauers. It references a show at a mill venue tonight and warns readers to not miss them.
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