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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
2
Incoherent sentence suggests emphasis on Vance Mc Connick for Governor and Representative Palmer for Senator as stronger Democratic figures within a reorganized party. Source fragment from Philadelphia Press hints at party strength and electoral prospects.
About 800 delegates from across the United States and foreign countries gather in Chicago for the 126th Assembly of the Presbyterian General Assembly. Insurgents push to reorganize the Home Missionary Board to increase its usefulness during a ten day session at Fourth Presbyterian Church. Oliver R. Williamson, in charge, cites concerns of centralization and calls for reform as Rev. Dr. John Timothy Stone retires as moderator.
The 128th annual meeting of the Presbyterian Church in this country highlighted calls to overhaul church policy amid progressive pressure. Rumors say Rev B P Hill of the McCormick board may succeed veteran secretary Rev Charles L Thompson, who reportedly plans June retirement.
A vintage advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a safe reliable remedy for corn removal. It claims decades of trust and strong sales, promising quick relief and a low price of a quarter, with the product described as first on the market and dominant in sales.
Charles Reed of Red Rock died after a gas leak at an off lease near Charles Schwab where he worked as a pumper. His wife alerted neighbors after he failed to return home. Coroner B R Sherman was notified. Reed was known to suffer severe attacks and fainting spells, and authorities assume a fatal gas asphyxiation occurred.
An advertisement touts Vinol as a cure for fatigue and poor appetite, claiming it strengthens digestion and enriches the blood while offering a money back guarantee. It features testimonials from N. G. Clift of Opelika Alabama and notes a children's remedy Saxon Salve from 0. Babbitt and Son in Corry, Pennsylvania.
The Herkimer trial of Jean Gianini for the murder of Miss Lidia Beecher continued with Principal Herkimer High School, Hert Robinson, testifying Gianini was in sixth grade when he left school the year before the murder. Robinson said Beecher never whipped him and that Gianini should not harbor hatred for his teacher. The defense pressed alienist testimony on inherited weakness, rejected by the court, and Dr. Butler described Gianini as a high grade imbecile with a near normal mind.
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