Twenty Years Ago In Corry Daily Journal Oct 6 1913
Public reading rooms opened at First Methodist church under Rev H C Shaw. Desmond of the Howard Tannery and NuBone Corset Co noted partners in poultry ranch venture. Rally Day at Presbyterian church drew large turnout. veterans Charles Auer and A M Davis remembered. Bellinger of Sherman narrowly avoided a collision near U S chair factory. William Brightman of Stockton sent $15 for manual training. Frank Harvey and Ruth Ford married in Erie and to reside in Wayne Twp. E Moffatt of Fairview Street injured this morning. William C Plumb visited from Uncle Sam’s Co. G D Heath hosted Porter Johns and Chief Stevens at Findley Lake.
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First Methodist Church
Rev
H.C. Shaw
Presbyterian Church
Charles Auer
Cook's Hall
A. M. Davis
Frank Harvey
Ruth Ford
Erie
Wayne Township
Perkins Tells Anecdotes At AFL Address
Miss Frances Perkins delivered a speech to the American Federation of Labor amid grumbling over a female labor secretary. Her anecdotes included a Western reservation chief with twelve wives, a world traveler sampling dishes, and a restaurant tale about a banker named Morris, illustrating humor in public life.
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United Press
Washington
Frances Perkins
American Federation of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Oue
Indian Affairs Bureau
Miss Perkins
Morris
Neerdo
Five Nabbed at Erie in Series of Burglaries
Five burglars confessed to a spree in Erie and nearby towns with at least 12 store break ins solved. More than 31,000 in goods recovered. Suspects Paul Stiles 19 William Kiehlmeier 18 Leonard 19 Anthony Klomrt 28 Robert Thorn 20 were jailed. Detectives Donahue and Duthringer led arrests.
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Leonard
W. 18Th Street
Anthony Klomrt
R. D
Erie
Wattsburg
Robert Thorn
H. D
Station Road
Stiles
William Donahue l
Paw Duthringer
Pinchot Flayed by McCloskey in Harrisburg
Johnstown Mayor Eddie McCloskey attacked Governor Gifford Pinchot over a missed conference suggestion for mayors before a special legislative session. McCloskey said he telegraphed Pinchot and received only a postcard reply attributed to secretary Dimean McCallum.
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United Press Harrisburg
Gifford Pinchot
Eddie McCloskey
Johnstown
McCloskey
Pinchot
Dimean McCallum
Properties of Midland Oil Co Change Hands
Oil city records report that all Midland Oil Company properties in Cornplanter and Cherrytree Townships were sold by M B Chick Company to Brundred Oil Corporation. The 550 acres include 102 pumping wells, seven power houses, two gasoline plants, and six dwellings, valued as some of the best in the area. The sale price was not disclosed.
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Midland Oil Corporation
New York City
Cornplanter
Cherrytree
M.B. Chick Company
Brundred Oil Corporation
Old Creek
Midland of
Corporation
New York
L. M. Cornell
Jamestown
Bentinghoff
Bradford
George Warner
John Stevenson
Thomas Woods
McNellie
John
Ill Creek Valley
Historical city roles query by a late 19th century clerk
This item lists questions about city personnel timelines including Frank Laurie as superintendent of accounts and finances James B. Stapleton’s patrolman salary William C. Powell serving as health officer and Frank G. Whiteley working as a city mail carrier.
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Frank Laurie
James B. Stapleton
William C. Powell
Frank G. Whiteley
Reforms Needed for Young Offenders Outside Prisons
A Chicago judge argues against long jail sentences for youths and calls for preventive, community based reform. He notes that punitive measures fail to curb criminal tendency and stresses probation, supervision, and cooperative efforts by families, schools, and civic groups to guide boys toward productive paths. He urges early, outside prison intervention.
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John Gutimecht
Boya’ Court
Chicago
Houses of Correction
Sound liquor program contrasted with repeal stance
A veteran Anti Saloon League leader refuses to discuss liquor control post repeal, insisting on complete prohibition. The Chicago Daily News urges a plan to minimize consumption, curb bootleggers, and phase out old saloons, including moderate taxes and stricter controls to foster sobriety and temperance. The piece ends by asking if such a program deserves royal support from decent citizens.
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Anti-Saloon League
Chicago Daily News
Illinois
Door to Door Freight Pushes Rail Revival
The Pennsylvania Railroad seeks to test a store door system delivering freight from shipper to consignees, using company trucks to collect and deliver at businesses rather than station to station. Free service within 280 miles. charges for beyond. Aimed at beating independent truckers and boosting rail shipment, if successful, it could reshape the network.
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Pennsylvania
Tae Ewe
Rayon
Paris Le Long coats Fall and Fall in Lucien Lelong Line
In Paris on October 6 the Lucien Lelong fall and winter collection introduces sport coats with bold patterns and elaborate trims. Coats include Christophe with yellow ground and black diagonals Robinson Brown wool with stitched skirt, Dominique Brown red velvet, Marceau sealskin collar and removable yoke Quessant navy coat with a beige red scarf Terome tailored suit with a bright Jersey accent Ascain violet dress and waistcoat. Washington reports Thomas R Cr amer, 14, fell four feet from a terrace, suffering multiple fractures and internal injuries.
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Paris
Lucien Lelong
Christophe
Robinson
Dominique
Marceau
Hunger strike narrows at Western Penitentiary
In Pittsburgh on October 6, only 11 of 21 convicts who began a hunger strike while in solitary confinement two weeks earlier continued to refuse food. The tension followed rumors of a prison mutiny reaching Warden Stanley Ashe.
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Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
Stanley Ashe
Blue Jays Bunting Incident Reported in Belmont
In Belmont Massachusetts Stefano Grillo AO was stopped by police in a residential area for shooting blue jays and starlings for supper. He held a bunting license and was not arrested, advised to hunt in a less populated area.
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Belmont
Mass
Stefano Grillo
Calf Causes Commotion in Wayne Township Streets
Wayne Township residents witnessed a stray calf wander along North Center Street in Calvert, Texas, disrupting traffic on a Saturday afternoon. The animal was captured and placed in the pound after entering the mayor’s office area before authorities could intervene.
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Cleburne
Tex
Motorcycle Patrolman Fatally Injured In Pittsburgh
Oct 6 reports Patrolman George Sallade of Pittsburgh died after a motorcycle tire blew out throwing him to the street. The Pierson farm area near Calumet and Claremont Company property are described, with note on 1918 1919 developments of Floneer and Petroleum Center making farms highly attractive.
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Pittsburgh
George Sallade
Pitts Burgh
Pierson
Calumet
Claremont of Company
Floneer
Petroteim
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Hd. Desmond
Big Howard
NuBone Corset. Co
Cross
Corry
W. D. Desmond
Bellinger
Sherman
William Brightman
Stockton, Calif
E. Moffatt
Fairview Street
William C. Plumb
The
Uncle Sam 'S Company
G. D. Heath
C. B. Porter
R. 8
Johns
Chief Stevens
Findley Lake
Sundi
Boston
Philadelphia
Winglichman
George
Booker
Midland Oil CO
Mary Knight
Thomas R. Cramer
Greenfield’s
North Center Street
Masonic Buy
Concord
Jersey
Targo Bunohen
Nelly Don
Oil Citys Trust
Oil City
Armour
Swift
Callies
Los
Citizens
Oxford
F. C. Chapin & Sons
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