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Tragic death in Pa. woman and global charity call
In Coatesville Pennsylvania Mrs. Howard Hurtt aged 50 died by her own hand cutting her throat from ear to ear her body found by her husband after his business trip. The report mentions two years of ill health and a terse moral note about rights. Separate items note Salvation Army founder General Bramwell Booth calling for massive donations and an immigration surge in Washington with a twenty six country appeal. A swallow’s speed of about 45 miles per hour is also cited.
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