Remarkable jail inquiry ends in Turnkey arrest in Wisconsin
Inspector Fraser’s breakthrough leads to the 5:40 pm arrest of Turnkey Childers for allegedly letting H. E. Trainor and Andrew Cunningham escape from the county jail. The case ties to the Lowery gang with Mrs Trainor and Mrs Cunningham named as key figures, and Crane’s confession helps unravel the plot.
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Wisconsin
Merch” Childers
H. E. Trainor
Andrew Cunningham
Post Office
E. E. Fraser
Turnkey Childers
United States
Ison
U. S
Wheeler
Frazer
Childers
Alfred Harrison
Cunningham
Trainor
Fraser
Marshal Jones
Madison
Harrison
Janesville
St. Paul
Butcher
Clarkesburg
West Virginia
Clarksburg
South
la Crosse
Inspector Frazer
Cunnningham
Crane
Lowery
James Crane
Nels Haugen
William Scott
City board weighs pipe use near La Crosse plant
The board of public works inspected a ditch at the La Crosse & Electric plant where a six inch pipe for steam to the La Crosse Canning company may pass toward the river. Officials denied water use, stating the pipe is for steam though it would be uninsulated. city action hinges on future river routing plans.
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Board of Public Works
la Crosse & Electric Company
la Crosse Canning Company
King Street
Lighting Company
Canning Company
Canning
Paul W. Mahoney
Col. Copeland
Lighting and Power Company
Edison
Public Works
Roberge
Undersheriff Finds Jagged Bar Hidden in Crane Cell
Undersheriff W J Scott discovered an 18 inch steel bar hidden in the mattress of James Crane, the last of three men linked to the Stoddard post office robbery escape plot. The bar came from a third floor cot, torn loose during a patient tantrum, with unclear movement to Crane on the second floor jail cell.
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Trainor
Cuningham
Crane
Winona
Stoddard
Wis
Scott
Gell
James Crane
Trainer
Cunningham
Haugen
Yacht Destroyed in Carrabelle Fire
Mobile report says Theodore Shont's yacht was completely destroyed by a fire at Carrabelle Florida. The incident occurred near the waterfront with authorities investigating the blaze and no immediate report of injuries.
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Mobile
Ala
Theodore Shont
Carrabelle
Florida
Judge Will At Give For Best For Children In Trial
In Wooster Ohio on August 26 the judge in the Taggart trial allowed testimony on parental care of the children while asserting the children are innocent and the court will decide to benefit them. Billy Taggart testified for much of the morning.
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Wooster, O
Taggart
Billy” Taggart
Bold Daylight Jewelry Robbery Reports From Chicago
Three men alighted from a buggy at A. W. Johanson's jewelry store in Chicago and asked to see rings. They seized a tray worth about a thousand dollars of diamonds and fled, with firemen and police pursuing in a patrol wagon and capturing the vehicle.
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Chicago
A. W. Johanson
Bates denies move of Army headquarters to Chicago
General Bates acting secretary of war stated that the headquarters of the northern division of the army will not be transferred from St. Louis to Chicago.
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Washington
Bates
St. Louis
Chicago
Police arrest man in Wisehoff paternity case
New York police, this afternoon, arrested a man believed to be Dr. Geo Wisehoff who is sought on a charge of having fifty wives. The development follows an investigation into the fraud and bigamy allegations surrounding the alleged physician.
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New York
Geo. Wisehoff
Weather Outlook and River Forecast Summary
Increasing clouds and warmer night with a likely light shower Sunday. River level will fall gradually after a 0.2 foot rise to 7.1 feet this morning.
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U. S. Marshall
Gunningham
Traimor
Trainor’s
Secret Service
Fe.ef. Fraser
Women From
Gang of Outlaws
Department
William McCorkhill
Harry Emmett
Homer IE. Trainor
Scottsburg
Ind
Canton Wicks
Columbus
Parker
John Brooks
Erie County
Niagara Falls
Fred Perkins
Newark
Sing Sing
James C. Crane
Charles Kratz
James Keown
James Early
James McKeown
Charles Lowery
Eddie Fay
Tribune
LA Crosse Ee
Tribune Publishing CO
Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Chi
Owas
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