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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
1
Reports from the front show Allied forces moving into the West Virginia battle zone as fighting wanes. Messengers describe troop arrivals and bombardment ceasing, with cautious notes on possible new maneuvers and local martial law considerations.
Washington reports President Tariling's cabinet weighs martial law for the West Ninglvin Wak mine area as hostilities continue. Proclamation would deploy federal troops to Kana counties including Mayotte Boone Pon and Mingo if miners resist. Troops from Camp Shoruian and Camp Die are poised to reach the region by nightfall with machine gun support and general orders under Major General Geo. AV Ready.
Troops from Camp Knox at Stithhton and Camp Sherman at Nyah Ohio depart for West Virginia duties. Gen George Q. Mann announces a fast march to St Albans while supplies and orders constrain the tempo. Infantry units prepare for a rapid advance as headquarters confirm final orders to depart by noon.
Crowds are expected as residents from Corry Columbus Spring Creek Olympia Sparland Hear Lalor and surrounding country gather for the annual reunion and picnic. A full program with music, games, and food stalls is planned with twenty performers and a grand concert anticipated at the park.
Reading fragmentary dispatches from a distant front describe ten thousand engaged in a major encounter. Reinforcements moved by rail and river, with machine guns firing and artillery support noted. Local officials report no clear tally or official casualty figure, while witnesses add confusion amid ongoing combat.
Fragmentary local notice appears to reference milk testing or police matters with names such as Willige Peter Aon and others amid garbled text. Readable items include mentions of a laboratory, Oct Coxanius, and Yathra, creating a scattered archival feel.
State officials and health authorities gathered to investigate a typhoid outbreak in the city, with the state engineer voicing uncertainty over the source. Officials warned against drinking from springs as hot weather and summer conditions were blamed for spreading the disease to other cities. Local lab tests on Ford vehicle samples and milk supply were noted, but conclusions remained inconclusive as the outbreak continued to challenge investigators.
A report states Mrs. Bophie Moyer was wounded and her daughter killed when four armed men attempted to enter the Hoyer home. Mary Hoyer resisted and was fatally shot as the attackers fled. the other injuries were non life threatening.
A scrambled report describes a serious injury at a Will intersection of Mali and Souter avenues near Spring Creek. Details are garbled but reference to a crossroad collision, possible machinery, and imminent investigations by the chamber of commerce hint at official inquiry and weather impacts on related preparations.
Amid reports from Manila on Sept 2, Major General Woodward Wood has accepted the governor generalship of the Philippines. His retirement from the army is understood, with plans to depart for China and mediation efforts to ease tensions in the region.
Students will enroll in a fivefold program at the High School including literary, scientific, business, home making and agriculture tracks. Remodeling of the building is underway to accommodate new studios and library moves. Faculty changes accompany the shift with names listed for history, science, mathematics, English and more.
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