Outlaws Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards Eke Out Hunger
In Carroll County Virginia fugitives Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards endure near starvation while evading a posse. Freel Allen testifies about their mountain retreat, weapons, and planned resistance as lawmen close in. He details routes from Hillsville to Fancy Gap, foraging runs, and ongoing danger from the pursuing detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillasville
Carroll County
Sidna Allen
Wesley Edwards
Baldwin
Freel Allen
Texas
Felts
Court House
Hillsville
Uncle Sidna
Wesley Edwarden
Fancy Gap
Sidna
Wesley
Blue Ridge
Wesley Edward
Edwards
Wesley Ho- Wards
Shelf Rock
No Man's Land
Massie
Floyd
Mr. Felts
Will Foster
Claude Allen
Victor Allen
Friel
Piper's Gap Road
Laurel
Sidney Edwards
Byrd Marion
Roanoke
Hires Husband From Jail For Board of County Commissioners
Mrs P H Thrash arranged to hire her husband from jail for one month at 500 dollars cash in advance. The arrangement was with the Board of County Commissioners and paid entirely in advance.
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P. H. Thrash
Board of County Commissioners
Thrash and Well Connected Convicted of Prohibition Sales
Thrash a man worth 50000 dollars and Well connected were found guilty of keeping liquor to sell to retailers in the prohibition section. Judge Long of the Supreme Court fined 2000 dollars with 400 dollars costs and sentenced them to thirty days in jail. A tearful petition by the wife led the judge to allow county commissioners to hire the defendant for his term but not less than 500. The county board took the money. in default of other bids the defendant was struck off to his wife for 500 dollars, which she paid promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrash
Lquor
Long
Supreme Court
Ceep
Asheville
N. C
Chicago Inter Ocean
Strike in Coal Mines Completes Nationwide Standstill in Wilkes-Barre
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania the 170000 anthracite miners are idle as engines keep pumps running while pickets guard the mines. Union leaders say the stoppage is complete and will endure until President White orders a return to work and the strike expands. Imported workers arrive to guard mines but are kept under surveillance as peace campaigners urge miners to stay home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
United Mine Workers of America
John P. White
White
Roosevelt
Scranton Miners Out in Anthracite Strike
In the Scranton area only a few guards are at mines and operators say no coal production will resume until a new working agreement is reached. Statements came from Cc BE. Tobey of DL&W, C. C. Rose of TDB Coal, A. L. Law of Semple Tron, W. A. May of Hillside Coal and Iron, and Daniel Young of Scranton Coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Cc BE. Tobey
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Company
C. C. Rose
T. DB. Coal Company
A. L. Law
Semple Tron Company
Car Theft Shocks Wilkerson In Harpers Weekly Passage
A dialogue excerpt shows Dubbleigh apologizing to Wilkerson after learning a chauffeur absconded with Wilkersons new car and his daughter. Wilkerson thanks the friend, voice tremulous as he recalls the loss in this Harper's Weekly excerpt.
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Dubbleigh
Wilkerson
Harpers Weekly
Fragmentary exchanges over engagement ring purchase
A brief, cryptic exchange mentions a husband’s private information and a confession that the speaker cannot be certain what was paid for the engagement ring. The fragment hints at secrets and relationship tensions without clear context.
Sands Left Estate to Two Daughters After Divorce
William P. Sands former Mutual Life cashier died at his daughter's home in Montclair on March 14. His will, filed for probate, bequeaths his entire estate to daughters Mrs. Arthur Underhill and Mrs. Kate McCrea Sands Underhill of Morris Plains, with a harsh clause denying his wife Elizabeth Van Bekkelen any inheritance for alleged deceit and dishonor. The 1905 dated will was admitted to probate despite pencil marks crossing the offending section.
