Wealth flies as aviation gains trust after Loewenstein death
Corry Evening Journal notes a shift in public confidence in air travel following the death of Belgian capitalist Captain Alfred Loewenstein. The piece highlights his use of aviation for business and leisure, the role of Will Rogers, and the idea that a multimillionaire flying explains safety to the general public.
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Rescent
Buyrope
Alfred Loewenstein
Loewenstein
United States
Will Rogers
Roads for the Future Sparks Odd Local Adoption
Federal engineers advised a county with heavy traffic to expand main routes and widen key streets. One town of 5,000 has adopted the plan, widening several roads by 20 feet and adding a 10 foot setback on each site, aiming to ease congestion for traffic 60 years ahead. The tale contrasts old and new shipping romance with a becalmed steamer that later refueled and reached New York.
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Western Ocean
Shipping Board
Virginia Capes
Coast Guard
New York
Game of Correct English By W L Gordon
Mixed exercise prompts and answers on grammar pronunciation and word choice. Contains garbled OCR fragments and misprints across ten items, including sentence critique, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage drills with solution hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Bucancer
Buddha
Bilkeau
Ninada
Davia couple to mark 60th wedding anniversary
May 22 1908 note recalls Mr and Mrs A M Davia planning a 60th wedding anniversary next Monday Mrs G B Crapser of East South street suffers a dislocated ankle after a chair collapse at a cut stone site Mayor Heath signs the Clinton street narrowing ordinance a theater and meeting discuss the proposal A street vendor sells fountain pens at a dollar per, challenging claims of myth R R Brydenburg and Bradley visit Corry to discuss division freight matters Martin Steely and Gus Houghtaling travel to Hire on a case they are involved in
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GB. Crapser
East South Street
Heath
Clinton Street
Tris Rooms
Main
Center Streets
Handlmes
Corry
Martin Steely
Gus
A Problem a Day 41 copper and tin alloy mix weight question
A mix of 6 parts copper to 5 parts tin weighs per cubic foot. Copper weighs 0 pounds 0 ounces per cubic foot and tin weighs 462 pounds per cubic foot. Compute the weight per cubic foot of the 6 to 5 copper tin alloy. The answer to yesterday is 25 percent. The explanation uses percentage operations leading to a final result.
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Ana
Oil probe opens on irregularities in 1921 lands
Washington May 22 charges of irregularity in the issuing of lands to Minweat Oil Co and related concerns in 1921 were examined today by the Senate Public Lands Committee. C Finney assistant secretary of the Interior submitted records of departmental action on the matter granted by John Payne then secretary of the interior.
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Unites Rots
Washington
Look and Learn 1 Question Fragments From a Scrapbook
The text presents mixed Q and A items with incomplete prompts about population of China, a creature named Syphippet, dandelion etymology, Roman numerals for 2000 percent, a Wesley denomination, and miscellaneous notes including oxygen, a phrase lost Lady, and references to General Joffre along with disjointed lines on horse aging and eruptive eyes.
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China
Wesley
Erie Suspect Christifano Sought After Weekend Disappearance
Detectives search for John Christifano of 1825 Poplar Street after Angelo Centritti was found murdered near Nickel Plate tracks on 18th Street. Christifano left his boarding house after changing clothes and did not report to Hays Manufacturing on Friday night. A witness said Christifano and Centritti had been drinking with another man earlier.
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Erie
John Christifano
Poplar Street
Angelo Centritti
19Th Street
18Th Street
Plum
Cascade Streets
Christifano
Hays Manufacturing Company
Linerty
Lewis
18Th’ Stret
William Carney
Centrittt
Warren to vote on Daylight Time referendum
Warren residents will vote June 4 on adopting daylight saving time. Burgess Chapman and Police Chief Haehn supervise the informal referendum at the city building from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday May 26, seeking the majority view on seasonal time change.
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Warren
Burgess Chapman
Boraign Sopeltor
Haehn
Outdoor quarathon dance at Memorial Day fair
An outdoor quarathon dance contest will be held at the Butler county fair grounds as part of the Memorial day program. Dancers will endeavor to cover the regulation distance of 26 miles or more rather than time, in a unique endurance event.
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Butler County Fair Grounds
Local residents complain of dump damage and road repairs
A paragraph from a historical newspaper item notes residents upset by a dumped load on their properties and city plans to purchase property to address the issue. It mentions repair assurances from Pennsylvania and British railroads for West Smith North Corry and Center Street crownings, plus construction updates on Allen Street and a new flagpole at the Municipal Building.
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Ieee
Pennsylvania
Brit
West Smith
North Corry
Cehter Street
Arenaeth-Wreah
Tony Lite
Mokulvey
Sprite Creek
Eling
North Center Street
Voyemore
Warren County
Worl
Lz Waren Iassevaning
Leo McCarthy
Grand Theatre
West Main Street
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Corry Evening Journal
Booth Steel
D. Colegrove
Arthur Colggroves
Kimball, Inc
New York ‘Tribune
Chicago
A. M. Davia
R. R. Brydenburg
Erie Division
Bradley
Western Line
General Joffre
Oregon
Frank C. Caapi & Sons
Canter Street
Burge
G. Thomis Construction Company
Allen Street
St. Wizabeth's
Li A. McBride
St. Ann's Church
Cat Brie
Jack” Loveland
Canada
High Sena
Toval
Avenue A
Milton
Kamigi Wa
Werle
Wisnoe
St. Alban’s Church
Highland Parl
Deroth
Ees
Austin
Department of Labor
Witleh
Sevle
Major
Haven
National Safety Council
Charles A. Waters
State Department of Labor and Industry
G. By Sanford
Leulrie
Schenectady
St Pauls
Erethin
Easton
Bronder House
US West
Wayne Street
J. C. Kramer
State Street
Mr. Weiss
Colegrove’s Millinery
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