Desperate Battle With Detectives Fails to Halt Train Robber
A bank bill thief linked to the Great Northern Express heist near Malta last July escaped Nashville detectives after a hand to hand fight. He fled in a stolen two horse wagon, took a horse and buggy, then a riding horse, leaving behind Helena national bank bills worth over $1,000. A woman later arrested in Nashville on related bills faced grand jury bail.
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Great Northern
Wagner
Mont
Nashville
Tenn
Great Northern Express
Malta
Helena National Bank
Robbery Suspect Fights Police Then Escapes With Bounty
A robbery suspect known as Ferguson clashed with Detectives Dwyer Mayer and Dickens after attempting to buy a small item with a stolen Montana bank bill. He fled, a chase led through Shelby park, two bloodhounds were shot, and the trail was lost. Annie Rogers alias Maud Williams remains in custody with Montana bank bills, offering no statements.
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Perguson
Mayer
Ferguson
Shelby Park
Montana
Curran
Annie Rogers
Maud Williams
Daring Great Northern Train Robbery Recalled
Three men linked to the Mold crime set in July 1901 recall the most daring Great Northern railway train robbery in history. The event occurred on July 3, 1901 as investigators probe the roles of each suspect.
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Great Northern Railway
Train Hold-Up Near Maita Ends With $40000 Loot
Armed robbers halted a westbound passenger train six miles from Maita. They blew the express car safe, took $40,000 in unsigned Helena National Bank notes, and fled on three horses toward the Little Rockies after a one hour assault during daylight. Harry Longabaugh and Kid Curry are identified among the two attackers.
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Maita
A. W. Douglass
Montana Central
Great Northern
Grand Forks
Ka Ispell
Little Rockies
Helena National Bank
Van
Harry Longabaugh
Kid Curry
Helena Highwayman Captured After Lively Shootout
Prank Aker, linked to robberies in Oxford saloon Butte and Dewey saloon Helena, was wounded and captured after a chase through Helena streets. Officers pursued, Flannery and Farnham led the arrest. Aker confessed before hospital doctors reported a possible mortal wound from a bullet.
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Spec'al
The
Standard
Helena
Aker
Oxford
Butte
Hewey
Dewey
Haymarket
George Farnham
Peterson
Broadway
Farnham
Meputy Serif Scharrinboeich
Jackson Street
Breckinridge
A. Curtin
Robbery at Oxford Saloon in Butte Takes Place After Midnight
Aken entered the Oxford saloon in Butte last Thursday after midnight and fired a gun at the barkeeper after forcing about six men to surrender. The crowd raised their hands as one man fled unseen. Aken exited calmly and vanished into the night.
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Aken
Oxford
Butte
Colorado Forest Fire Near Colorado Springs
A large forest blaze rages on the mountains west of Colorado Springs near Garfield Mountain, south of Pike's Peak. The cause is unknown as winds drive the fire across a wide area since this afternoon.
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Colorado Springs
Garfield Mountain
Pike’s Peak
Leon Czolgosz Dies Tomorrow Assassin to Be Executed
Reports state that Leon Czolgosz will be executed at seven in the morning. Authorities plan to burn his clothing and letters with no relics preserved.
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Leon Czolgosz
Execution plan for Czolgosz aims to curb notoriety
Auburn prison officials prepare the death by electric chair for Leon Czolgosz with strict secrecy and post execution disposal of his body and belongings. The process includes burning his clothes and letters, delaying release of details, and limiting witnesses, while Dr Carlos McDonald and prison staff supervise the autopsy and final proceedings.
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Czolgosz
Davis
Dev
Auburn
Collins
Mead
Carlos McDonald
New York
State Lunacy Commission
Buffalo
McDonald
New York City
Pr. McDonald
Zolgosz
Wayden Mead
Carlos S. McDonald
Gerin
Erastus Knight
Odell
Waldeck Bandowski
Message From Father on Leon Czolgosz’s Fate
Cleveland officials report Waldeck Czolgosz plans body disposition after Auburn electrocution. Paul Czolgosz fears mutilation and discusses cremation in Buffalo or another city. Family contemplates potential offers for the body while considering burial risks.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Associated Press
Leon Czolgosz
Auburn
Czolgosz
Leon
Waldeck Czolgosz
Buffalo
Waldeck
Paul Czolgosz
Rumors Spread on Miss Stone Abduction
London reports circulation of a trustworthy rumor that Miss Stone is in Belitza near the frontier. Dispatches from Sofia detail cipher exchanges between Spencer Eddy and Consul General Dickinson about rescuing the abducted missionary. Washington says no new news, but officials urge renewed contact with captors and remain hopeful for release.
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London
Sofia
Daily Telegraph
Constantinople
Spencer Eddy
United States Legation
Dickinson
Miss Stone
Legation
Washington
State Department
Ellen M. Stone
Sofa
Dane Admits He Killed and Robbed a Boy
Tobin Hanson a 25 year old Dane confessed at the central police station that he killed a boy for money and took 50 cents. He led officers to the crime location and the boy was identified as Marotte son of Samuel a spice and coffee dealer in Montreal.
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Montreal
Tobin Hanson
Central
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Tom Roberts
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Dwyer
Dickens
Plannnery
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Main Street
South
Arizona Street
J. A. Collan
Copper Street
Putte
Jack Flannery
Wrom
H. L. Allen
Colorado
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McKinley
J. Warren Mead
Cornelius V. ‘Os
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