Tragedy Recall in Hillsville Case Ties to Allen Family
Sidna Allen of the Hillsville crime saga works on a North Carolina tour after a Virginia prison release. He crafts inlaid wood tables with 75 000 pieces from 79 woods and speaks of innocence while recounting the 1912 courthouse gun battle that killed Judge Massie and several officials.
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Charlotte
N. C
Sidna Allen
Hillsville
Virginia
Leakesville
Allen
North Carolina
Richmond
Allens
Carroll County
Floyd
Victor
Mberty
T. L. Massie
I. F. Webb
Augustus Fowler
Andrew Howler
Dexter Goad
W. M. Foster
Commonwealth
Stuart Worrell
Elizabeth Ayres
Floyd Allen
Garland Allen
Wesley
Sidna Edwards
Edwards Brothers
Mount Airy
Massie
Foster
Floyd Allens
Sidna
Claud Allen
Webb
Grand Jury
Drowning Deaf Mutes Use Shout For Help At Delavan
Miss Helen M Kent of the North Carolina school for the deaf explains a drowning deaf and dumb person at Lake Lawn Delavan Wis calls for help by shouting ooha ooha She notes many such individuals hear a little and rely on keen vision though they lack fear of water due to absence of death warnings.
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Delavan
Wis
Helen M. Kent
North Carolina
Edith Kent's Dinner Party Raises Hidden Stakes
Edith Kent is invited to dine with Mrs. Jasper French and Miss Constance Gordon at six, a glamorous evening that ends with Edith and Harry Case walking home as Harriet French reveals a calculated plan to safeguard her nephew's future. The night unsettles Edith but confirms Mrs. French's success in steering Harry toward a suitable match.
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Edith Kent
Edith
Constance Gordon
Harry Case
Mrs. French
Miss Gordon
Ing
Harry
Harriet French
Mrs. Strench
Josephine of France Born in Martinique and First Wife of Napoleon
Josephine, Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife, was born in Martinique. Her first husband Viscount Beauharnois produced Eugene, viceroy of Italy, and Hortense, mother of Louis Napoleon. Napoleon divorced her in 1809 to wed Maria Louisa of Austria. Josephine died in 1814.
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Josephine
Napoleon Bonaparte
Martinique
West Indies
Viscount Beauharnois
Eugene
Italy
Hortense
Napoleon
Louis Napoleon
Napoleon III
Maria Louisa
Emperor of Austria
How Old Are You Question Probed at Host
A visitor asks the host’s young son how old he is. The boy jokes that age has many facets and finally says his chronological age is eight, noting the question is old-fashioned. The quip appears in Success Magazine.
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Success Magazine
Capacity for Love quotes by Maeterlinck
The excerpt reflects on ideal love where true happiness comes from a deeper love. It argues the deeper lover bears greater joy while the two may not share equal happiness, highlighting the unequal yet mutual growth within perfect affection.
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Maeterlinck
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Miss Ayres
Avery Stable
Roanoke
Jack
Coolidge
Geneva
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D. J. Walsh
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