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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1923
Page
1
Erie R R will lease land to establish a new express office, moving from the old location near the Keie Building. The plan includes constructing a larger facility to handle express traffic, with access extending to Center Street.
Unprecedented demand for building permits sweeps across cities as a $200,000 hotel heating program and broad school and housing developments spur a construction surge. Reports from Chicago Detroit Philadelphia New York and other cities show permits totaling millions. apartment buildings hotels and homes dominate the landscape with permits rising sharply in February and March.
United Press dispatch from Kansas City reports a rail expansion push as prosperity grows. Executives from leading railways pledge to meet rising freight demand, with statements praising current prosperity and plans to add equipment amid an era of strong commerce.
At Hanover on March 16 Field Marshal Hindenburg spoke to an audience of 5,000 amid tense war like rhetoric. He warned against stirring fear while urging that peace be preserved and nations remember the strength of resolve.
A dim fragment reports a shipbuilding firm boosting engine power at its Tyne yard. It mentions Butmeinter and Main annownies, hires Divsenging, and a percentage installed amid a building project in New Heon Tyne.
A four story Wilton building on Ghestnu Street in Sharon caught fire today causing about $10,000 in damage. The blaze threatened destruction of the structure and the Sharon Herald editor reported damage to the publication office during the incident.
A husband describes a fatal fall as his wife leaped from a window with their infant in a Winslow street. Police report confirms the tragedy occurred during early hours while the family slept. The husband, distraught, recounted attempting to intervene as the woman disappeared from view and the infant died in the fall.
United Press reports from London dated March 18 say Belgium and France are in disagreement over the Ruhr deviasion and reparations. Brussels officials indicate tension as Belgians press for payment and a new conference. Paris sources show serious friction over occupation terms and future arrangements.
At a cabinet council session Premier Stambulisky says education minister Omar Tichevaky must resign. Omar, Meheveky’s men produced a revolver and threatened the Prime Minister. Other Founeil members tackled the education minister and ejected him.
The Radiator Corporation announces a successful wage plan at its plant, shifting all workers to a daily subbase tied to efficiency. Early results show higher wages for many and a notable rise in productivity, with production gains and morale cited by management and workers.
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce elected DA Hillsrom as president and Weh JW Carcutell as delegate to the National Chamber of Commerce convention in New York City on May 8. The meeting praised the hotel campaign and discussed future plans while approving membership for Artcraft Print Shop. May Babcock returned to Hurbon Creek after visiting the city with relatives.
A historical United Press dispatch reports Britain signaling cautious openness to 70 peace feelers amid ongoing global tensions. The piece notes Britain’s government weighing terms with the United States and other allies as wartime diplomacy intensifies behind the scenes.
Three children perished when a home at Tayfor station eight miles east of Columbus burned to the ground. The father, Tinwall, reported the blaze and tried to rescue the youths Magholia, 4, Cuvee, and Willa Edward, ages 17, from the flames but were unable to save them. The tragedy occurred while the family was at work away from the property.
A devastating blaze at Angelica traps seven women inmates, including Sanborn and attendants, as rescuers struggle to reach them. The building collapses under intense heat, burying victims and injuring others, with authorities reporting multiple fatalities and ongoing investigations into the disaster.
Corrie Troma, aged 19, was released on parole to report weekly to Chief Dunkle after a theft spree in which household goods were stolen from the McDonalds home. Most stolen items were recovered. another asset found in her possession tied to a Corry residence. In a separate item, a British steamer was destroyed by fire at Hamburg docks, sending flames and smoke through the port.
Selsly asked the Journal to urge considering the Taynes property on Wright girsetns as a school site. He claims the entire block could be acquired and would provide about one overall acre of ground with better access and facilities than Love ar iF grounds. The Haynes property, owned by St Thomas church, could be bought cheaply, potentially aiding the new school project.
Indications from Lausanne that the Causasine conference between Turkey and the allies could be resumed soon. Vienna reports that orders were issued to the secretary of the parley to prepare to ascend to Constantinople.
At Prospect Point Niagara Falls an unknown girl leapt from a bridge rail after leaving a taxi. A driver who took her to the Canadian side waited and watched, then returned. Police seek her identity and details, with clues reportedly left in a Grand Central terminal.
George W. Harkness aged 71 of Pittsburgh died early today. He was well known in Corry for fifteen years at Findley Lake where he was a popular fisherman. Survived by his widow two daughters Meg and fate Hammers and Mrs. George Thompson and son William Harkness, all of Pittsburgh. Harold Brown and others returned home from a business trip to Brie.
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