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'lieion ;eii In va s »ix-tho ills-;Or-on-oroie1rthePheafarji0 UP EXPmmFAST TRAIN' LOOTED BY ROB* Hi:HS MO AH HA'FlTKSHtlHCi.i.shRobbers Hold l'|i Train With Klour-of Pistols, Enter Express Cnr, I 11rt11ii(ti Safo imd Escape.ni“u were lined up 'jBougsRle the truiu. and one of llic robbers covered them with o pistol, while Vis partner discharged six charges of dynamite before the safe was blown. The robbers hurriedly gathered up the coin and other valuable ami disappeared In the dnrkuess. It is believed they had horses hitched close to the track.(By Associated Press.)Hattiesburg. Miss., May 15.—A rich Jiaul was mad© by tsvo masked bandits who early today hold up the Queen Crescent New York limited near the Okahola flag station, eight miles south of Hattiesburg and blew open the safe In the express car.The sum the robbers obtained Is variously estimated from $60,000 to $l-50,lt;t(i0. Express officials deny that the slim obtained ag?rP2Atr»i anything near the latter figure.The 'bandits are believed to be l.he aaitic pair that hold up anil robbed the Mobile Ohio train near Corinth in February and made their es-rnpc. Early today. Sheriff Bennett of this county, starlort In pursuit of the robbers with twenty deputies and blood hounds.The hold-1151 was effected in truo western style, with a generous flourish of revolvers, although nol 0 shot was fired. The passengers were not molested. The robbers after cltnih-ing over the fender of flic engine, ordered It detached from the train nml pulled around a curve.The hancKfs then marched the engineer and fireman back to the train, where I hoy called Express .Messenger Cray, who at the point of a pistol obeyed orders. All the other train-j FOR RENT—-Five-room cottage; ihall, bath; all modern conveniences. '?05 Broadway, GreenviMe. Apply to Walter Arnold, Malvina, Miss. 5-15-1 wFOR SALE. •Sealed bids are reijucstod by the Levee Board on a lot of mixed lumber consisting of good 1x12 plank and 2x4’s. This lumber has never been used and hos been out of the lumber yard only about a. month. Bid to be sealed and to be for the entire lot by the thousand feet B. M. Bids wll! be opened on, May )?. 1912.W. J. SHACKELFORD, 5-14-51 Chief Engineer.IT'S A MISTAKE.Tl lias been said that where there Is only one place to get work done, that you have to pay tow prices— not so will* me.I make my prices as I please. It pteafps me to please my customers, and to please my cuF?om©rs. I use the best material and do the best work at the lowest prices. If you want to be convinced, bring a piece of harness to be repaired, or get prices on new work.I am yours for fair dealings,M. IT. BASS.(The Harness Man)12L S. Walnut St. Greenville, Miss. 5-1-1 w-fp
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Greenville Daily Democrat
Greenville, Mississippi, US
Wed, May 15, 1912
Page 5
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TX, USA 11 Sep 2016
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