This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1913
Page
2
A newspaper editor who began with fifty five cents about twenty years ago grew wealth to $100,000 through faithful work, good habits, and attention to business. He inherited $59,999 from a deceased relative, boosting his fortune.
A big car from Ohio, pursued after unlawful speed by Poll¢aman Largo amarchino, overturned eight miles from Wheeling. Injured include Richart Kane, Arthur Morgan, Wayne Archer, Mrs Thumms Hartwig, and another woman who escaped. Warrants expected this afternoon.
Washington Sept 21 Conferees on the tariff bill have agreed on all but the cotton futures tax with a conference to resume Monday The Senate claims two thirds of the disputed points resolved while the House canvass results may support the Small Lever proposal regarding the futures levy The text includes unrelated advertisements and endorsements from Hell s Catarrh Cure and banks
In a Great Southern Express robbery case seven of ten youths arrested were released while three remained in jail. Officers and sheriffs pursued leads from Birmingham toward identification of the suspects as a posse abandoned the search awaiting new evidence.
Final reports on the murder of Rebecca Gay in her Los Angeles office indicate valuables were untouched and robbery motive unlikely. The killer struck with a gas pipe, attempted to conceal noise, and left the body in the room center as investigators noted disrupted furniture and Mrs. Guy’s defense attempt. she was the divorced wife of San Diego magnate John Guy.
United Press reports Justine Wiborg, wife of a printer, may plead before Oct 5 to smuggling charges. After returning from abroad on Sept 28 with daughters, trunks contained over $5,000 in dutiable goods. potential conviction carries a $5,000 fine. Wiborg is related to General Nelson A. Miles.
A heavy stone fell from scaffolding during repairs on a building at North Center Street, smashing one of the city’s large plate glass windows. The blast created a wide halo in the south entrance pane as workers from HU’s crew watched. Earlier a replacement pane for a Star garage window had been installed, marking the third break at this location in recent years.
Aviator Provost won the French Elimination Contest in Hthlems, France, pacing 120 kilometers at an average 120 tallea per hour for the 120 kilometer distance. Vorrines finished second, with Wy man the sole American entrant in the broader International meet. Twenty-two entrants were listed in the field.
Clyde W Wilkinson confessed in Logansport to beating his wife to death and burying her in a shallow grave on his farm after she refused to return. Police say delay in guarding the wife and farm location hindered action, and the couple’s three year old son was a factor in the case.
On October 1 the Grand Army of the Republic will again apply for grave markers for soldiers. All wishing to obtain an application should contact Comrade Calwell at once with name company and death details of the soldier. Post 10, Adjutant’s office.
Unverified reports claim possible thefts at a federal mint over recent months. A bag with iron washers allegedly contained $40,000, suggesting a single-bag limit per incident. Officials reportedly investigate a small number of workers, with authorities denying or confirming details.
The focal Esperanto student at the high school held the first regular study period in the high school gymnasium. The history room, formerly used by the Board of Education, has been turned over to the society for evening classes each week. The class was completed very satisfactorily last night.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.