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Detective Furlong Solves Audacious Rail Robbery Case
Missouri Pacific chief detective Thomas Furlong tracks a daring scheme starting on the Allegheny line between Kittanning and Cowansbrough. He uses telegraph evidence, follows a master thief named Will McCalla from Templeton to Pittsburg and beyond, ending with McCalla’s discovery in Rio Janeiro. The chase spans many cities, with McCalla’s fate and his brother George’s arrest noted.
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Cass
Thomas Furlong
Missouri Pacific Secret Service
Furlong
West
Pittsburg
Cheak Run & Bank
Carlisle
Penn
Templeton
Carliale
Will McCalla
Allegheny
Kittining
Cowansbraeck
Meone
Tlegraph Company
Palmer
Texas
Atlanta
Savannah
East Lake City
Key West
Mavana
Cuba
McCalla
Rio Janeiro
Freday
George