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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1911
Page
7
In a rugged, early aviation report, Fowler repairs his damaged craft after colliding with a tree during a flight. He plans a two to three day fix, aims to resume voyage soon, and notes parts were removed for safety.
In Toneaboro Arkansas a rattler in a company office frightened bookkeeper Mit Hall but she did not scream. She fetched a wagon pole and dispatched the four foot reptile, despite a tough fight. London reports Lord Suffield secretly married to Mrs Rich, widow of the late Colonel Rich, after a July ceremony at Marylebone.
An elderly man named Everard Star, 70, visited the Pennsylvania Board of Welfare seeking aid after living on 74 cents weekly. He itemized costs for food including potatoes onions bread and milk totaling 71 cents. He receives room help from Rev Toward Yates and a 76 cent allowance from the Home Mission Society.
The Rev. W. A. Pohschl, minister and architect, carries a hod six days a week under two congregation members guiding bricklaying for the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Madison Avenue and West Ninth Street. He designed the church earlier and ordered materials while maintaining services at the old church. Ground was broken a month ago with brickwork starting as volunteers. The church plans a $3,000 self-help project.
Sept 18 Warren jurors chosen after twelve jurors were secured at 2:20 pm. The panel includes Benton Magli Tidi dite Bergstrom Burne Grove Carvin Tanner Warren Conklin Perry Matutfoy Cady M McMahon G Bauer Leonball Mert rig builder Glade Cantor. District Attorney Lidny outlines evidence to be offered, with testimony to follow. The defense claims new evidence and resistance to previous testimony.
Arthur T. Bates of Erie Crawford district received notice of his designation as a delegate to the International Peace Conference to be held in Rome next October. The appointment is by the president of the American group with Bates having served as secretary to the American delegation in 1905. Bates undecided on acceptance. Delegates will come from 17 nations, with other U S figures including Senator Burton possibly absent.
Aviator James J. Ward is en route from New York toward the Pacific in a bid for the Hearst $60,000 prize. He faced high winds and routing confusion, planning a fuel stop at Middletown then Buffalo, aiming to reach the coast within a few days amid public attention in Warren.
Report describes Exoch province near rebellion with foreign forces scattered, now concentrated at Chusketng. Allied troops from Britain and the United States reportedly occupy that area as tensions rise and stability deteriorates.
Classified column shows a WANTED ad seeking a good girl for general house work at J. H. Wright's residence 8 W Smith St. Also WANTED competent bookkeeper and stenographer for out of town position with Box 247 Corry Pa. Multiple FOR RENT notices list rooms and furnished suites at various addresses in Corry. FOR SALE items include a good upright piano, a driving horse, cows, a gas engine, and an Alb wagon. Several personal ads and service notices appear throughout.
Real estate notice offers a 26 acres hillside property in Elin Horo with 60 apple trees 16 peach and 9 pear trees 200 sugar maples plus farming equipment including 2 horse wagons 1 mowing machine 2 ploughs 1 sugar pan 100 taps and spiles. All for 800 dollars. Also an apple drier on Washington Street Corry Pennsylvania.
A cluttered page advertises dozens of real estate offerings in Columbus Borough and nearby towns with prices from 800 to 4600 dollars, plus multiple farm properties and houses for sale or rent. It also lists political candidate notices for County Treasurer and County Commissioner, as well as announcements related to the Republican primaries in 1911 and 1912.
A long, typed-for-sale list describes multiple properties in the Sherman Panama corridor. It mentions houses, lots, buildings, and barns with prices from 1600 to 3600, various street names such as Main, Church, Park Place, Madison, and Marion, and notes on improvements, frontage, and alternating terms. Some entries include owner details and potential exchanges or rent offers.
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