Floyd Allen Guilty of First Degree Murder in Hillsville
Wytheville Va May 17 Floyd Allen first of the Hillsville mountaineers tried for Carroll county courthouse murders was found guilty in the first degree and awaits the electric chair at Richmond. The jury faced long deliberations, then agreed as to guilt and the penalty of electrocution for the murder of Commonwealth's attorney William M Foster. Five victims named in the indictment include Judge Thornton J Massie Prosecutor Foster Sheriff Webb Miss Ayres and Juror Fowler. Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards remained at large after the Hillsville tragedy.
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Wytheville
Floyd Allen
Hillsville
Staples
Commonwealth
William M. Foster
Carroll
Hillville
Thornton J. Massie
Wm. MM. Foster
Sherif L. F. Webb
Elizabeth Ayres
Augustus Fowler
Allen
Allens
Sidna Allen
Wesley Edwards
Federal drives near Juarez aim to crush Mexican rebels
El Paso report states the Mexican federal government plans a rapid three day campaign to seize Juarez and cut rebel supply lines. General Orozco with 5900 rebels holds Bellano to Jimenez, while General Huerta advances toward Juarez as three federal volunteer columns converge.
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el Paso
Texas
Orozco
Bellano
Jimenez
Huerta
Juarez
Chihuahua
San Ignacio
United States
Rio Grande
Third eighth grade exam set for Albion Saturday
A third examination for eighth grade pupils will be held at the Albion courthouse on Saturday starting at 8 o clock. The test offers another chance for those who failed prior exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albion, Ind
Court House
Albion
South Bend Wins State Baseball Title at Purdue
South Bend defeated Manual Training High School of Indianapolis 3 to 2 in ten innings to capture the Indiana state baseball championship at Purdue. Kirby starred with the bat as over a thousand spectators watched the tense final with the score tied in the ninth inning.
Indiana High School Baseball Tourney Opens At Purdue
Lafayette Ind May 18 South Bend defeated Fort Wayne and Indianapolis Manual Training high School won from Huntington in the semi final round of the state high school baseball tournament at Purdue University today. The final game between Manual Training and South Bend began before a crowd of 3 500 spectators. Manual Training beat Huntington 12 to 5 after South Bend beat Fort Wayne 16 to 2 in six innings before the game was called.
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Lafayette
Ind
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Manual Training High School
Huntington
Purdue University
Manual Training
Stuart Field
Purdue
West Newton
Wells County Pioneers Deaths of Huffman and Wolfe
Bluffton Indiana May 15 Mrs. Sarah J Huffman age 75 died after several weeks illness at home one mile west of the Airline church in Nottingham township She lived in Wells county many years husband Benton Huffman preceded her in death She left children Mrs Hattie Adams and Grant Shellebarger Elizabeth Wolfe age 70 died at Uniondale after Brights disease lasting illness She had lived in Wells county long and in Uniondale thirteen years Husband John Wolfe and six sons survive
New York Prisoner Told He Inherits $50,000 Fortune
Williamn Waleallet, confined in a ten year burglary sentence, reportedly learned from Sheriff Y Murphy that he has inherited $50,000 from his parents. He will remain in jail until November 1917 unless a pardon is granted.
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Pottsvilé
Williamn Waleallet
New York
Murphy
Walcallet
Cornerstone laid for Fort Wayne YWCA building on West Wayne
The cornerstone ceremony for Fort Wayne's new YWCA building on West Wayne Street took place despite low attendance from threatening weather. Rev. Arthur J. Folsom delivered the main address, with Mrs. J. House and other association leaders presenting the sealed cornerstone contents and outlining the project financed by local supporters.
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Wit
Uviark
Tew Young Womens Christian Assocation
West Wayne Street
Ruv
Arthur J. Folsom
Plymouth Congregational Church
Os. Huse
Association
Fort Wayne
Middle West
J. &. House
Henry B. Master
Iai
FE. F. Yarnelle
Mra
Young Women’s Christian Association
Jesus Christ
West Berry Streat
Association Monthly
Fort Wayne Association
Alier Ro Marsh
Indanapolis
Territorial
Folsom
L S. Trouse
George Evans
A. A. Perfect
Foal. Wayden
T. M M. Doyle
Margaret Vesey
Allen Ol. Vese
Cora Ke.tinkham
A. H. Perfect
S. FF. Towser
W. EF. Messman
J. 2. Clarper
Christian Martz
Fort Wayne Young Man Advances in Railroad Work
Mr. Weandsworth, a Fort Wayne native and Purdue graduate, has rapidly risen in railroad ranks. He has been promoted to motive power inspector for the Baltimore and Ohio Wheeling system, after serving as house foreman at Chicago division and previously working in the Wabash shops in Fort Wayne.
