Explosion at Fourth National Bank in Philadelphia Kills Two
A bomb exploded at the Fourth National Bank in Philadelphia just before noon, blowing apart the cashier William McLear and the bomber, injuring others and scattering money across the lobby. The blast shattered windows, set interiors aflame, and caused panic as police and fire crews responded. The attacker identified as G E Williams, seeking a loan, died with the blast.
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Fourth National
Philadelphia
Rushton
Philadelphia Clearing House Association
Steele
Chicago
Fourth National Bank
Bullitt
President Rushton
Mr. Rushton
G. E. Williams
Hiladelphia
Deadly nitroglycerin blast devastates bank and wounds many
A massive explosion at the bank sent glass showers through skylights and partitions. Rob ert Steele was identified from a brass plate as the bomber, while McLear died. Willam Crump and others were injured. The vault area suffered $100,000 in securities scattered amid wreckage as officials and crowds rushed to safety.
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Delig
Bullitt
MclLear
Fourth Street
McLear
Willam Crump
R. Steele
Garner
Robert Steele
East
Rushton
Edward F. Shawbacker
B. M. Faires
Eugene MclIlhone
Harmony Street
Orlanna Street
Orianna Street
Bomb Thrower on Iowa Man Retires to City After Bank Wreck
Robert Steele, alleged Philadelphia bank wrecking suspect, left Garner Iowa six years ago with wife and two children. He moved to Chicago for work, then east, reportedly settling in Philadelphia. In Garner he ran a harvesting machine shop and appeared morose and despondent.
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Garner
United States
Steel
Charles Steele
Klemme
Steele
North
Ashland Avenue
Chicago
Robert Steele
Fourth Street National Bank
Philadelphia
Dudleigh’s Fate Mentioned in Puck Quip
A light gossip line notes Dudleigh is rumored dead, with a quip about his disguise as a man or woman. The remark underscores playful tabloid tone rather than factual confirmation.
The Executioner of Laverton
Jerry Thorton is entombed in a Laverton coal mine after a desperate rescue effort led by Richard Sothern. Sothern and miners battle flooding passages to reach Thorton as a priest conducts mass for the dead and a mourning girl prays for forgiveness.
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Jerry Thorton
Laverton
Richard Sothern
Great Northern
Lavertoh
Sothern
Katie Thorton
Thorton
Chicago
Black Tunnel
Brooklyn Street Hole Swallows Wagon and Horse
A sinkhole in Fifty seven Street Brooklyn widens to a half measure foot as Hans Sehm, driving a grocery wagon, and his horse slowly submerge. John MacDonald helps but nearly sinks himself before firemen rescue all from the mire. A second team later dies or else faces a similar fate as crews work into evening.
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Tenth and
Eleven Avenues
Brooklyn
New York Times
Hans Sehm
F Street
Hans
John MacDonald
MacDonald
Daily Story
Matching to Fear
A reading of a children’s dialogue fragment shows a boy answering a call from his mother and a passerby noting a parent’s call. The snippet evokes urban life and family interaction in a New York setting.
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Crump
Shuwbacker
Melear
Bomub-Thrower
Iowa
Mr. Dudleigh
Puck
Brooklyn Morass
Bay Ridge
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