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The article recounts the 1902 Harry Tracy escape from a Washington state prison with Dave Merrill, murdering guards Frank Parrell, G. R. T. Jones, and B. Tiffany, and convict Frank Ingra. After Merrill is killed, Tracy roams toward Olympia, regroups near Meadow Point, shoots Deputy Sheriff Raymond and others, and eludes pursuers across multiple counties before resurfacing near Davenport and Eddy farm, eventually fleeing into a wheatfield.
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Harry Tracy
Oregon
Salem
Dave Merrill
Frank Parrell
G. KR. T. Jones
B . Tiffany
Frank Ingra
Merrill
Columbia
Tenino
Tracy
Olympia
Seattle
Meadow Point
Ballard
Woodley
Cudihee
Raymond
Everett
Follin E. E. Breese
Fremont
Eit Rawhey
J. A. Williams
Boy Loses Life Saving Friend in English Wheat Field
A 11 year old Alec Innes cried for help during a Hayling bathing incident at Sir William Treloar's Home for Cripples. Arthur Campbell, 15, crippled, tried to rescue Innes but drowned. A spectator saved Innes, as gunfire erupted in a wheatfield. Tracy, an outlaw, shot himself after being wounded while trapped by a posse.
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Tracy
John Turnow
Roy Gardner
McNell
Turnow
Wild Bill
Gardner
Ukely
Hibbing man shoots three officers in standoff
Hundreds of residents scour Hibbing and surrounding areas for John Webb after he fatally shot Chief of Police Dantel Hays, Chief of Detectives Gene Cassidy, and Traffic Officer William Cohert as officers tried to arrest him on a statutory charge. Over 1,000 men joined the search, ordered to shoot to kill, while Webb barricaded himself behind furniture.
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Webb
Dantel Hays
Gene Cassidy
William Cohert
Nelson
Minn
Here
Mayor appoints committee to aid Seattle jobless
A committee to study unemployment in Seattle will be appointed by Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell. Estimates place the number of unemployed in the city between 6 000 and 7 000.
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Seattle
Hugh M. Caldwell
Prison Pal Escapes Guards With Two Convicts
Gardner planned a bold breakout using Impyn and Bogart as shield from bullets. Prison officials suspect he orchestrated the escape to seek publicity while dodging capture, leaving Roy on the island to enjoy the hunt from a distance.
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Gardner
Impyn
Bogart
Camp Lewis
Morona
Holland
Centralia
Roy
Gardner bandit rumors swirl as island escape tale grows
Reports claim Gardner remains at large on McNeil Island with guards patrolling the channel and sightings of a dark figure at night. Detectives call him a genius and foresee another train robbery or public stunt to seek notoriety, while ranchers report a near miss with a prowler.
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Gardner
McMurray
Hermonillo
Mexico
Roy Gardner
Warden Maloney
McNeil Federal Prievon
MecNeil Island
San Francisco
U. S. Mar
McNeil
East Portland
Ore
Tom Wing
Norris Pyron
Castle Rock
McNeill
Lsland
Pitt Passage
Canada
Fort Portland
Two Die As Car Skids and Overturns Near Snoqualmie Bridge
Hlarry F Bowerman aged 54 and his wife Mrs Lucy Bowerman of Snoqualmie were killed when their car skidded on a detour near Meadowbrook bridge by Snoqualmie River and overturned at 7 20 p m Both were crushed beneath the vehicle while a third passenger Mrs Cora Turkington escaped unharmed. The wreck was found by Lyle Norman of Snoqualmie Falls after he tried to rescue the victims and returned with help.
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Hlarry BF. Bowerman
Lucy Bowerman
Snoqualmie
Meadowbrook Bridge
Snoqualmie River
Cora Turkington
32Nd Ave
Bowerman
Turkington
Hoowerman Ras
Beattle
Mexico Opens Free School of Medicine
In Pachuca Hidalgo state authorities announce a free medical school to be established under government auspices. The plan aims to provide medical education at no charge to students within the state.
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Mexico
Pachuca
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