Bank Robbery Ends in Bank Destruction and Escape
A five man gang robbed Kiowa Bank 16 miles north of South M’Alester I T after blasting the safe. They secured 2800 dollars amid heavy gunfire from a posse of about 50 citizens and fled under cover of darkness, one member believed wounded while no civilian was hit. United States marshals pursue with little chance of catching them.
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South M’alester
I. T
Kiowa
Here
United States Marshals
Trades Union Growth Reported in New York
Albany reports a sharp rise in trade unions in New York state for the quarter ending October 1. Total unions reach 2,587, up 225 from six months prior, with membership at 395,736, up 37,634. New York City adds 24,361 members, mainly in building and transport trades, while clothing trades drop. Immigration to New York port remains high with 129,809 steerage arrivals in July to September, up from 108,800 in 1902.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Estate Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York City
New York
English bride arrives after wreck tragedy in Pennsylvania
Miss Lillian Bennett of Wednesbury England meets the remains of her fiancé Ambrose Good killed in the Duquesne Limited wreck. The couple had planned to wed tomorrow but the funeral will take place instead. Bennett thanks Ellis Island officials and may stay in America.
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M’keesport
Lillian Bennett
Wednesbury
England
Ambrose Good
Duquesne
Thoms R. Good
Ambrose
Thomas Good
Miss Bennett
Ellis Island
America
Hold-up Men Threaten Rail Route In Pennsylvania Suburbs
Two armed robbers struck along the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad in Haverford and Strafford. They held up workers and crowds, blindfolded a watchman, then opened a safe at the Strafford station post office and took about $1,000 in cash and stamps. Police have no leads.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Haverford
Strafford
Matt Johnston Dies Sudden at 74 in Fort Wayne
Nathaniel E Johnston known as Matt Johnston dies suddenly at his home at the corner of Organ and Fairfield avenues due to heart failure after a brief illness. A Civil War veteran born January 26 1830 in Pennsylvania he served four years and later lived in Bluffton and Fort Wayne. He leaves a widow and three children Mary Mulien E Hoch and John Johnston and a granddaughter Mrs Charles Engler. Funeral set for Tuesday at 2 pm from Mrs Emanuel Hechs residence under Grand Army of the Republic auspices.
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Nathaniel E. Johnston
Matt” Johnston
Organ
Fairfield Avenues
Johnston
Sentinel Office
E. Hoch
West Jefferson Street
Mr. Johnston
Pennsylvania
New Lisbon
Chico
Mr.Johnston
Abraham
John
Wells County
Ind
Bluffton
Virginia Martin
Martin
Huntington
Fort Wayne
Emanuel Hech
West
Jefferson Street
Grand Army of the Republic
Two Policemen Assaulted on Chicago Railway Car
Chicago on December 28 reports that policemen James Gibbons and George Oakley were assigned to ride an electric car incognito to protect a non union crew. They were attacked by union sympathizers, and both officers were injured in the ensuing clash.
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Chicago
Chicago City Railway
James Gibbons
George Oakley
Cottage prayer services and consecration Sundays announced
A series of afternoon and evening prayer meetings will be held Tuesday at multiple homes led by Rev. Dubois Loux and Mrs. G B Stemen, with additional youth services at other homes. Friday night features Dr G B Stemen leading a meeting. Sunday begins three consecration Sundays at Bethany church with Rev Loux preaching and helpers K Hackett and E Yarnelle joining.
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Leach
St. Marys Avenue
Dubois Loux
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Short
Elm Sitreet
G. B. Stemen
John Wilson
Richardson Street
Hubler
Spice
Runion Avenue
William Carter
J. Bsyersen
Boone Street
Union Men Return to Inland Steel Mills in Chicago
Inland Steel Indiana Flatbor resumes with union workers for first time in two months. About 400 of 920 Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers members are back, with the rest to return tomorrow after a 10 percent wage cut. Slab mill restart is delayed.
