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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1914
Page
8
Officials report a crackdown to reduce DC saloons from 409 to 400 by November 1 1914. The excise board has spent weeks weeding out excess and will publish findings. Rum row near the White House faces scrutiny as the limit of no more than three taverns per block looms. Local discovery questions center on which establishments survive and which face closure.
Navy proposals indicate E W Bliss, Bethlehem Steel, and American and British will receive contracts for 4 inch and 6 inch armor piercing shells. Bliss bids $9.50 for 4 inch shells and $12 for 6 inch shells with American and British matching on 6 inch. Bethlehem Steel won the lowest bid for anddoch shells at 34 15/8 each.
Local ad lists ten overcoats for sale by Pactifice A FP Messenger and Son at 212 West Main Street Storry Pa. Details unclear due to OCR errors but indicates a sale of outerwear.
In Wrederick Maryland on October 31 James Bhgward of Chestnut Grove Pennsylvania witnessed a man near Bromswick rail yard whose legs were severed by a freight train. The injured worker, later identified as Bussard, died minutes later at Brunswick Hospital despite doctors efforts.
Local church listings include NITRD Brethren Church with Rev N J MacIntyre offering Sunday School at 10 a m preaching at 12 m class meeting 12 m and evening service at 7 30 p m First Baptist Church at W Pleasant and Second with Ray and H Wallace as pastors holds morning service at 11 o clock Bible school at 11 15 ch Bible study and Endeavor at 6 30 p m evening service at 7 30 p m St Paul Evangelist Lutheran Church led by Rev Wm with Sunday School at 10 a m chief service at 11 a m and evangelistic service at 7 p m Christian Science services at 17 East Washington every Sabbath at 11 a m and Wednesday at 8 p m with Sunday School at 12 15 p m Reading room open each afternoon.
Advertisement notes lace curtains including Mull Swiss Serim Nottingham Cablenet draperies and more this week with prices around 50 cents per pair. The offer highlights a wide variety of up lace curtains and related textiles for immediate purchase.
A scanned excerpt lists Salvation Army activities tonight and Sunday with times for Sunday school Young People's meeting Open Air Salvation Rally and a talk by Ensign Smith. Additional notices cover Methodist Episcopal Rev H G Shaw and services Sunday with Sunday School and midweek prayers. Also Christian Missionary Alliance Spring Street offerings and a Winnet Presbyterian Church schedule including morning and evening services.
International Binle students welcome a Sunday meeting at 8 o clock in the home of Watchman Hol. J. 1 Sweeting of Warren will lecture. Everyone welcome. Services at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Holy Days at 9 a.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church Park. Rector Rev. G. H. Sharp ey.
Local ad from A. F. Messenger & Son, 212 West Main Street, Corry Pa, promotes the International Tailoring Co as the source for guaranteed pure wool textiles and woolen goods priced from 14 to 20 dollars, promising best values in America.
United Press reports Edward Sxler, once found guilty of the murder of Lillian Schadie, was later convicted of assaulting the girl and sentenced to twelve years in the Western Penitentiary. The November body found in Fall Hollow Reservoir had its conviction set aside.
Market report from Buffalo lists futures and cash prices for wheat, eggs, butter, flour, and potatoes, with figures for No 1 Northern corn, oats, and creamery butter. Buffalo livestock section shows prime steers, shipping steers, choice cows, bulls, lambs, and hogs with bid prices and ranges. Haymarket prices for timothy, bale sizes, and straw are also included.
London October 1 reports the German submarine and the attacking marine vessel were sunk after engaging the British battleship Venerable off the Belgian coast, according to a daily dispatch from a London correspondent.
Bishop Charles W. Smith of St Louis, a prominent Methodist leader, died this morning during attendance at the church national convention in Washington. The longtime church figure was widely respected for his work within the denomination.
Patchy OCR reads like stray notes about Germany or Germans, mentioning effort and continuity. Names, dates, or concrete events are unreadable. The fragment lacks a clear incident or outcome to summarize into a fuller card.
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