Mellon Named Pennsylvania Republican State Chairman
W L Mellon nephew of the Secretary of the Treasury was elected chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican state committee by acclamation in Philadelphia. He vowed to avoid factional politics and to keep capital and labor in harmony, with Flora Ware escorting him to the chair. Other officers were elected by acclamation, including Mrs Worthington as vice chairman.
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International News Service
Philadelphia
W. L. Mellon
Secretary of Treasury
Mellon
Pennsylvania Republican State Committee
Harmony
Joseph G. Armstrong
Pittsburgh
Harry S. Baker
Flora A. Ware
Armstrong
Worthington
Scranton
Hannah M. Durham
Allentown
Runaway Wagon Plows Mercer Street Drama Ends in Crash
A farm wagon with its front axle and two wheels detached raced down Mercer Street and failed to strike several cars before colliding with William Nunn’s parked auto at Mercer and Sycamore. The crash hurled a horse under the vehicle, entangling harness as bystanders rushed to help. Continued on page two.
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Mercer Street
William Nunn
Mercer and
Sycamore Streets
Nunn
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Chicago Storm Injures Many in Severe Electrical Event
Chicago endured a brutal electrical storm with twenty two injuries and several serious. Forty fires were reported and ice damage estimated at five hundred thousand dollars. Lightning struck a street car injuring passengers and causing panic. A police officer, Eugene Nevens, suffered a fractured skull, while floods and traffic disruptions affected thousands of vehicles.
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Chicago
Eugene J. Nevens
Westminster fund climbs $10,000 with noon reports
Westminster campaign for Robert Audley Browne Hall raises further funds at noon bringing total to $84,693. Mrs. J Clyde Gilfillan leads with a $500 subscription for Percy L. Craig. Attorney John P. Lockhart fills in for absent Senator George T. Weingartner, noting the drive exceeds expectations despite not reaching the $160,006 goal.
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Westminster Fund
Westminster
Robert Audley Browne Hall
J. Clyde Gilfillan
Percy L. Craig
George T. Weingartner
John P. Lockhart
Auto Crash on Boston Post Road Kills Four
Four people died when a car traveling on the Boston Post Road crashed into a tree near Guilford Connecticut on a wide curve. Two victims were identified as Ethel Miller and Mrs Edwin R Geeser. others were William H Cushing Yale 1927 and George M Kopper Galveston Texas Yala 1929. Sheriff Stack found one survivor who later died.
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Boston Post
Guilford, Conn
Here
Ethel Miller
Edwin R. Geeser
William H. Cushing
Brookline
Mass
Yale
George M. Kopper
Galveston
Tex
Yala
Garrett Stack
Pepper campaign slush fund charged in Pennsylvania primary
Glendenning testified before the Senate about a millionaire finance committee for Senator George Pepper. He said the panel consisted of 30 to 40 Philadelphia area donors who could each give at least 1900 dollars, with no upper limit in mind. The group aimed to maximize fund-raising impact for Pepper’s race.
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Washington
George Wharton Pepper
Pennsylvania
Robert Glendenning
Pepper Finance Committee
Senate
Glendenning
Philadelphia
Reed
Missour
Two Cows Killed by Lightning at Emery Farm
Henry Emery of Scott township reported two valuable cows killed by lightning while grazing in a pasture. A lone tree offered shelter as a storm struck. a third cow escaped under the tree. Emery noted the loss remains significant despite insured cattle.
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Henry Emery
Scott Township
Mr. Emery
Tribute to Dr Browne Named for Westminster Dormitory
A campaign to name Westminster College dormitory in Lawrence County honors Dr R A Browne. The Browne letter from his son and daughter expresses gratitude for the memory and the community honoring his life with the hall name.
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R.A. Browne
Son
Robert Audley Browne
Westminster College
Lawrence County
Rebeckah E. Browne
Wm. E. Browne
Clenmore Boulevard
New Castle, Pa
Plan Reception For Cardinals Visit In New York
Cardinal Bonzano and five other Roman Catholic princes arrived in New York to a large Catholic crowd. The six cardinals will sightsee with no official itinerary, and a 3 PM cathedral reception is planned at St Patrick's for Cardinal Bonzano after a procession including Cardinal Hayes and Cardinal Charest. They depart Wednesday by special train to Chicago for the Eucharistic Congress.
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New York
Cardinal Bonzano
Pius XI
New York City
America
Catholic Club
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Cardinal Hayes
Cardinal Charest
Brittany
Paris
Chicago
Woman Justice Fines Congressman For Drunkenness
Rep. John J. Gorman of Chicago was fined 10 dollars for drunk and disorderly conduct in Hyattsville after a late night return from Baltimore. Army Captain Howard Hutter, riding with the party, was fined 100 dollars for drunken driving. Sentences were given by Maryland's female justice of the peace, Mrs. Reta Norris.
