13 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1910
Page
1
In Ontario, large forest fires burn with unknown cause and still threaten nearby communities. Officials report hundreds of supplies sent to Beauvue, a distribution point, as search for possible victims continues. Ground may remain dangerous until winter freezes.
The article reports large crowds expected as former President Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Indianapolis. Plans include a 100 seat platform, blocked traffic in the area, and a public speech on religious toleration. Roosevelt will come from the soldiers monu ment and speak from a white forming stand at 2 PM.
Philadelphia society women highlight Mrs Fung sion Gatkin later Mrs Cankin wife of Dr Langdon Cally Overbrook. The prominent baker known for hors d oeuvre pastries and home made delicacies supplies luncheons and fundraisers. Her culinary craft gained a reputation through social ties and advice from close friends.
President Taft rode in to Boston and reviewed the Columbus Day parade for about half the route from the state house steps. The event drew tens of thousands of spectators including women and children, with military units and organizational contingents represented. Governor Draper joined Taft as he observed from a reviewing stand before continuing to the city hotel.
Reported accord lists Port Kent as new republic with Tishon Gol 1 Hriell formally assuming power. German ambassador enters semi official ties as the Vithys order settles. meanwhile a missing man case in Rockford Michigan casts a shadow. A nursery collector from Fort Atkinson, Wis is feared drowned after his boat and belongings are found on a bridge.
A turbulent Honduran scene unfolds as Commandante Valladares rejects American terms and arms surge at the customs house. He vows to resist U S and British landings, threatens the British consul, and a power vacuum leaves the government and economy near collapse amid rising violence and factional standoff.
Former Senator Benn Conger arrives at his Groton home after a lengthy illness in Michigan. He says he did not suffer a nervous breakdown or loss of wealth, plans to testify at the New York legislative hearings next week, and will have his wife attend. Washington reports: James H Berry of Arkansas is named commissioner to mark graves of Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War.
Enrico Caruso sustained a concussion of the brain after a fall on stage during a public performance. He was treated at the theater and remained under observation. The incident caused a temporary halt in the show, with officials confirming no serious injury beyond the concussion.
Adolph Berg, about 21, and two others were arrested after a poolroom dispute on Madison Avenue led to a fatal shooting. A boy was used as a shield during the incident and Berg is jailed at the Tombs pending coroner and district attorney inquiries into murder in the first degree.
An undergraduate couple from Philadelphia, Philz delania Ger and Feary Welling, wed secretly in New York. The ceremony was hurried and later details remain unclear as Clarke, the groom, is reported ill and the wedding’s completion unclear. A separate tragedy notes 12 year old Margaret Trost killed by a trolley near a school, with limited witness detail.
In a Rast Street tailor shop a man stabbed his brother in the neck with a knife, severing the head from the body. Police arrested him, and he faced trial with the sole claim that he came to kill his brother who had wronged him.
Ellsworth Keowhind, courting in Coalesville, fell asleep during a front porch visit. His companion Mame Waned, alleged ally, is charged with taking $15 from his vest. She faces a detwity charge and a tentative $400 bail, awaiting trial.
The spread of a new illness in Media is feared with possible cases reported in the borough. The freshest case cited is Bil Malmer, son of John Palmer, residing on West Second Street.
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