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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1913
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR report mentions an arrest and street scene with unclear names and details. The readable bits reference a street and possible individuals but lack concrete facts or dates to form a complete item.
Buffalo officials of the United Trades Labor Council submitted a modified demand to employers for a minimum wage of six dollars for women twelve for men and five for bundle boys and elites. Stores reopen with reduced clerical staff as strike tensions persist and the two city’s largest shops resume limited operations.
Springfield May 6 After more than thirty six hours of deliberation the jury in the case of Dr Arthur Smith charged with poisoning his first wife announced they could not agree and were discharged. The prisoner appeared disappointed as the trial ended with no verdict.
The trial of suffragettes and two men charged with conspiracy resumed in London. Prosecutor Bodkin accused London chemist Madward Grayton of "prostituting science to criminal ends." Seven more men and two women were arrested, nine others jailed yesterday.
G M Ream announced the sale of his First Avenue grocery to EB C Barney of Columbus. Barney will take charge tonight. transfer follows weeks of negotiation. Ream, in the city 17 years, will stay in business here though future line undecided. The sale closes tonight with inventory ensuing. Ream’s store has long been a leading local grocer.
A well known local alcoholic caused a disturbance at his Bant Main street home last night after obtaining beer and liquor for over Sun day use. He smashed a door and music from the fracas annoyed neighbors within blocks. Police were called but no arrests were made. the man faces possible action if a suit proceeds.
Last night Ray Edson superintendent and crew began tearing down the Corry and Columbus line engine house on North Center Street. Pistons and counters were sent to Warren plant for overhaul. The company will restore the engine by Wednesday. Today workers began removing track at the Hotel Grandin and Star Garage due to quicksand undermining pavement. New ties and foundation will be installed and improvements to Columbus Avenue are finished.
A Bell Telephone crew labored near Cath Cemetery west of town to finish the last section of two trunk lines between the city and Erie. The company expects four independent lines to be in service by week’s end as demand grows. A major upgrade includes rebuilding the Corry to Brie section with over a thousand new poles and extending a six mile branch to Wentworth.
This afternoon Mrs G N Roberts entertained the Monday Afternoon Bridge Club at her Second Avenue home in honor of Mrs Arters of Pittsburg visiting for the week. Sixteen ladies attended a luncheon at one o'clock followed by a bridge party with spring flowers dominating the elaborate decorations.
Forest fires burn near Altoona since Saturday with large tracts of timber and villages Mloydsville and Meacville affected as hundreds fight to control flames. Meantime Crawford County reports sixty cans of wall-eyed pike released at Conneaut Lake this weekend, part of an ongoing fish season effort.
Auditor General A. Bi. Slason, formerly of Erie, will depart tomorrow as the state’s Auditor General. The post will pass to the newly elected official, A. W. Powell. C. P. Rogers Jr., long deputy to Sisson and a Corry city figure, is expected to move to a higher role in the department created to govern corporations.
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