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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1918
Page
2
Widespread warnings of fuel shortages spark national interest as the Fuel Administration predicts a quarter with 35,000,000 tons in reserve and urges conservation. Officials claim four months will reveal carload declines and stress on labor, while critics fear invasion risks and constitutional limits on wartime actions.
A laboratory tour shows the making of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's illnesses. Over 350000 pounds of herbs are harvested yearly and processed with sterilized equipment, pasteurization, and sealed sterile bottles to ensure purity and effectiveness. Letters from women praising the remedy are regularly published.
The article discusses Congress and the Overman bill, framing it as a power shift toward the President during wartime. It notes Senate passage, concerns over executive control, and the bill’s aim to reduce red tape and better enable wartime actions and agency operations.
A garbled report describes a diamond theft inquiry linked to Kane and a suspect paying $20 as investigators pursue leads. It mentions Wells Fargo and corporate involvement and hints at wartime era language about authority and justice.
A garbled report notes draft boards listing youths aged 21 amid warnings about penalties for liquor use by military draftees. It mentions a Chicago-bound diamond shipment, hotel deliveries, and an agent securing identification as the case involves possible theft and misaddressed packages.
Jamestown SW May 1 reports two boys killed in a Jamestown Morning Post building elevator accident. Victims Gart Mayiord donuson 12 and Forest L. Conners 18 were found squeezed between a handle and floor shaft after the elevator began, instantly fatally injuring them. An investigation later identified the faulty mechanism and immediate deaths.
Kane May 3 compensation has been granted to Miss Lovime Onatory, a Dillon teacher, who was injured sustaining a fractured injury while inspectors investigated the tannery town diadem. The court found her contract did not specify hours and that other young teachers were directed to assist. she will receive 10 per week for five weeks plus 182.86 in addition she will get seventy for medical care, hospital costs, and operations.
Acting on information from the Department of Justice the draft board reopened a case on Donald T. Wright. Wright’s pilot license was suspended then placed in Class AA1 after appeals and actions tied to interactions with river business and a compliance dispute. The case drew wide attention.
Fragmented OCR reports a corporate shakeup at a southern oil firm with references to a president, relocated offices, and leadership changes. It mentions WV Young and Jopepit Sou in uncertain contexts and hints at restructuring, duties, and a new joint venture or task force.
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