12 Oct 1927
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1927
Page
1
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James Cwanick of Buffalo was slashed over the face in an Erie Railroad freight car near Maple Avenue after a pre-dawn argument with a stranger. The assailant, described as about 6 foot 7 inches, sandy hair, 95 years old, fled. police searched the area but no arrest.
In Scranton Pennsylvania on October 12 city officials faced graft charges after Dominick Bers testified about underworld protection payments. The probe cites a gambling house paying about 8 000 a month to officials and a hold up at a nearby venue. Prosecution names Frank Deitoh and John Dushel as proprietors facing Novembers grand jury.
Radio listings show Ted Lewis Band with Mawell Hour and The Buggar's Gpéta on WEAR at 7 10 p m. Iolantha airs on Light Darn. Goodrich Hour on WEAF 8 00 p m. WNYO New York 825 features Phillyarsnomid Steing Quarter and Lev lohir Music Course.
A nationwide manhunt ending near the city led to the arrest of Daniel Snavely, 22. Police say he faces charges across Huntingdon and Centre counties for offenses including an attack on a 14 year old girl in Bellefonte, with authorities pursuing him for about a month across roughly eight hundred miles.
President Coolidge travels to Pittsburgh for Founders Day at Carnegie Institute with a reception at R. B. Mellon home, breakfast, city tour, luncheon, and a solo address at the institute broadcast by KDKA and other stations. Foreign diplomats will attend the international painting exhibition. An evening trustees banquet at Carnegie Institute follows before return to Washington.
A four million dollar fire devastates Ocean City area eight blocks by eight, injuring three firefighters and killing one man in a car crash. The blaze, starting at 7 p.m., destroyed frame buildings and damaged the boardwalk while winds shifted to slow the flames. Relief efforts and precautions followed as authorities cited deserted winter cottages and hotels for why lives were spared.
Georges Gartin Quien, condemned for betraying nurse Edith Cavell, proclaims his innocence at Clairvaux Prison. The United Press report details his interview with Pierre Salarnier, noting fellow prisoner Bennett J. Doty and Quien’s nickname “Double Metro” after a vivid account of war heroics and interrogation.
David M L Wright of Stratford Ont district governor met with Rotary Club of the City officers and members at the Hotel Carry. He praised the school orchestra and urged broader club cooperation, outlining plans for a central coordinating committee to streamline club activities.
Reported in a twenty four hour span at North Center street and nearby crossings. Vehicles driven by C We Willi Rev P J McLaughlin and Miss Trene Mullen sustained damage. An earlier collision at Congress street damaged a car with a Cleveland collect. No serious injuries reported as drivers settled damages amicably.
Four people died and ten were seriously injured when a cyclone struck Bell near Blytheville Arkansas last night. Ten homes were destroyed and crops heavily damaged. Survivors provided names of the deceased and injured including Wynn 80 justice of the peace and Mrs O B Wynn 78. Austin Hardin and Mrs John Hardin were among the injured or affected residents.
The Convocation of Meadvil concluded with Tuesday afternoon services led by Rev. John Chamberin Ward of Erie. Attendees from Waterford Union City and Sheffield heard sermons by Rev. D. H. Overs and other clergy. A reception followed, with programs on rural church work and outreach, plus reports on missions and church activities.
Severe tremors struck Capetown and Johannesburg recalling the severest in years. Buildings shivered ceilings cracked and crockery shattered as tremors lasted about two hours. Reports say fatalities occurred in Transvaal district amid a week of storms.
Bay Scouts plan to organize two new troops this month after Scout Executive Pestengill visited the city. He arranged a Bay Scouts exhibit once housed by Livermore Company in the Masonic Temple. Local progress shows only one troop today, at the Presbyterian church, with leaders likely aiding the new formations. Pestengill will visit weekly to supervise Troop No. 2 and assist organization efforts.
Pittsburgh officials led by John L. Lewis confer with United Mine Workers leaders to plan actions after a federal injunction decree. Key figures include Steve Philip Murray Patrick Fagan and district officers from District No.3 and No.6. The six months soft coal strike had been settled in Timbis and Iowa, focusing dispute within the Pittsburgh district.
Telegraph and telephone networks worldwide were disrupted last night and today by unexplained electrical phenomena. In the United States officials attributed the fault to auroral activity, while scientists connect the disturbances to sunspots appearing in the sky.
Ruth Elder and George Haldeman flew from New York aiming to Paris aboard the American Girl. Fog and high Atlantic weather challenged the long three and a half day voyage as hundreds of ships watched and weather officials predicted difficult visibility near the French coast.
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