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Chicago
Inland Steel Company
Indiana
Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers’ Union
Negroes Held for Assault in Council Bluffs
Two black men were arrested for robbing and attempting to assault two white women on Friday night. Identified by multiple witnesses the pair’s lodging yielded stolen goods after a thorough search. A large crowd gathered and lynching threats led to housing the suspects at the county jail for safety.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Dowie bids Chicago farewell before Australian voyage
John Alexander Dowie addressed Chicago adherents at the Auditorium before sailing for New Orleans and San Francisco. He plans to depart New Year’s Eve after an all night watch, travel via the Southwestern route, and return to Chicago by next June. He denied a wife’s alleged $7,000,000 theft and said little more than taking cash for expenses. He also prayed for President Roosevelt against his enemies.
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Chicago
Australia
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Dowie
New Orleans
San Francisco
Temple
Roosevelt
Bucklen's Amnica Salve Promoted at Local Drug Store
Advert appears urging families near remote areas to stock Bucklen's Amnica Salve for burns cuts and wounds. Dreier & Bro.'s drug store lists the salve at 252 dollars.
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Bucklen
Dreier & Bro
Post New Wage Rate At Carnegie Mills In Pittsburg
Notices will be posted in Carnegie Steel mills announcing next year’s wage rate. Similar notices to be posted in district works and Jones & Laughlin Steel is expected to adopt comparable conditions. Carnegie officers will not disclose the new rates, and each employee must sign a personal contract.
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Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Company
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Carnegie
Wage Reductions Hit Trenton Bridge Plant
The American Bridge company plant in Trenton New Jersey began a graded wage cut today. The cuts range from 1 to 20 percent with those earning under 1.50 dollars per day seeing 1 percent and others facing 19 to 20 percent. About seven hundred men are affected and workers have accepted the decrease.
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Trenton
N. J
American Bridge Company
Foley Honey and Tar Substitutes Warning
Dreier and Bro caution readers not to be misled by substitutes offered for Foley's Honey and Tar product.
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Foley
Dreier & Bro
Mines Resume Activity as Stranton District Opens Work
Work resumed at the Delaware and Hudson company's collieries in Stranton Pennsylvania today and will run until Friday with a two day suspension. The Ontario and Western company restarted its washeries and all individual operators resumed mining.
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Stranton
Delaware and Hudson Company
Ontario and Western Company
Oil Lands Sold in Ohio by Exchanse Holdings
Findlay Ohio December 28 J C Donnell of the Ohio Oil company has closed a purchase of Exchanse Oil company's holdings in Wood Banesck and Sandusky counties. The transfer covers 4000 acres of leases and 275 producing wells with an average output of 600 barrels daily. The price is reported near 600000 dollars.
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Findlay
Ohio
J. C. Donnell
Ohio Oil Company
Exchanse Oil Company
Wood, Banesck
Sandusky
Grain Elevator Burned at Peoria Distillery
Fire believed incendiary destroyed the grain elevator at the Corn ing Distillery in Peoria. Loss estimated around 40000 dollars, insured. Distillery had planned to resume operations after a weeks long shutdown from a cooker explosion that killed seven workers and injured others.
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Peoria
Corning
Foley's Honey and Tar cures throat and lung diseases
Advertises Foley's Honey and Tar as a universal remedy for throat and lung ailments with a directive to refuse substitutes, attributed to Dreier and Bro.
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Foley
Dreier & Bro
Telephones sale notice and local ads from urban listings
Old Home Telephones stock offered at 3.9 dollars each with listed value 11.75. Edmunds Elect Co at 1619 Calhoun St advertises services. Cam Field's at 806 Barr St sells first class baker goods with guarantee. Citizens' Trust Co. advertises 400000 dollar security for depositors. Green and Uncle sam Trading Stamps promoted at Dreler's Debug Store.
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Cam Field’s
Barr St
Dreler’s Debug
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