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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1925
Page
1
A Norwegian explorer may be lost after a polar flight failure as a survivor from the Peary expedition reports little hope for Patty if an enforced landing occurs. The vast Arctic wastes loom as officials race to locate the missing aircraft and crew.
Oslo reports May 28 as Amundsen's air expedition toward the pole faces uncertainty after departure from King's Bay. Reports from London and New York cite Arctic experts waiting for word on weather, possible landfall, or mishap. If planes failed, sled journeys and continued exploration from Greenland or Alaska may follow, with vigilance for any sign of the explorer's return.
City merchants show division over Memorial Day hours with most stores expected to close the majority of the day. Public sentiment favors strict observance, though some grocers and meat markets had initial plans to remain open. Chamber of Commerce official Secretary England sought data from merchants to clarify plans.
United Press reports a massive earthquake and ensuing fires devastate western Japan from Kyoto to Kobe. Towns near Torooka and Tsuno Saki are destroyed or ruined. hundreds of homes and hot spring resorts are wiped out as refugees flee.
Hoard of Tuten members scheduled to meet tonight at 7 to draft the budget for the U2 Watei and likely fix the levy. This morning a short session heard teaching assignments interviews with no action taken and minor bill parsing. The executives aim to clear the budget and tax assessment issues, with a possible appointment to succeed Mr Brown, the High School principal who has resigned.
WNYC airs a Carnegie Hall concert from New York at 8 PM Eastern with Dalight Kriens Symphony Orchestra. Philadelphia features a 8 PM Eastern broadcast including H M S Pina fore. KSD in St Louis presents a 7 PM Central program from the Grand Central Theater. CECA Toronto hosts a 2 PM Eastern spring opening at the Jockeys Club. KGO Oakland schedules a 8 PM Pacific Wurlitzer Musicale.
New York specialist Dr Mackenty told the American Laryngological Society in New Jersey that hootleg liquor and car exhaust cause throat diseases nationwide. He urged exhaust pipes be placed at the top of cars to cut carbon monoxide exposure during public use.
A sweeping heat wave gripped the nation with temperatures from 95 to 101 degrees in Nebraska and other states. Prostrations and deaths were reported in Omaha Lincoln and Milwaukee as fierce storms disrupted lines, while Minnesota and North Dakota saw radios and communications knocked out but brief relief from heat in some areas.
State Trooper WL Simpson, 28, arrested a Black man after a public safety incident near English Town nine miles from Trenton. The man allegedly drew a public safety item and fired. Simpson was struck in the wrist and fired three rounds, fatally injuring the unidentified man.
Two fascisti are dead, one wounded, and a newspaper plant wrecked after clashes with Communists in Rovigo area. A later report notes another fascist killed at Adria and anti Communist demonstrators wrecked the Padova Popolo Veneto plant.
A Juegling Enterprise operated under the guise of a grocery and perfumery in New England. The business turnover runs into millions of dollars, revealing a sprawling operation unearthed by investigators.
Federal authorities raid Sayastinn and Snow in Haymarket square uncover a vast smuggling ring masking liquor operations through grocery and perfumery firms. Leaders including Pred Savastita arrested. shipments, vessels, and a 1000-name customer list tied to coastwise routes.
United Press dispatch from Winthrop Maine reports searchers locating Miss Aida Hayward, missing since early Wednesday. Her body was found hidden between two mattresses beneath a cottage linked to her aunt Mrs Emma Townes after she was attacked and the cottage set on fire. The investigation details indicate a violent assault prior to the blaze.
Philadelphia dispatch reports two deaths and sixteen injuries from a citywide traffic crash spree. Samuel Robinson, 42, died when his car overturned after a collision and became pinned beneath it. Laurence Garrack, six, was killed when struck by a motor truck near his home. Mrs Whittlesey returned home from Titusville after attending the Golde jubilee of the Erie Presbyterial Society for Home and Kor.
United Press dispatch from London May 23 reports a quake in Japan near Toyooka. 43 missing and believed entombed in the Ashiya tunnel collapse. A second train near Genbudo overturned and the Eksino shaft cave-in is noted, with details from officials.
Four student nurses will graduate from Corry Hospital Training School for Nurses or commence residency exercises on June 17. The class includes Mike Grave Putnam, Atis Olive Moose, Miss Lulu McAllintse, and Miss Edith Miller Inamuch as there has been no formal graduation on monies duing the past few years, the following nurses will have completed their course of training at Morey hospital during this period: Mi Nellie Sehreckangost, Miss Frances, [over Mise Effa], Miss Florence Patterson, and Miss Wilhelmina Pande. A. Martin of the Preshie Yorian church will deliver the commencement address, with a special program planned. The Nurse Alumni will entertain and close with a banquet after the ceremonies.
May 23 James C Callan a Tees politician was charged with approaching a juror on behalf of the defense in the Shepherd murder trial Lodas held under 4500 pending further inquiry Callan and juror Phillip Burse faced questioning by Judge Thomas J Lenahan amid defense claims of outside courtroom contact Callan emphatically denied the allegation.
New York reports indicate a mixed stock market as weekend profit taking trimmed gains while general sentiment remained cautiously optimistic. The period closed with a confident tone overall, despite cautious selling to end the week. Mrs Thad Perkins departed for Evie Mex after visiting local relatives.
West Smith Street will be closed starting Monday as pavement construction reaches a police point of necessity. Measured detours via West Washington Street and West Columbus Avenue will reroute motorists toward the Union City Erie highway with Meadville firm crews pressing ahead to minimize closure time.
A severe lightning storm struck wiring feeding the Se T. Tuentture factory on East Main Street last night. A fire alarm saved a larger blaze with only minor damage to the plant and a slight shock to watchman John Maller, who recovered quickly. The KI plant on nearby property also reported a fire break shortly after midnight with no further damage known this afternoon.
A brief message from Cape Town says the British steamer Sceptre, a registered British vessel, has run on rocks near Cape Laguthas. Assistance has been rushed to the scene as conditions threaten the ship's safety.
Eight people were injured today when a powder shuttle train collided with an empty hospital train on the East Side subway in New York. Henry Zeig and Michael Santucci from the Bronx were hospitalized. The other six victims received on scene care from ambulance surgeons. Cause of the crash has not been determined.
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