Murder in Camp Funston Bank Tells of Captain Robber
Kansas City man says the Camp Funston bank robber was an army captain who wore no mask and knew Winters. Wornall describes the assault with an axe as he tied others and escaped after suffering injuries. Authorities note pay-day cash and a large shipment delayed reaching the bank.
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Camp Funston Army Bank
U.S
Camp Funston
Kan
Kearney
Wornall
Kansas City
Army Bank
Army
Winters
C. F. Winters
National Reserve Bank of Kansas City
O. M. Hill
Carl Ohleson
John Jewell
Springfield
Hill
Jewell
Chleson
Car
Ohleson
Week's Forecast Says Relief Is In Sight Now
Weather bureau forecasts a cold start in the Great Lakes with snow and warmth returning midweek. Snow persists in upper lakes Tuesday into Wednesday, then clears. lower lakes see snow Tuesday, followed by a generally fair second half of the week. Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys expect rising temps Sunday and Monday with snow later, then generally fair weather.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes Region
Lower Lake Region
Upper Lake
Upper Mississippi
Lower
Missouri
Department Stores Close Across Chicago on Coal Shortage
Chicago on January 13 reports: all large department stores closed at 3 pm due to coal shortages. Shoppers faced limited hours and officials urged calm as utilities and transit pressed to cope with the cold spell and power constraints.
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Chicago
Raccoon Sunk Off Irish Coast. All Hands Lost
The British destroyer H. M. S. Raccoon struck rocks off the north coast of Ireland during a snow storm at 2 a.m. on Wednesday and foundered with all hands. Seventeen bodies were recovered and buried at Rattan Mullin, five more washed ashore and buried locally. Nine crewmen were rescued at the last port. The vessel, built in 1910, measured 266 feet and displaced 915 tons. It carried a 4 inch gun, three 3 inch guns, and two torpedoes.
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London
Raccoon
H. M
Rattmullen
Providence church choir director marks thirty-two years
Edwin A. Singleton recently completed thirty-two years as choir director and organist at the New Jerusalem church in Providence. The note repeats the line about the ship’s normal crew of 105 men and mentions pedo tubes in error, likely OCR junk.
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Edwin A. Singleton
New Jerusalem Church
Providence
Hood's Sarsaparilla Then and Now Ad
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a safe reliable medicine for all ages. It claims forty years of success and positions the tonic as a standard blood purifier and general tonic improving digestion and building red blood for health. It urges readers to start taking it at once.
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Hood
America
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H. M. S. Raccoon
Irish Coast
TTT
Quincy
North Fifth Street
Quincy, Ill
Ari
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