Allen's Son Wins Dash for Liberty in Hillsville Case
Claude Swanson Allen, 22, son of Floyd Allen and a Hillsville courthouse murders indictment target, eludes pursuers. His uncle Sidna Allen and cousins Wesley Edwards and Fred Allen trail on the south side of the Blue Ridge, likely to be captured within days.
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Galax
Claude Swanson Allen
Floyd Allen
Hillsville
Sidna Allen
Wesley Edwards
Fred Allen
Blue Ridge
Hillbilly Courthouse Massacre Sows Fear Across Blue Ridge
Outlaws stormed Carroll County courthouse on March 14 killing Judge Massie and others, wounding bystanders, then fled across the North Carolina line with a pocket of family treasure. Detectives close in on three mounted fugitives as the Allen family faces mounting scrutiny. Prisoner arraignment postponed to April 15 at Hillsville.
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Carroll County
Massie
Foster
Webb
Fowler
Nancy Ayres
Claude Allen
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Blue Ridge
Here
Mt. Airy
Sidna Edwards
Roanoke
Floyd Allen
Victor Allen
Byrd Marion
Edwards
Galax
Henry Allen
Allen
Hillsville
Jasper
Jack) Allen
Urges Votes for Women at Maverick Church Talk
Dr. Stanton Coit denounced H G Wells as a rank anarchist and called Marriage a despicable affair. He urged suffrage for women, broader marriage laws, population checks, and universal divorce rules, arguing women’s equality and community responsibility.
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H. G. Wells
Stanton Coit
Ethical Culture Leader
England
Maverick Church
Boston
Asquith
First Woman in Cambridge Subway Claim Contradicted
Mrs L Hyde of 24 Common Street Boston says she and her husband were the first woman and man to enter the Cambridge subway at Park Street on March 23. She details rising times and travel to the gate and notes meeting Second Vice-President M C Bush at the Cambridge end.
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Gertrude McKay
Cambridge
Park Street
L. Hyde
Common Street
Boston
M. C. Bush
York Harbor Branch Resumes Service After Long Fight
Portsmouth New Hampshire March 24 the Boston and Maine railroad will resume four trains a day each way on the Yor Harbor and Beach branch starting Monday. The line had been closed since December 6 1911 after residents pressed President Mellen to keep it open. A Maine Legislature amendment is being prepared to compel year around service on this leased line.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Boston & Maine Railroad
Yor Harbor and Beach
Mellen
Horace Mitchell
Kittery
Maine
Boston & Maine
Rescued From Burning Sofa In Roxbury Fire
A 3 year old boy from 277 Blue Hill Avenue Roxbury played with matches and set a lounge ablaze in a three story brick block. Mrs. Jennie Regan crawled through smoke to pull Joseph Rothberg to safety from the top floor lounge. The child suffered burns to hands and face as neighbors watched the blaze and panic rise in the congested district.
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Joseph Rothberg
Blue Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Jennie Regan
Rothberg
The Fighting Marine Robert Wynne Dies in Washington
Robert F. Wynne known as The Fighting Marine died at his father's Washington home. A former U S Marine captain, he served in Cuba the Philippines and China earning congressional thanks and several medals. He resigned after a dramatic court martial and Roosevelt accepted his resignation.
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Washington
Robert F. Wynne
United States Marine Corps
The
Fighting Marine
Robert J. Wynne
Wynne
China
Roosevelt
Search Follows Boy’s Disappearance in Brockton Brook
City officials vow a thorough search of Salisbury Brook and the Taunton River banks for the missing Ford boy. A $100 reward fund is opened with contributions led by Mrs. Keith and Mrs. Sawtelle, totaling $160. Patrolman Lindborn found the body, and debate over the reward follows. Jeremiah Ford’s family faces hardship as Brockton papers plan aid.
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Marty C. Howard
Taunton
E. Francis Pope
George E. Keith
Edwin Sawtelle
Lindborn
Salisbury
Taunton River
Narragansett Bay
Brockton
Jeremiah Ford
Dorchester Gathers Petition on Garbage Station Site
At Dorchester High School meeting Mayor Fitzgerald faces a push against a proposed garbage receiving station on South Street Commercial Point. About 1000 signatures oppose the site citing nuisance risks near Pope's Hill, Dorchester Yacht Club and Tenean Beach, with nearby aviation activity in Squantum attracting summer crowds.
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Fitzgerald
Dorchester High School
Pope’s Hill
South Street
Commercial Point
Freeport Street
Dorchester
West Roxbury
Jamaica Plain
Dorchester Yacht Club
Tenean Beach
Dor Chester
Aviation
Squantum
Liquor Hidden Beneath Snow Leads to Police Confiscation
George Branes of 13 Call Street Charles Town hid liquor beneath yesterday’s snow but footprints betrayed the stash. Sergeant Toomey and officers confiscated the liquor during their search yesterday.
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George Branes
Call Street
Charlestown
George
Sergeant Toomey
Lager and Whiskey Found Hidden in House Yard Search
Investigation uncovered items stored in a bag of potatoes with footprints leading to a yard corner. Officers recovered lager beer and whiskey from the premises.
Gold Dust Twins Promise Easier Wash Day
Advert says Gold Dust dissolves instantly in water and works without rubbing. It softens hard water, protects fabrics, and cleans with less effort, claiming whiter, sweeter clothes in half the time.
French coal strike ends with resumed work at Denain
Denain France March 24 coal miners return to work tomorrow after a settlement with mine owners ends the strike that had disrupted operations.
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Denain
France
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G. V. Buck
Winter Streets
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New York
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Bee College
New England
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Roves MR. O Keeffe
Richmond
Keeffe
Kirkman
Shefford
Allen’s. Son
Dash For Liberty
Dr. Coit
York Harbor
Roxbury Lad
Ford
Crescent Street Bridge
Matfield Pond
Blackburn
Brown
Charles ‘D. Brown & Co., Inc
New John Hancock Bldg
Gale & Kent
Court ST
Mitchell
Washington St
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