Allen brothers die in Hillsville court murder confrontation
The Allen brothers Floyd and Claude, leaders of the Hillsville clan, are executed in the electric chair after a long legal fight. Crowds of about 15,000 viewed the deaths as the governor refused further reprieves and the prison performed the sentences.
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Claude
Claude Swarsen Allen
United States
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Des Moines
Iowa
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Alexandria Raises Fund For Flood Sufferers In Indiana And Ohio
People of Alexandria raise funds for flood relief with over 100 dollars left at city banks for the American Red Cross Society. A church organ recital raised 80.76 dollars for the Red Cross, and the Chamber of Commerce subscribed 100 dollars to the relief effort. The Texas Oil Company donated 100 dollars to honor Alexandria firemen. Women's groups plan events for the National Council of Women convention in April. Rosemont residents plan a civic association and fire protection meeting at the electric railway station.
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Indiana
Ohio
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Gronau
Kate Walter Barrett
Duke Street
National Council of Women
Rosemont
West Virginians Flee Amid Massive Parkersburg Flood
Parkersburg and part of the business district flooded as the Ohio River rose and utility services failed. George Wilshire drowned while trying to rescue an imprisoned family in Charleston lowlands. Homes were swept away, families fled to hills, and Belpre Riverside and Belleville experienced severe flooding with extensive property damage and lines of communication cut.
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Charleston
Wheeling
Parkersburg
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Ohio
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Zanersville
Deen
Lowell
Flist National Bank
Muskingum
Williamstown
South Branch Flood Wreaks Havoc on Potomac Region
Special to The Washington Post from Cumberland Maryland reports the South Branch of the Potomac overflowing banks and flooding areas along the Hempshire Southern Railroad between Romney and Petersburg, washing out a bridge at Petersburg and submerging farm lands. Several rail lines suffered slides and detours, with utilities disrupted and towns like Keedysville and Sharpsburg plunged into darkness as water damaged dams, canals, and power plants. The flood crest reached 18 feet at Williamsport with widespread impacts across major waterways and transport routes.
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Canal Towage Company
Cuhwa
Antietam Creek
Keedynville
Funkstown
Kemps Mill
Conococheague Creek
Antietam
Steamer Advance Proceeds After Hull Damage At Sea
The steamer Advance bound from New York to Cristobal with about seventy passengers, reported near Hatteras with a hurricane wind, shipped a heavy sea that stove in the fore castle deck and damaged the pilot house. It later proceeded, but whether south or northward remains unconfirmed. Also note the death of Mrs. John Lyon of Petersburg, widow of Capt. John Lyon, with burial in Petersburg planned after her death in Birmingham. Surviving children include two sons and two daughters. relations listed.
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Panama Railroad
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Washington Post
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Birmingham
Ala
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Washington, D. C
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Washtington D. C
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