04 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
1
Raw dispatches recount a mix of European war updates and local notices. Asquith condemns German brutality in Belgium while Britain confirms losses from a torpedo incident. Amid the conflict, Paris shifts financial and strategic plans as France moves capital to Bordeaux and war tensions rise.
President Wilson told joint sessions of Congress that a war tax is necessary to compensate for declining import duties since the war began and that a bond issue is unlikely. He said customs receipts show a drop, implying need to raise fifty to one hundred million dollars via tax. The address drew a large, mixed audience and reflected ongoing urgency in wartime finance. Local note reports that Brakeshop Co's Corry plant will start Monday with thirty new workers as machinery arrives from Walton plant.
A cool spell continues with small weather changes tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures stay low and winds remain light as overnight and daytime forecasts warn of gradual chilly conditions across the region.
Police reported a busy day as pickpockets operated at the fairgrounds amid crowds yesterday afternoon. John Capwell had his pocketbook snatched near the grandstand while an hotel employee found several empty purses in the wash room. Two prowlers were seen around East Congress street and fled town on a westbound train after claiming Waterford origin.
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