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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1915
Page
2
The Corry Evening Journal is published daily except Sundays, with mail subscriptions offered at 39 dollars yearly and carrier delivery options. The publication is entered at the Corry, Pennsylvania post office as second class mail matter.
The article notes rising industrial optimism tied to opening business conditions and an expected May rise in payments by major U S corporations, with about 125 million dollars in dividends and bonuses to be distributed, mostly in New York. It reports New York banks opening disbursements, bond and stock activity on the New York Stock Exchange, and large volume of dealings in April including 20 million shares and bond transactions totaling roughly 10 million dollars.
Fragmented text discusses the influence of chambers of commerce on Cleveland and Midland City development. Mentions Ly Chather, Potten, and American imuateipat affaires with a focus on midland city growth, portage and commercial influence over two decades.
Cleveland, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati vie for top civic position amid discussions of healthful civic spirit driven by commercial associations. Reports note Buffalo and Pittsburgh organizations energizing public work while Cincinnati lags. A Detroit mention appears in broader regional tone. A charity appeal requests foster homes for an orphan boy, with ten applicants in the vicinity seeking to help.
An old war era message recalls Admiral Dewey and the favorable U S victory in Manila Bay. The piece notes a Saturday anniversary largely overlooked, cites a Franklin News letter, and discusses military and temperance tensions. The report mentions the Sixteenth Regiment and calls for caution and morale boosting.
A garbled late story describes an unlikely joining between a group called Wooply and the MOG Lemine Coil forcing a shift in town dynamics. It hints at owed work, street payments, and unnamed creditors in a noir tone from Fire County.
A 30 year old Erie man, employed at the Reo plant, was beaten by two thieves near the West Take road after returning to the plant to fetch a forgotten watch. He was knocked unconscious, robbed of about $30, and could not identify his assailants. A watchman at the plant window saw the victim on the ground and notified police.
At Albany on May 9 the reorganization of elective officer functions was urged to concentrate executive power. Chairmen Tanner and Paone argued about shifting authority from the governor to the legislature, seeking a cabinet of statewide officers to aid accountability and better administration.
May 2 Waller Fox a one year old boy reportedly caused a fatal self inflicted wound in his Springfield workshop using a double barreled shotgun. Dr Fowler notified and confirming death by suicide. Fox survived by his wife a son and three brothers with a son at Garnett University.
A stonemason named Frank Myrnes of Chibi was cut in two by a train at the Bile crossing in North Ojoan near the Empire anitis. He boarded train Noma around 4 o'clock and was last seen alive. his body was found shortly after a fast freight.
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