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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1911
Page
2
Last day to qualify for the primaries or November election is Saturday September 16. Voters who have not registered risk disenfranchisement if they do not act now. Encourage registration and timely submission to participate in upcoming elections.
Franklin Pa Sept 14 Sheriff Williams and Jailer Harrah with three prisoners in custody left Franklin for Western Penitentiary. Perry Gray and Frank Davis head to the pen with Mullin to the reformatory. Gray, hearing impaired, learns his sentence is not less than two years. He proclaims innocence and breaks down at times. Davis sentenced for stealing from the Smith Boarding House on 18th Street.
Big day at Corry fair as attendance records fall with visitors arriving by eight o Week Wain from EN and Pennsylvanian specials from Bele. Crowds pack grounds by three o clock with motorcycles racing and excitement building for Bud Mars aviator appearance scheduled to fly around four and five.
A garbled OCR fragment references a poet and roses with phrases about vows and a rose color. It hints at poetic dialogue but lacks clear events or identities. The readable parts point to roses and a poet figure, with uncertain context and no concrete actions.
A large Wednesday crowd at the Corry Fair witnessed Bud Mars fly his bi plane yesterday after five. He rose toward the judges’ stand and disappeared behind trees as his mechanic Cy Ammons and two assistants rushed toward the machine near the main padlock gate amid growing worry.
A fire engulfed the Gorty Castor Co factory early today destroying the main building and a large amount of costly machinery and finished products. Mr Lilly, who lives next door, saw the blaze as it began and alerted authorities.
An famed aviator tested a plane at the Fair grounds then lost control as a surge of fuel supply caused engine trouble. The aircraft safely landed but a fire soon engulfed the nearby Castor Works, destroying a wooden structure and vast machinery while endangering power equipment. Twenty workers lost their jobs. the company may rebuild at a new site beside the railroad after insurance assessments. Local fire crews contained the blaze, aided by citizens supplying coffee to volunteers.
A stranded flyer steered northward and landed safely in a meadow behind Thomas Shannon’s Columbus Avenue property to avoid ground trouble. The craft could not be stopped and collided with a heavy wire fence, injuring two bamboo braces and a rib beneath the engine as the ambulance was summoned.
At a Warren Business Men's Association meeting the Fourth of July fund of 625 dollars was discussed. The group decided to refund subscribers who wished and redirect remaining money toward attracting a solid industry to Warren, citing venue limitations as the reason the flying exhibition failed. The Times was asked to report plainly on the setback and committee actions.
A missionary meeting is set for Friday September 15 at 7 30 p m to bid farewell to two workers entering missionary training school at Nyack New York. Alliance members are urged to attend and Christian workers from other denominations are invited to be present.
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