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New York
William P. Sands
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Arthur Underhill
Montclatir
Underhill
Kate McCrea Sands Underhill
Morris Plains
Mr. Sands
Elizabeth van Bekkelen
Sands
Rescued Policeman From Strikers in Lowell Riot
In Lowell Massachusetts a riot of about 300 strikers at mill openings led to three arrests a woman and two men. Special Officer FE J Nowes was rescued by police reserves who dispersed the mob after a knife flashed in the crowd. The incident follows a disturbance tied to early mill tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Mass
FE. J. Nowes
Protest Against Payment Of Fees In Debt Case
Bondholders of Virginia file a brief in the U S Supreme Court protesting Virginia paying a $30 000 fee claimed by the master in a debt case They contend the fee should be paid by the State of West Virginia and not Virginia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinton
D. C
Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
Is. Littlefield
West Virginia
Arrested Lunatic Fox Held for Sanity Evaluation
New York special report says Owen Fox a quiet Capitol lunchroom waiter was arraigned for escape from Central Islip State Hospital and for threatening to return and kill an attendant. He was committed for five days to Bellevue observation ward for sanity examination.
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New York
Owen Fox
Capitol
Ranaway
Thirteenth Street
McAdoo
Manon Market Court
Central Islip State Hospital
Bellevue Observation Ward
Fox
Smith
Bellevue
Hellevue
8S. L. Moore
Josh
Railway Engineer Killed In Coupling Accident
Frank Manchini, 23, a railroad engineer, was instantly killed in Richmond at the Chesapeake and Ohio station while coupling two locomotives. He was drawn between engines on the platform as bystanders watched. he signal to bring them together but could not escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio
Fifteenth and
Main Streets
Frank Manchini
Manchini
Unnamed Man Dead After Accident on West Marshall Street
A man was found dead after a crash on West Marshall Street near First Street. He appeared instantaneously killed, uninjured, and unmarried. Dr. Taylor viewed the body before it was sent to Woody's Undertaking establishment.
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West Marshall Street
First Street
Taylor
Woody
Rioting and troop withdrawal in Rock Island amid murder
One murder and a large police lookalike assault occurred as troops were gradually withdrawn after a week of rioting in Rock Island Illinois. Rufus Phoenix, a colored chauffeur for campaign manager W A Rosenfeld backing Lawrence Sherman for US Senate, was found shot in the head after a rowdy outbreak by workers from a nearby town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Ill
James Brian
Rufus Phoenix
W. A. Rosenfeld
Lawrence Y. Sherman
United States
Phoenix
Store Prank Turns Deadly in Connecticut Grocery
In Stamford a clerk named James Stewart allegedly threw a hammer at fellow clerk Ralph Hedges during an April fool prank in a South Beach grocery. Hedges died instantly and Stewart was arrested.
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Stamford
Conn
James Stewart
Ralph Hedges
South Beach
Hedges
Stewart
English Miners Return as Referendum Favors Wage Bill
In Scotland and Wales twenty thousand striking miners return to work as Easter targets loom. Referendum results show a two to one vote in favor of the minimum wage bill, signaling a likely industry resumption across the United Kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scotland
Wales
Senator Robert Taylor Dies After Illness and Surgery
Washington special reports the death of Tennessee Senator Robert L. Taylor at Providence Hospital after gallstone surgery. He had served as governor and senator, with funeral plans in Knoxville and a private service in Washington by the Masons. He died Sunday morning after a prolonged illness.
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Knoxville
Mary Si
John Taylor
David Taylor
Campbell Pilcher
5. B. Williamson
Senate
House
Clark
Sherman
Tennessee Salton
Neighbors
Bristol Tenn
Senator Taylor
Providence Hospital
Harrison Crook
Taylor
Charles St. John
S. B. Williamson
Crook
Luke Low
Tennessee
Happy Valley
Carter County
Tenn
Wautega River
John Sevier
Nathaniel G. Taylor
Congress
Indian Affairs
President Johnson
Emily Haynes Taylor
Senator Taylor's Marriages and Survivors Noted
Senator Taylor, who was married twice, lost his first wife Miss Sarah Bard of Knoxville about twelve years ago. He married Miss Mary St. John around eight years ago. He is survived by five children three daughters and two sons including Mrs. George St. John Mrs. Campbell Plicher of Nashville Tenn Mrs Hillaman Taylor of Trenton Tenn Robert Love Taylor Jr of Columbia Tenn and David Taylor who lived with him in this city.
