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Fort Worth Hero Foils Train Robbery Bandits
Alvin Page a Fort Worth mail clerk posed as a robber accomplice to expose and foil a planned $300000 heist on Texas and Pacific train No 11. Secret service and detectives ambushed the gang at a water tank near Fort Worth, killing one robber and capturing two others. Page was hailed by Postmaster General Hays and offered a reward and promotion.
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Ager
Alvin $. Page
Fort Worth
Washa
Hays
Patrick V. Cahill
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Federal Secret Service
Baton Rouge
Charlie
Bill” Edwards
Texas
Dallas
Worth
Breckenridge
Secret Service
Durig
Texas & Pa
Lake Worth
Alvin 3 Rec
Page
Dent
Ft. Worth
Edwards
East Lake
K’ Ee
Skeet” Jenkins
Washington
Post Office Department