Louis B. Allyn
Encyclopedia
Lewis B. Allyn (1874, - May 7, 1940, Westfield, Massachusetts
) was an American
chemistry professor and influential figure in the pure food movement at the time of his murder.
He was teaching at Westfield Teachers College
and contributing as a pure foods expert for McClure's
magazines at the time of his shooting. His is the only unsolved murder in the history of Westfield, Massachusetts
.
Westfield, Massachusetts
Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 41,094 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 01085 for homes and businesses, 01086 for Westfield State...
) was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
chemistry professor and influential figure in the pure food movement at the time of his murder.
He was teaching at Westfield Teachers College
Westfield State College
Westfield State University is a comprehensive, coeducational, four-year public university in Westfield, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1838 by noted educator and social reformer Horace Mann as the first public co-educational college in America without barrier to race, gender and economic class...
and contributing as a pure foods expert for McClure's
McClure's
McClure's or McClure's Magazine was an American illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century. The magazine is credited with creating muckraking journalism. Ida Tarbell's series in 1902 exposing the monopoly abuses of John D...
magazines at the time of his shooting. His is the only unsolved murder in the history of Westfield, Massachusetts
Westfield, Massachusetts
Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 41,094 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 01085 for homes and businesses, 01086 for Westfield State...
.