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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1913
Page
7
Probation officers in New Castle report efforts to place a ten year old boy and three younger girls. Despite twenty calls for the girls, the boy received no home search. The piece argues adoption now aims at love, not securing a chattel, noting past practices resembled auction blocks and forced labor for orphans.
Acting Governor Slynn appointed Attorney General Thomas Carmody to head a grand jury inquiry into Harry K Thaw s Aug 17 escape from Matteawan State hospital for the criminal insane. The plan has the backing of District Attorney Charles Whitman of New York and E A Conger of Dutchess.
Students are urged to enroll in a bookkeeping and stenography course offering placement after graduation. The program features up-to-date equipment and real business methods with personal instruction. A free booklet is available on request.
The report shows scores from New York Philadelphia and Chicago with multiple games called on darkness. Batteries listed include Mayer Burns Schupp Scheuer McLean Hartley Wilson Rensbach Pfeffer Ragan McCarthy Miller Poston Fisher Sweeney Wyckett McAvoy Moseley Hooper Laws Thomas Boehling Hughes Dawson Hedgepeth Almumith Barton and others. Standings list Philadelphia Washington Cleveland Boston Chicago Detroit New York and St Louis with varying records. The day ends amid wet grounds affecting Cleveland St Louis and Detroit games.
Market report from New York and Buffalo dated Oct 3 lists WHEAT Dec at 60, May 99 1/2, OATS No 2 white 473/46 48c, PORK Mess 23.50 24.25, CREAMERY extras, EGGS White 36 450, POTATOES Long Island price 210502.76 per barrel. Buffalo items show WHEAT No 1 Northern 896, CORN No 2 yellow 7c, No yellow 76 1/2, BUTTER Creamery prints 49–50c, EGGS hennery 4g 460, HAY markets for Timothy No 1 16.00, No 2 14.00, Straw 7.60.
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