Hillsville Shootings Cast Shade Over Allen Case
Reports from Hillsville and Carroll county detail Floyd Allen's arrest after the courthouse killings. A man who spoke with Allen said he was sorry for the trouble and blamed temper for the act, while attorneys who represented the Allens allegedly dismissed disarmament as unnecessary. Details of the gunfight at the courthouse emerge slowly as idwind Felts detectives face ongoing rumors of casualties and danger.
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Hillsville
Carroll
Floyd Allen
Massie
Allen
T. L. Felts
Carroll County
Allens
Foster
Dexter Goad
Sidna Allen
Court House
Goad
Lewis Webb
Resident Leader Dies During Dedication Address
Mr Moore collapsed moments after delivering a five minute dedicatory address at the new Young Women’s Christian Association building yesterday. He fell into his wife’s arms and died there. He was seventy years old.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Moore
Arms Secured Under Rifle Club Regulations
West Virginia miners in Kanawha and nearby coal fields are arming themselves to pressure wage talks as April contract expirations loom. Detectives report rifles and ammunition are procured from the U S government claiming use by rifle clubs. Adjutant General Elliott is urged to protest to the War Department.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Charles D. Elliott
United States
War Department
Kanawha
Coal & Coke Railway
Cabin Creek
Kanawha County
Roosevelt Boomers Plan Friday Conference in Huntington
Governor Glasscock returned from New York without comment and said Col Roosevelt expects to win. A Roosevelt supporters conference for the fifth district will be held tomorrow at Hugon in Charleston.
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Huntington
Charleston
Glasscock
New York
Col
Roosevelt
Fifth Congressional
Ict
Hugon
Falls Dead in Wife's Arms in Lakewood New Jersey
Francis C Moore former president of the Continental Insurance Company of New York died of a heart attack in Lakewood New Jersey on March 18 his wife found him in her arms at home the obituary notes his leadership at the insurance firm and his passing.
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Wife’s Arms
Lakewood
N. J
Francis C. Moore
Continental Insurance Company of New York
Taft endorses primaries while praising Evacuation Day
President Taft ends Boston visit with addresses to the Charitable Irish Society and dinners of the Bank Officers' Association and other groups. He tells the Massachusetts legislature he favors presidential primaries when the law safeguards the ballot and stays overnight in Boston before departing for New Hampshire.
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Boston
Taft
St. Patrick's Day
Irish Society
Bank Officers’ Association
Boston Paper Trade Association
Yale Club of
General Court of Massachusetts
State House
Ireland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Apprehension of Coal Strike Is Relieved
In Scranton Pennsylvania on March 18 statements from John T. Dempsey president of district No 1 United Mine Workers and E E Loomis vice president of Delaware Lackawanna and Western Railroad and Coal Company express willingness to meet operators to discuss a wage agreement and hope a strike can be averted.
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Scranton
John T. Dempsey
United Mine Workers
E. E. Loomis
New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal Company
Busy Day for President Taft in Boston
President Taft began a crowded day in Boston with a Somerset Hotel breakfast honoring Evacuation Day. He addressed the Massachusetts legislature, joined the Evacuation Day parade in South Boston, visited Yale and Algonquin clubs, and spoke before the Charitable Irish Society and the Bank Officers' Association.
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Boston
Mags
Taft
Somerset
Massachusetts
State House
Yale
Algonquin
Irish Society
Bank Officers’ Association
Treaty Means Bride for King in Dover Pact
Paris reports a secret clause in the Dover treaty linking Dom Miguel and former King Manuel. Manuel will marry Princess Elizabeth de Braganza, daughter of the pretender, making Manuel a brother in law to Anita Stewart, with Mrs James Henry Smith only distantly connected to royalty.
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Paris
Dom Miguel
Portugal
Manuel
Elizabeth de Braganza
Anita Stewart
James Henry Smith
Cabinet Officer Attacked in Istanbul Travel Incident
Dispatches from Constantinople report an attack on the minister of the interior while traveling in Alabama. Two attendants were wounded in the attempted assassination.
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London
Constantinople
Mate
Alabama
Point Returns Empty Handed After Cross Border Search
A man returns to town empty handed after a search that may have crossed into an adjoining state. Difficulties in locating him prompt talk of calling up militia though the plan is temporarily abandoned and rewards are increased.
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Point
Chase for Hillsville outlaws continues as posse grows
Sidna Edwards is at large with a $1000 head price as posses hunt the Allen clan in the Barbettee Knob Elk Spur Fancy Gap region. Authorities raise the reward to 4000 for the fugitives dead or alive and deploy rifles and militia gear from Roanoke to Galax.
