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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1913
Page
1
A crowd gathered near the depot this morning as John Cloughs workers began preparations for excavation on disputed land with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Rain halted work, foremen ordered some crews to resume briefly, and Clough warned of an injunction if further interference occurs. Fallon Company plans occupancy challenges loom.
A state Senate survey shows a majority oppose calling a constitutional convention. House bills for a convention may die on the floor without Democratic support. Governor Tener to urge a commission inquiry into the white slave traffic and payroll abuses, with reform measures.
Flood waters inundate East End Flats with water levels at their highest in years. Barns along Columbus Avenue and the Silaner place area are under rising water as the Brokenstraw, slower at Columbus this morning, continues to rise hourly. Across the lower Brokenstraw and Roach's crossing area, several feet of water are reported. A flock of ducks lands near Motsneau town while locals note wild geese on a pond north of the park.
A city meeting outlined the new Corry baseball plan with Bickford and Hickey backing season tickets and two hundred fifty dollars each to guarantee five dollar tickets. Local tryouts list Shrover Dan Cobury Wallace Coxewell Keating Flannigan Honey Vorht and Yagerman as key players with positions eyed at shortstop third base catcher and pitching options.
The wire service from Omaha reports a devastating tornado hitting western states. Sixty five dead by daylight, over six hundred injured at Red Cross stations, with fatalities in Ralston and Belleville. Midwest towns including Terre Haute and Omaha signal escalating casualties and martial law in force.
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