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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
1
Reports describe a massive Allied push across Europe with major gains between Rheims and Verdun as British, French, and American forces advance. Bulgaria reportedly faces collapse and seeks peace despite heavy fighting with Allied troops pressing in the Balkans.
Fifteen hundred soldiers from Union City are being processed for enrollment as part of a Red Cross garden project aiding US wounded in France. Gardens at Bayamon and other hospitals provide fresh vegetables and American foods. Many patients enjoy outdoor activity while some plan to return to the United States after recovery. Gardens yield over two tons of produce in some cases and support hospital kitchens with French and American vegetables.
General Crowder announced the method to determine the order of call for the 33,000,000 Bien entrants. He stated September 12 would begin next Monday at soda, outlining the start of the sequence.
A serious freight train wreck occurred on the P R R near Wurn's siding in Sakate Guildtui with three freight cars derailed and the engine overturned. Injuries were reported but details are incomplete as investigators assess the scene in Westigation.
San Dingo reports Chilean authorities seized four or five interned German ships. The actions followed preventative measures announced by the government. Interred vessels include the German liner Wpartial and others damaged. ships moved to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, and Corone under naval supervision.
A 16 year old boy was arrested after a ruse involving a janitor at a Baptist church where a young woman was robbed during Sunday services. Detective Mirghund of the Pennsylvania railroad area traced the plan to a back room and unused door as the suspect slipped away. The identity of the girl involved was not published, and the case remains under investigation.
Untidy copy notes pledges still unpaid totaling 43 000 and that all pledges should be payable at the National Bank of Corry by October 1 1918. Reports mention a bay of citizens driving for Green and Davidson and a National committee visit to Washington. Wording references a local committee and a past theft claim with pledges to be cleared by October 1.
A damaged OCR item notes plans for a Fourth Loan Committee meeting tonight. The fragment mentions officials and committees, campaign concerns, and various items or equipment possibly tied to a public project. The text is garbled but indicates a formal session with officials and a review of items.
A garbled report records a fatal railroad crossing incident near Conneaut with three deaths. Names and details are unclear due to OCR errors, but references a vehicle collision and a patrick or patrol event.
A garbled report recounts an incident near Edwards Inn in Whick Ho Mitton where a party rapidly moved and someone injured a finger. The text is unclear about names or precise actions, offering only fragmented details of a disturbance and a possible injury.
A vehicle collision near Titusville left Romiyn Driabothise severely bruised and shaken. A horse was injured and a rider in a wagon was cut and splashed by water, while Horlie of Little Conte naviile assisted, but no bones were broken.
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