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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
8
A promotional note highlights a popular store offering deep discounts on embroideries, foulard silks, taffetas, sailings, and dress linens. Items include 27 inch embroideries, 59 cents, 31.50 embroideries at 49 cents, foulard silks from 50 to 65 cents, black and white sailings at 59 cents, and linen pieces priced at 25 and 35 cents. The ad emphasizes value, reliability, and the store’s long-standing reputation.
May 11 Columbus reports Senator J R Andrews of Lawrence County attacked detectives in the senate over indictments of Ohio assemblymen. He alleged the grand jury acted on information from paid spies and claimed a jailed detective previously served 15 years, turning state's evidence to gain freedom. He said officials refused to hear him and that telling his truth would have halted indictments.
An old prescription style ad claims 20 cures a cold in one day using laxative bromide tablets. Mentions Druggists refund the tone if not effective and features a signature in an ouch box. Includes a garbled name H. W. Frove.
P W Howgard offers wallpaper samples and home painting by appointment. Contact Bell phone 186 R 5 for scheduling and project details.
A Wisconsin witness, wrap paper manufacturer John Strange, denounced President Taft as cowardly and unpatriotic for negotiating the Canadian reciprocity treaty, urging his resignation. He attacked the American Publishers Association and accused press groups of pushing the treaty to aid publishers hub. The Senate Finance Committee pressed him to focus on facts and the treaty's harms rather than personal attacks.
Julian W. Hopkins, jailed in Cleveland on May 1, admits stealing 114,080 from Kirst National Bank to fund his wife’s wardrobe. He says his wife died two months earlier and he sought to keep her comfortable, claiming a prior income of 2,000 a year when he began stealing. He blames a desire to enjoy a luxurious life and notes treasury and bank measures will tighten exchange handling of mutilated currency.
A fire swept the Empire mise hall in Edinburgh during a royal entertainment for Sir George V, the city reports several dead with others missing. Fire crews battled the blaze as smoke filled the venue amid the king’s visit, with authorities confirming casualties and ongoing search operations.
Pekin May 10 reports state that half of Kirin, capital of Manchuria province Kirin, has burned. Kirin sits about 270 miles west by south of Vladivostok. The estimated population is 40,000.
Bert Reatraint reports to a doctor that his wife shows nervous symptoms. The physician says he fears a mental health issue. A recent incident involved a closed private office marked Private that was not open.
Inmates at Cranston Rhode Island prison and county jail, 17 life-term offenders, enjoyed a half holiday with games in the yard. Warden James F McClusker organized the event, distributing 100 clay pipes and 50 pounds of tobacco. Captain Robert Grow, aged 65 and imprisoned for piracy, marked 46 years since his sentence by smoking a flat pipe in the yard.
A three story brick building owned by Antonis Fisom on Health Street in Sharpeburg was demolished in an early morning blast by a Black Hand group. Mr and Mrs Fleep and their two children were hurled from their bed but survived. A nearby Circenary brick hotel housing 20 families was damaged. Five Italians were arrested at 4 am as suspects, with three under direct suspicion for the explosion.
Atlanta on May 10 a curious scene as Mrs. W H Wall telephoned Cincinnati to hear her parrot Polly. A muffled exchange had Polly chatter when the conversation connected, her talk described as lively and almost comical. Family members noted the bird’s expressions and endearments, including Nell Baby, during the odd transcontinental call. The incident reportedly cost $30 in charges.
Pittsburg May 41 The jury that held Frank N Hoffatott president of the Pranted Steel Car Company after a conspiracy graft charge failed to reach a verdict after 24 hours of deliberation. Judge Hafinker discharged them and the district attorney said Hoffstat will face trial next Monday on a bribery charge.
A fragmented OCR read mentions a local effort to recruit workable candidates. It references Almont and an event on a day linked to orders, suggesting a planning phase for a community hunt or project. Key names and specifics are unclear due to garbled text.
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