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Weandsworth
Fort Wayne
Wheeling
Baltimore & Ohio
Las
Chitago Dimnetion
Woodworth
Purdue
Wabash
YWCA Building Acknowledged In Corner-Stone Ceremony
The YWCA dedicates a new facility designed by J F Wing with a $60,000 construction estimate. Busching, Tlagemann and Busching hold the general contract as work progresses on schedule. Completion is set for December with a subsequent dedication planned.
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J. F. Wing
Busching
Tlagemann
Wing
Moderwell
Races Set for Memorial Day at Poneto Indiana
Poneto Indiana selects Memorial Day May 30 for motorcycle races run by Squire Homer Grove and local organizers. Afternoon program includes three events: a 30 minute twin cylinder handicap over one mile, a 10 mile single cylinder race, and a 10 mile consolation race for riders who did not place in the first two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poneto
Ind
Squire Homer Grove
Church Wine Too Strong in Grand Junction
City officials alarmed by reports that church wine used in communion exceeds two percent alcohol. Detectives attended services to observe potency and may charge ministers and trustees under local option law. District attorney to review evidence gathered by city commissions.
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Grand Junction
Col. Mary
Fort Wayne Field Day Schedule Shows 2000 Students Involved
The Fort Wayne public schools plan the fourth annual animal field day with over 2,000 students from graded and high schools competing in dozens of events. Activities include sprints, relays, long jumps and a grand mass drill of 2,000 children from fifth through eighth grades, plus special numbers by Turn Verein Vorwaerts and dancing groups.
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Fort Wayn
Allan
Tuive
Bloomingdale
Clay
Hasina
Hoagland
Jefferson
Adams, Harmer
Alies UE Smart
Nebraska
Washington
Hamton
Lakeside
Miner
Rudisill
Erades
Turnverein Vorwaerts
Kept Marriage Secret by Rural Carrier in Indiana
Bluffton Indiana May 15 Henry Sharpe rural mail carrier route No 4 announced his marriage to Miss Lula Roach of Anderson on April 30 The ceremony occurred at the M E parsonage in St Joseph Michigan performed by Rev C E Hoag The couple kept the nuptials secret before Sharpe departed for Seattle for a United Presbyterian Church assembly Mrs Sharpe accompanied him on the trip west
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Bluffton
Ind
Seattle
Wash
General Assembly
The
United Presbyterian Culiurch
Henry Sharpe
Lula Roach
Anderson
M. E. Parsonage
St. Joseph
Mich
C. E. Hoag
al. Sharpe
Presbyterians tackle Sabbath observance and evangelism
In Louisville on May 18 a Presbyterian assembly report laments Sabbath-breaking with Sunday sports blamed for prison starts. It urges stronger disapproval of secular Sunday uses and calls on employers to protect workers rest days while promoting efficiency and prosperity.
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Louisville
124Th General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
James Yearance
New York
Washington
Board of Education
Brotherhood of the Presbyterian Church
Freedmen’s Board
Board of Missions For Negro Evangelization
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
General Assembly
Charles Ly Huston
Coatesville
Mark A. Matthews
Seattle
Rabbi Israel Aaron of Buffalo Dies at 77
News of the death of Rabbi Israel Aaron DD occurred Wednesday in Buffalo. A former Fort Wayne rabbi at Ashduth Yeshalom temple he led here from 1885 to 1887. Born 1861 in Lancaster PA he studied at Hebrew Union College and served several congregations before moving to Buffalo where his twenty fifth anniversary was recently celebrated. He is survived by his wife Emma Falk and a sister-in-law Mrs. Sam Chaska and brother-in-law Charles Falk of Chicago.
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Rabbi Israel Aaron
Buffalo
Ashduth Yeshalom Temple
Fort Wayne
Rabbi Aaron
Temple Beth Zion
Lancaster
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
Achduth Yeshalom Temple
Emma Falk
Leopold Falk
City
Rubin
Aaron
Sam Chaska
Eit
Charles Falk
Chicago
Annual Class Day to be Held on School Lawn
Hartford City Indiana May 16. The graduating class day promises to be the most interesting yet with a unique outdoor program planned on the high school lawn or, if weather fails, inside the high school assembly room.
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Hartford City
Ind
B F Nichols of Marshalltown Dies After Mushroom Meal
Huntington Indiana May 17 B F Nichols of Marshalltown Iowa and formerly Huntington died Thursday at his home in that city from eating mushrooms Telegram to Mr and Mrs J G Price sister in law to Mrs Nichols notes his death was sudden Nichols had prospered and acquired considerable property
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Huntington, Ind
B. F. Nichols
Marshalltown
Iowa
Huntington
Knudson- Mercer Company
J. G Price
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South + Bend
Kirby
Wells County Pioneers
Sarah J. Huffman
Elizabeth Wolfe
NEW Y.W.C.A
Mr. Folsom
Tose
Youn Women's Christian Association
Imnd
Young Women's Christian” Association
Lord Jesus Christ
Carl Woodworth
Sentinel
Presbyterians
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