Murderess Not Satisfied To Escape Electric Chair Death
Bertha Serras of New Ringgold in Pottsville jail faces murder charges with a death warrant yet she says she would not be satisfied with a mere escape. Her trial was postponed to September and she questions the charges against her. The article also mentions Kate Edwards of Reading, the only woman in years to be sentenced for first degree murder in the state.
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International News Service
Pottsville
Bertha Serras
New Ringgold
Kate Edwards
Reading
Naming Wu Ting Fang Premier Shows Chinese Confidence
In naming Dr Wu Ting Fang as premier the new Chinese president signals cautious reform and continuity. The choice aims to stabilize government and reassure foreign observers as China shifts to a modern political system.
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England
Washington
United States
Dr. Wu
China
Wu Ting Fang
Sunday School Picnic Turns Into Hootch Hunt
Welch West Virginia June 20. The Jenkin Jones Sunday school outing near town turned into a moonshine stakeout as reforming drinkers formed a posse and seized a copper still, mash, whiskey jugs and small containers during a baptizing on the grounds led by Rev. G T Gordon. The Christian Workers' union club, formed February 28, reports twenty seven moonshine stills captured through its members.
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International News Service
Welch
W. Va
Jenkin-Jones
G. T. Gordon
Jenkin-Jones Christian Workers’ Union Club
Welsh Reunion Date Set For July Twenty Ninth
At a Sunday gathering at the First Congregational church it was decided to hold the Welsh reunion this year on Saturday July 29 with Cascade park reserved. A grand musical program and related events are planned for attendees from Woodlawn Sharon Youngstown Pittsburgh and nearby towns. Officers include D O Davies president Benj Powell vice president Arthur J Rees secretary Griff Thomas assistant secretary and Wm A Johns treasurer.
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First Congregational Church
Cascade Park
Woodlawn
Sharon
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
D. O. Davies
Benj. Powell
Flower Day Sales Raise 225 For Jewish National Fund
Dr H A Frank announces Flower Day totals for the Jewish National Fund reached about 225. Misses Minnie Edelstein and Florence Weinberg led teams of flower girls with Zionist secretary Ben Bloom coordinating. The event praised by local Zionists for its fundraising success.
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H. A. Frank
Jewish National Fund
Minnie Edelstein
Florence Weinberg
Louis Cohen
Ben Bloom
Yetta Rosenblum
Mollie Rosenblum
Reba Frank
Bessie Plant
Esther Levine
Dorothy Blau
Sarah Mervis
Rose Mervis
Jeanette Rabinovitz
Rebecca Fishkin
Sarah Conn Libbie Wolf
Minnie Slovensky
Ethel Pittler
Fern Simon
Ellen Shiffman
Anna Shiffman
Shirley Edelstein
Ada Gilles
Augusta Pittler
Rosella Markowitz
Pearl Gilles
Lillian Fishkin
Madeline Lebeau
Mollie Welf
Violet Marlin
Bessie Marlin
Bessie Shiffman
Ina Simon
Esther Marlin
Mollie Cohen
Carolyn Meyers
Illinois capital proclamation and Mexican army leader noted
A compact notice recalls 1839 when Springfield was named Illinois capital by Governor Carlin and mentions 1876 General Santa Ana who led the Mexican army, while noting the life of an individual born in Athens Tennessee and died in Washington DC on June 11 1907.
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Alabama
Athens
Tenn
Washington, D. C
Springfield
Illinois
Carlin
Santa Ana
National Catholic Welfare Committee Dissolved By Vatican
The Vatican dissolves the National Catholic Welfare committee after Episcopal protests. Elections for new officers to begin this evening with a large attendance expected, by order of the trustees.
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National Catholic Welfare Committee
Vatican
International News Service
RCME
Interior of Hong Kong Island Described as Barren
A report notes the barren interior of Hong Kong Island, describing its limited development and lack of notable vegetation or settlement. The observation highlights the contrast with coastal areas and urban districts nearby.
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Hong Kong Island
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