Bank Robber Kills Cashier in New Albany Bank Shootout
A young Louisville man identified as Arthur Hall robbed Merchants National Bank in New Albany Indiana. He killed cashier J Hangary Fawcett and wounded president John K Woodward and chauffeur James Tucker before fleeing by boat to Kentucky and being captured by New Albany police.
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Arthur Hall
Louisville
Merchants’ National Bank
New Albany
Ind
J. Hangary Fawcett
John K. Woodward
James R. Tucker
Walter Escott
Kentucky
Mob Lynch Murderer in Cairo After Miss Pelley Killing
A mob hanged James, a suspect in Miss Annie Pelley’s murder, in Cairo Illinois. The rope broke and gunfire killed him, with over ten thousand witnesses. He confessed partially and implicated Arthur Alexander before the mob burned his body in an alley near the crime scene. The Great Waterways Convention closed in Fort Wayne with optimism for the Michigan and Erie canal.
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Will James
Annie Pelley
Cairo
James
Arthur Alexander
Eighth
Commercial
Fort Wayne
Ind
Farmer Confesses to Wife’s Murder In Indianapolis
Edward Hoff, a farmer from Indianapolis, admits the body found in the river near Broad Ripple is his wife. He says he caused her death by pushing her from the Indiana Union Traction Company bridge across the river.
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Farmer
Edward Hoff
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Union Traction Company
Broad Ripple
Attempt to Rob Frain on American Express Train
A reported attempt to rob a freight or passenger train named American Express No 24 between Lyons and Syracuse New York ended with gunfire or confrontation. The account mentions a person named Van Studdiford See and a third person suspected to be involved, with details unclear due to incomplete OCR.
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Frain
New York
Central
American Express
Lyons
Syracuse
N.Y
Beto
Young Woman Anna Pelly Strangled In Cairo Alley
The 24 year old Miss Anna Pelly was found dead in an alley in Cairo Til Tuesday morning. She had been strangled and dragged into a struggle that tore her clothes and left bruises. A toweling gag was in her mouth. Police used bloodhounds to follow the trail from the crime scene to 2515 Poplar Street and back, with multiple crossings of the route. A negress named Green was arrested along with three men linked to the cottage, Arthur Alexander Will James and Will Thomas, who were frequent visitors.
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Anna Pelly
Cairo
Til
Miss Pelly
Clark
Pupkin Dry Goods Company
Ella Dolan
Miss Dolan
14Th Street
Commercial Avenue
Washington Avenue
Egan
Kentucky
Poplar Street
Charleston
Green
Arthur Alexander
Will James
Will Thomas
Jack
Triea
David
Ips
Lfe
Trains Collision Kills Four on Jersey City Tracks
Four railroad workers died and six passengers were seriously hurt in a collision between PennsylvanIa Railroad train 104 from Philadelphia and a light engine on elevated Jersey City tracks. The rear car remained. smoking car and both engines overturned. Investigation pointed to a likely broken rail as the cause.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Brunswick Street
Safe blower robs Burlington home in dynamite hoist
A masked bandit blew a safe in Schuyler Ranier's Burlington New Jersey residence and stole cash and bonds totaling about $10,000 after locking the housekeeper in a room. The 72 year old victim, said to be an aged farmer, and Mrs Jane Nickson suffered shock with the latter in critical condition after the assault.
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Schuyler Ranier
Burlington
N. J
Jane Nickson
Bandit
Kansan Slayer Implicates Woman in Poison Murder
Fred Fanning of Topeka confesses to killing Mrs. Mary Short over her property. He now says Mrs. Minnie English instructed him on poison amount and he gave her $1,460 from the victim. Fanning planned a restaurant venture with English.
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Kansan
Mary Short
Fred Fanning
Topeka
Kan
Minnie English
Fanning
Mrs. English
Theater Fire in Terre Haute Leaves One Missing
A blaze in Terre Haute Indiana destroyed the Coliseum and June Harlan's livery stable injuring three and likely causing a death. A stable hand remains unaccounted for while firemen Arthur Ballinger and John Bayless were trapped by a falling wall and Brad Osborn was trampled by a horse. Damages estimated at $25 000.
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Terre Haute
June Harlan
Ind
Wag
Arthur Ballinger
John Bayless
Brad Osborn
Desire and duty collide in a traveler’s tumultuous departure
Pepeeta and David flee toward an uncertain future after a night of longing and doubt. He resists leaving the old home yet grapples with shame and fear as memories of a Gypsy’s lure and a hidden past press in. A mother reveals dark secrets before a sudden tragedy ends a fragile, hopeful chapter.
Fragmentary Voice Prompts Theatrical Debate
A garbled OCR fragment shows a distorted dialogue about devotion and danger. The text mentions stern parenting and emotional pleas, with unclear references to a deer and fervent speakers. The passage is incomplete and lacks a coherent narrative or identifiable names.
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Machina
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