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Washington
D. C
Robert L. Taylor
Gail Stones
Stoneleigh Court
Suel
Tennesse
Bob
Senator Taylor
Mrs. Alber
Knosvile
Tenn
Taylor
Gray Cemetery
Sarah Bard Taylor
Masons
Vn Lites Ootes
Sarah Bard
Knoxville
Mary St. John
George St. John
Campbell Plicher
Nashville
Hillaman Taylor
Trenton
Robert Love Taylor, Jr
Columbia
David Taylor
Recall Debate Spreads Through Senate and States
Several papers note recall talk reaching the Senate led by Senator Bailey and touching resignations. Other items poke at wartime scares, political figures, and a variety of reactions from newspapers across the country including Brooklyn Eagle Syracuse Post Standard and Denver Republican.
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Bailey
Wall Street Journal
Taft
Mexico
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Alabama
Brooklyn Eagle
Lorimer
Manchester
England
Syracuse Post- Standard
New York Herald
Pinchot
Europe
Ballinger
Nhat
Commercial Tribune
New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexican
Arison
Denver Republican
Britain and Germany discuss curbing naval race in surprise move
London reports First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill announced in Parliament that Britain and Germany have begun negotiations toward a naval program to reduce battleship construction. The move, foreshadowed earlier, signals a potential end to the long running naval arms race and could reshape European politics.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Great Britain
Germany
Churchill
England
McKinnon Faces Hurley in Eastern Title Bout at Knickerbocker
Special Billy McKinnon, the Boston middleweight Eastern champion claimant, meets Bill Hurley of Glens Falls in a ten round boxing match tonight at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club Albany.
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Albany
Bill McKinnon
Boston
Bill Hurley
Gleng Falls
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Confidence in Allens Conviction for Carroll Case Murders
Judge Samuel W Williams and the Attorney General outline strong prosecutorial readiness in the Carroll case. The State claims the Allens and Edwards boys plotted the murders, with five deaths attributed to the conspiracy. W Williams notes carefully prepared indictments, hundreds of witness statements, and stenographic records to ensure no escape. The State anticipates arraignments for multiple deaths and asserts premeditation with the Allens as the shooters.
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Richmond
Allens
Edwards Boys
Samuel W. Williams
Carroll
Willams
Judes Williams
Williams
Commonwealth
Fiddler Jan Kubelik Talks of Wealth and Retirement Ambitions
Violin virtuoso Jan Kubelik tells New York after a West tour that in ten years he has earned over a million dollars. He plans fewer concerts and more time with his Needle family and home, saying retirement is not complete but a reduced schedule.
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Jan Kubelik
New York
West
Benson
Questor
Harriet Wultuhy
Lastle
Prize for Best Conundrum Answer Drawn by Lady
A newspaper offered a prize for the best answer to a conundrum about why a newspaper is like women. A lady from Oklahoma won with the line that every man should have one for his own and not chase his neighbor's.
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Oklahoma
Baedford Democrat
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Foster
Dexter Goad
William FP. Sands
J. Poore
News and Courier
Floyd Allen
Virginia Gang of
Claude
North Carolina
Ruth Johnstone
Sherman Square
Stokes
Happy
Mollie Myers
St. Vincent’s
Supreme Co
Benjamin Friedman
Hungy
Myers
Herman Boldt
East Sixty-first Street
Mathews, Wa
Clfton Forge
Clifton Forge
Newport News Press
LEN
Sheriff'hat
AVA
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