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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
3
The Titusville area reports a windy chaotic scene with ads and updates from Washington Street and local businesses. A Presbyterian church study, community meetings, a large fair crowd of 79 000, and a theft arrest dominate notices as residents discuss weather, fruit crops and local projects.
Conderapert Pennsylvania Sept 11 John Jonas and George A Wilcox of Wellsville New York were convicted of conspiracy in the Genesee Banking Company affair at Genesee Pennsylvania and sentenced to a maximum of two years in the Western penitentiary at Philadelphia. The bank failed years ago after a brief existence leaving about 150000 in deposits.
In Los Angeles on September 1 Mrs. Raymond Terry fell while dancing the tango and fractured her hip. Doctors expect a recovery of over four months before she can dance again. Mrs. Terry plans to tango again as soon as she is able.
Tomorrow the Lyric Theatre features the sea drama BLOTSAM with a wreck at sea and daring rescues plus THE INGRAM a western. Warren Kerrigan stars, tickets are five cents.
In Pas Sept 1 1912 Lloyd Pastor Jons faces trial for the fatal wounding of Mrs. Willan H. Forster on November 20 1912. District Attorney Wall Wingant and W Pitt Gifford prosecute with M Logan Davie and Milew Bits defending Pastor Jons. The prosecution asserts Pastor Jons caused a fatal crash near Walnut Creek as the Ford car struck Forster. Witnesses describe the driving sequence with a gunshot injury to Forster and others injured as the car ran over the dog and a chaut four was struck introducing a violent crash narrative. The jury received the case after two terms of court were postponed.
Washington reports Joseph G Cannon weary of private life plans to return to Congress. Illinois Republicans formerly in the old guard weigh entry as McKinley Rodenberg Fuller Sterling Prince Foss and McKinney prepare for a race. Danville notes Cannon refused comment on 1914 run.
Grover Miller, 30, was fatally mangled in an elevator on Davis Demuth’s farm three miles south of Whitehouse. While feeding a silo chopper, his coat sleeve caught a bucket, yanking him against the conveyer. His skull was crushed, right arm torn from the socket, and his legs severely lacerated before the machine was halted. Miller, unmarried, died at the Demuth farm.
Carmi Sept 1 Tony Jannus aviator had a narrow escape when the carburetor came off in flight at about 800 feet. Gasoline streamed toward him from the motor, he shut off the engine and made a sharp landing in a meadow avoiding flames.
Plattsburg Sept 11 James Far ey the noted strikebreaker and horseman died at his home aged 48. He returned two weeks ago after spending the summer with his race horses at various tracks.
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