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Hillsville
Allens
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ararat River
Mann
Detective Felts
Barbette Knob
Elk Spur
Fancy Gap
Devil's den
Mountain Rock
Allen
Sidna Edwards
Arens
Massie
Foster
Webb
Roanoke
Galax
Taft to Visit New Hampshire to Bolster Taft Campaign
President Taft will tour Nashua Manchester and Concord New Hampshire tomorrow to slow the insurgent movement. The trip aims to shore up Taft supporters amid Roosevelt momentum in the state led by Governor Bass and a New Hampshire Republican split involving Senator Gallinger and General Streeter.
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Concord
N. H
Friends
New Hampshire
Taft
Granite State
Nashua
Manchester
Massachusetts
Bass
Roosevelt
Republican State Committee
Pass
Gallinger
Frank 8. Streeter
Boundary Commission
New Harmpshire
West Virginia and Virginia Fair Weather Outlook
West Virginia previews fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday with colder conditions Tuesday night. Virginia shows fair conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with light variable winds and no major temperature changes.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Sidna Allen and gang surrounded at Squirrel's Spur
A Mount Airy bulletin reports a long-distance call saying Sidna Allen and several gang members are believed surrounded by a posse of about forty men at Squirrel's Spur near the Virginia line, twelve miles from Mount Airy, N C, as of March 18.
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Squirrel’s Spur
Treensboro
N. C
Mount Airy
Virginia Border
Sidna Allen
Big Engine Explosion Kills and Injures Dozens in San Antonio
A large passenger engine exploded at Southern Pacific shops in a square formed by the copper house blacksmith shop and round house in San Antonio Texas. At least thirty two men were killed and about fifty injured. The blast caused about two hundred thousand dollars in damage. Twenty bodies have been identified with twelve more fragments recovered.
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San Antonio
Texas
Southern Pacific
Campaign push seeks candidates against Hughes in West Virginia
Charleston visitors from Welch say they back a slate to oppose Congressman James A. Hughes in the Fifth District and to defeat Dr. H. D. Hatfield for governor. They urge Judge Joseph M. Saunders and Judge Ira E. Robinson to run, but offer no clear backing from Governor Glasscock and deny aiming for Roosevelt.
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Charleston
W. Va
James A. Hughes
West Virginia
H. D. Hatfield
McDowell County
D. J. F. Strother
Robert R. Smith
Brooks F. Williams
Welch
Joseph M. Saunders
Bluefield
Congress
Saunders
Ira E. Robinson
Supreme Court
Hughes
Glasscock
Roosevelt
Raiding Persists in Guerrero Mexico Rebellion
Reports from Guerrero indicate no improvement in the rebel situation. Raiders cause extensive damage across many areas and authorities fear an attack on Chilpancingo, the state capital. Troops have been redeployed north, leaving the capital poorly garrisoned.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Guerrero
Chilpancingo
Duchess of Buccleuch Dies After Short Illness
Edinburgh reports the duchess of Buccleuch died at Dalkeith House after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the first duke of Aber corn and is survived by the duke, five sons and two daughters.
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Duchess of Buccleuch
Edinburgh
Dalkeith House
Duke of Abercorn
Appointment of Russian ambassador to Constantinople agreeable
The Turkish government accepts the appointment of M. Deviers the current Russian minister at Bucharest as Russian ambassador to Constantinople according to an official porte announcement.
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Constantinople
M. Deviers
Bucharest
Porte
Apoplexy Kills Noted Pittsburgh Coal Operator
James Jones a leading coal operator in the Pittsburgh district died of apoplexy yesterday at age seventy six. He was one of the best known figures in local mining circles. The death occurred in Pittsburgh on March 17.
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Pitisburg
James Jones
Ppttsburg
Fugitives from Nebraska Penitentiary Shot During Chase
Three escaped inmates from the Nebraska Penitentiary near Lincoln were within striking distance of safety when pursued by officers. Two of the trio were shot and killed. a third surrendered after the confrontation, ending the manhunt. A bandit who had urged surrender saved a life in the incident.
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Nebraska Penitentiary
Lincoln
Running Battle in Rough Country Ends in Convict Fatalities
Two escaped Lincoln convicts John Dowd and John Taylor die after a running gun battle with Omaha lawmen led by Chief Briggs. Harry Blunt, innocent victim, dies. Charles Morley surrenders after two and a half miles of pursuit through rough country. A wagon rescue and a dawned pursuit, with Blunt forced to drive, culminates near Springfield as the posse overtakes them.