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Washington
Illinois
John J. Gorman
Chicago
Hyattsville
Maryland
Howard Hutter
Army
Hutter
Kathleen Brown
L. R. Ryan
Parsonage Burns While Minister Is Visitor Here
Dr. H. A. Ellis, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, received word that Rev. W. K. ., of West Springfield, Pa., visiting his sister in this city, should be alerted after the parsonage at West Springfield burned overnight with contents. Efforts aimed to reach Rev. Young to inform him of the loss.
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H. A. Ellis
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev
W. K
West Springfield
Rev. Young
Copperhead Snake Killed in City Cemetery by Visitor
John L. Crawford of New York killed a copperhead snake in Crawford Cemetery on the West Side. The 84 inch reptile was a rare find in the area with years since the last sighting. Kenneth Beer T. A. Gilkey and others witnessed the event.
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John L. Crawford
New York
Crawford Cemetery
Kenneth Beer
T. A. Gilkey
Mr. Crawford
McConnell Family to Return Home From China on Furlough
Thomas Hartman of Edgewood Avenue reports Y M C A mission worker Thomas C. McConnell based in Foo-Chow plans to sail from Shanghai on June 10 and arrive in America around June 30. He will travel with his wife and two children Malcolm and Kathleen after five years abroad, with part of the furlough visit to occur in this city.
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Thomas Hartman
Edgewood Avenue
Thomas C. McConnell
Foo- Chow
Shanghai
Chinan
America
McConnell
Malcolm
Kathleen
China
Death Record for Ellen Hugus in Ellwood City Pa
Mrs Ellen Elizabeth Hugus aged 82 of Ellwood City Pennsylvania died at home. Services and burial details were not listed. The record cites Daniel Lewis of 4 Hobart Street as a contact.
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Ellen Elizabeth Hugus
Ellwood City
Daniel Lewis
Hobart Street
Wildcat Train Used In Battle In China
In Peking on June 12 the National army sent a unmanned wildcat train at top speed toward an armored White Russian train near Nankow. The collision wrecked cars and tracks but caused no severe casualties. National engine and cars, undamaged, were seized by Russians as spoils and returned to Peking.
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Peking
National Army
Nankow
Democrats Plan Use Of Primary Probe Revelations
Democrats plan to frame Pennsylvania’s 1920 primary spending as a national issue. They cite the slush funds inquiry into Newberry and Mellon ties, noting about $1.425 million spent by three candidates, aiming to energize voters in November.
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William K. Hutchinson
International News Service
Washington
Pennsylvania
Senate
Coolidge
Treasury
Mellon
Slush Fund
Newberry
Rumor of Gold 1922 Pennies Declared Hoax
London reports a false claim that pennies minted in 1922 contained gold caused a rush as bus conductors sold these coins at premiums. The Royal Mint confirms the hoax and says 1922 pennies contain no gold and are worth one penny.
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International News Service
London
Royal Mint
Franklin Opens New Post Office After 15 Years of Effort
Franklin Pa June 12 New post office opened today to smooth mail and carrier deliveries. The one story brick building cost 72000 dollars and replaces the old facility following a long city wide agitation.
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Franklin
International News Service
Deer encounter on Mercer Road charms family drive
Mrs. William Bailey and daughter Virginia of Wilmington Avenue with Bennett Langdon of Euclid Avenue encountered a young deer on Mercer Road Friday evening. The tame seeming animal halted before their car then ran into the woods after a brief pause.
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William Bailey
Virginia
Wilmington Avenue
Bennett Langdon
Euclid Avenue
Mercer
Fred Lavender
Mercer Hospital
Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus Visits Injured NY Cop
Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus visited motorcycle officer George H. Plate and his family in New York after Plate was knocked unconscious by the Crown Princess's car during a visit to America. Plate recovered and planned to resume duty in a week as the Prince advised caution.
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Crown Prince
Gustavus Adolphus
International News Service
New York
George H. Plate
Crown Prince of
Sweden
America
Plate
Princess Louise
Plato
Missionary from China to Speak at Zion Lutheran Church
Rev. Herman Larson of Ashtabula Ohio will preach Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church Crawford and Cumberland. Sunday School awaits at 10 a.m. Larson recently returned after six years as a China missionary.
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Herman Larson
Ashtabula, O
Zion Lutheran Church
Crawford
Cumberland Avenue
Larson
China
Weather Man Delivers Mixed Forecast and Snide Quip
Arthur Memeter jokes about being a weather man with a playful plan to mix sun and rain, predicting weekends bright while rain comes at midnight. He notes a golfer’s afternoons and ends with a line about the day’s high of seventy four, while a friend teases his accuracy.
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William Quoth
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Japan
Tsukuba
Yukiko
Connecticut
Penner
H. Emery
Cardinals
Woman Justice
Congressman
Copperhead
Mercer Road
Arthur Memeter
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