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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1926
Page
1
United Press reports a Michigan mine disaster with 53 feared dead influencing politics. The November election left the House Republican and Senate with slim majorities, prompting analysis of Democratic gains and potential policy shifts for 1928.
A damaged OCR fragment reports a crash near Warren injuring locals including Dr and Di Mekal of Merereding and a near miss near Erie Belig. Two Union City men Sam Hays and Leon Pened escaped with minor injuries after a Ford touring car wrecked on an overpass near Irvine. State Highway Patrol officials said an investigation is underway.
Grand jury at Erie returns indictments against J. Cook Theodore Hollister and James Dermin over moonshine and liquor laws. Arrests followed a west Corry auto crash injuring Hollister, Cook charged with operating while intoxicated, Hollister accused of permitting intoxicated driver, car owned by injured man. Raid on Imperial Panel yields seventy four bottles seized. Trial set in Erie County Court next fall.
A regular Woman's Club meeting in Corry featured a chorus and six member performances. Mrs. CT Cronin presided as new president while the program highlighted soloists and two quartets with accompanists Mrs. Harry W. Schall and Mrs. L. A. Lasher.
A broadcast night showcasing WGBD performers opens the program with a featured anniversary concert. Other acts include KDKA’s western broad feature and KGO’s regional opera rendition while WEAF presents Henry Bure and His Artists with a 115 station hookup.
Funeral services for Donald Craker were held at St Thomas Church in a large gathering. The service featured prayers by Rev Father Tracy and music by residents, followed by a guard of honor by Veterans of Foreign Wars and local groups. The casket lay in state at the mausoleum before burial at Pie Grove cemetery. out of town mourners attended.
President Cooke accepts the resignation of Judge George Wool English of the Eastern District of Illinois who faced Senate impeachment next week. The Senate will meet November 10 as planned, but charges may be dropped due to his resignation. Norris notes possible legal reinstatement, while House managers may recommend dismissal or trial postponement.
Dr Francis B Maas Suto Superintendent Of Public Instruction visited Meadville for a district meeting and dinner in his honor at the Hotel Corry. He urged greater public cooperation for efficient school operations and addressed teachers and local leaders before returning to Harrisburg.
A landslide dammed the Ottin river flooding Perelara and killing 27 residents. About 40 others were injured as villagers, many of them trapped by the slide, were swept away. The village population was around 400.
Gunfire bursts at the Tombs prison as four inmates die and guards, including Warden Mallon, are killed or wounded in a rooftop and tower assault. Riflemen and riot squads placed on duty amid widespread unrest. several prisoners killed, others wounded, and a civilian witness injured.
In Altoona on November 4 Donald Inler nine of Claysburg died after trying to fuel a kitchen fire with kerosene. Pelin Martinez five of Tyrone died later from injuries after a bonfire near her home. The city notes seven fire victims in the region in the last month, six from kerosene incidents.
In Washington a clash over seating William S. Vare and Frank Smith unfolds as anti Smith and anti Ware factions seek to delay seating pending credentials and Reed expenditures evidence. Senators anticipate a two thirds vote to unseat, with seating set for December 1927.
Mayor Bracken spoke at the Kiwanis Club luncheon on city taxation municipal improvements and issues facing the municipality. Mrs Burves briefly discussed the coming visit of Pent Harvey to the senior high school under the Woman's club auspices. Robert Gay returned home from attending Donald Straker’s memorial services on Warren Street.
Harrisburg dispatch reports that in Pennsylvania the Republican sweep continues as Vare defeats Wilson for the U S House seat, but his plurality nears 200000, while Fisher leads Bonniwell in the gubernatorial race by over 70000. Republicans also gain a large margin in state senate, with Democrats winning two seats in the U S House delegation.
Ishpeming Michigan November 4 7 miners die as quicksand floods the Ramey Hecker mine trapping workers. Captain Tippett underground superintendent and inspector Hill among the bodies. Rescue chief Elliot says unlikely any escapees. Recovery to take weeks with pumps and shovels. three fathers and three sons among the entombed.
Dr and Mrs C L Mead of Union City escaped serious injury when their car plowed into a ditch after a Ford truck left disabled on the road side. A second vehicle coming from the opposite direction swerved around the Mead car causing a near collision. Dr Mead suffered severe bruises and two broken ribs while Mrs Mead had a badly sprained wrist. The other truck driver stopped briefly then drove on.
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