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Omaha
Neb
John Dowd
John Taylor
Lincoln
Harry Blunt
Law
Charles Morley
Safey
Gretna
Briggs
South
Springfield
James Blunt
Young Blunt
Riggs
Trenton
Taylor
Chas. Morley
Trials of Florida Holds Stage Centre
Washington March 18 The trials of the battleship Florida promise to command naval attention as the first government built battleship in years and a potential flagship for the North Atlantic fleet. Florida, rival Utah, cost nearly 10 million dollars, displaces 1825 tons more, and carries 60 officers and 940 men with turbine Parsons engines and a 22 knot speed goal.
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Washington, D. C
Florida
Utah
United States Navy
Connecticut
Delaware
Sultan Muai Abdicates Plan For Abdication Reconsidered
Tangier March 15 It is announced that the sultan Muai Hafid who has suffered a severe nervous condition recently announced his intention to abdicate and leave the palace He was persuaded to reconsider his decision.
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Sultan
Tangier
Muiai ‘Hafid
Duchess of Argyle Birthday Noted in London
The Duchess of Argyle daughter of the late Queen Victoria and aunt of King George V entered upon her sixty fifth year today and received congratulations in London.
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Dutchess of Argyle
London
Duchess of Argyle
Queen Victoria
George V
Princess Louise Born in Bingdom Palace and Married in 1871
Princess Louise born March 18 1848 at Bingdom palace and married in 1871 to the Marquis of Lorne who later became Duke of Argyle. The passage notes her royal status and her long friendship circle.
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Louise
Bingdom Palace
Marquis of
Lorne
Duke of Argyle
Farmers Demand a Parcels Post Referendum Day
Madison, March 18. Wisconsin farmers organize parcels post referendum day and urge Congress to pass a parcels post law. They note 42 000 rural carriers travel nearly a million miles daily to 4 million rural boxes, costing about 500 000 dollars weekly. They argue parcels post would boost loads and provide express service linking farmers with towns, erasing the deficit in rural mail.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Congress
Master Littlefield Seeks Court Fee In Virginia West Virginia Suit
Special master Charles E. Littlefield seeks $20,000 as his fee for Virginia v West Virginia duties. The Supreme Court fixed the amount as costs and Virginia must advance the funds. The court set April 8 to hear why the request should not be granted. Meanwhile, legislation moves on court term lengths and a Keyser public building project.
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Virginia
Supreme Court
Washington
Charles E. Littlefield
Supreme Court of the United States
West Virginia
Chilton
United States
Wheeling
Senate
Watson
Keyser
Minimum Wage Bill Aimed For Law By Week's End
London dispatch reports the prime minister in the house of commons vows to enact a minimum wage bill by week’s end. The measure will be brief with district committees handling wage level and employer safeguards. Coal prices rose on the London market amid minor strikes and dockers at Middlesbrough refused to unload German coal.
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London
House of Commons
Lanarkshire
Lancasshire
Middlesboro
Will Be Big Talkfest in Lincoln on Bryan Birthday
Democrats in Lincoln gathered to discuss party leadership with William J. Bryan’s progressive line in view. A banquet honoring Bryan’s fifty second birthday features speakers from outside Nebraska led by Senator Gore, George Fred Williams, and Townsend Martin as part of a growing national focus.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Nebraska
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
George Fred. Williams
Massachusetts
Townsend Martin
New Yonk
Italian and Russian Fleets Threaten Turkish Waters
It is reported that the Italian fleet is off Mitylene and that a Russian squadron has assembled ten miles from the entrance to the Strait of Constantinople, according to a dispatch from the Turkish capital.
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Turkey
London
Mitylene
Strait of
Constantinople
France Honors Detective in Paris Academy Election
Paris chief of police M. Lepine was elected an academician to the academy of moral and political sciences, defeating more than eight competitors in the March election.
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France
Paris
M. Lepine
The
Academy of Moral and Political Sciences
Taft Defends Ballot Guarding in Response to Roosevelt Challenge
Taft says the ballot must be cage guarded in reply to Roosevelt’s challenge. He references the proposition Let the People Rate and comments on recall of the judiciary and related decisions.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Taft backs preferential primaries with safeguards
President Taft in Boston endorses preferential primaries for the presidency with conditions to ensure fair notice, safeguards on voter eligibility, and honest ballot casting. He warns against informal soap box primaries and stresses protecting the popular will while noting past corruption challenges.
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Boston
Mass
Taft
General Court of
Massachusetts
Dixon
Col
Roosevelt
Cnd
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