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Bank Burglars Bombard Newberg Safe With Nitro Glycerin
A midnight raid on the Bank of Newberg ends with nine explosions as burglars blast the wall and vault door using nitroglycerin. Citizens woke to fire bells, guards, and tense hours while investigators recount the risky breach and a tense escape into the foggy dawn.
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Newberg
Bank of
J. C. Colcord
Washington
Maxfield
Miss Maxfield
Gabriel
R. W. Kirk
Bob
McDaniel
Isaac Vinson
Vinson
Rev. S. W. Potter
Arthur Austin
Sistent
Aiden Erlain
Pickett
Safe Davis
Portland
W ’ Prather
Bank Wales
Colcord
Davis
Chehalem Mountaim
Scholls Ferry