07 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1914
Page
1
A fragmented report notes a service and lace line nearing a final breakthrough, with clues pointing to a last stage in a manufacturing or fashion process. Readable names or dates are not clear, but the item hints at a concluding phase in production or design.
United Proas from London reports dramatic claims of Russian forces driving Germans from East Prussia and pushing toward the Vis tula line. Allied actions include bombings near Ypres and Brussels, with Turkish seizures of French and British merchant ships and a reported Pacific fleet engagement. Authorities caution on verification as reports from Berlin and Vienna indicate ongoing, uneven advances on multiple fronts.
United Press dispatches report a rapid fire in a Pennsylvania town destroying the Greek Catholic Church one office building and twenty homes after an explosion at a cleaning establishment in the Aubrey Hotel. Fire protection was lacking as flames spread to the Atwood hotel and beyond drawing aid from Uniontown and other towns.
Tokyo announces that with the fall of the province of Tsingtau the Japanese will govern the former German naval base and sea power will be redeployed to pursue German cruisers in the Pacific. The move follows rumors of cession back to China and includes coordination with British and colonial fleets.
The Knights of Pythiad plan a stag party after the regular meeting. An oyster supper will be served in the lodge room on the third floor of the building. Several new members welcomed into the organization.
At the hospital a directors meeting reported a contract with the American Sterilizer Company for major electrical equipment. The operating room will be re equipped as funds allow, with about eight hundred dollars already subscribed toward a total outlay near fifteen hundred dollars. A new skylight is being installed and the plant renovation should be completed in four to five weeks.
Local postal savings deposits reach 40 040 dollars after a bulletin notes wartime shifts. Confused report cites 257 active accounts at the Corry office on October 21. Helen Hill of the Corry Hospital undergoes appendicitis surgery by Drs. Birth and Waggoner.
A newly issued salary schedule for local Rural Fire Department recruits attracts staff attention. It details adjustments based on tonnage handled, pieces of main handied, and weight of volume carried, with changes affecting non veteran RFD personnel hired after the month’s start.
This morning Alderman Barker presided over a hearing about Henry Ferry versus a Watson boy accused of assault and battery. A scuffle at a Consord school house led to Ferry’s daughter being burned when shoved against a stove. The case was settled as Ferry’s father paid the costs.
Weather forecast shows fair conditions tonight with a drop in temperatures and a cold night ahead. Sunday is expected to bring rain locally near Lake Erie with a chance of showers spreading inland and cooler highs.
An injured man identified as Powers is in Corry Hospital after falling from an Erie freight near Union City. He was reportedly intoxicated and attempting to steal a ride when he left the train, suffering a crushed cheekbone, nose injury, and serious head wounds. He was found by the train crew and transported by ambulance for treatment. His condition was described as serious but improving.
At noon today a fire alarm came from the M. M. Bonnell plant on North Center Street. Employees discovered a small fire in a room near the business office. it was quickly extinguished with minimal damage and no gasoline explosion occurred.
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