Outlaw Tracy Dies in Wheat Field After Running Battle
Harry Tracy, sought across Oregon and Washington, was hunted to Creston by a citizen posse. In a final running fight in a wheat field near Fellows he shot himself in the head after wounding his pursuers. His body lay in the field at daylight, a Colt and a Winchester found on him. investigators traced his deadly career through Oregon penitentiary escape, police killings, and dramatic hold ups.
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Spokane
Harry Tracy
Wellows
Enlay
Eddy
Desperado
Tracy
Tracey
Gardner
Stauffer
Germmerim
Jack O'Farrell
Davenport
Baifline
Two Slites
Oregon
Washington
Marry ‘Tracy
Little Gaming Lown
Creston
Sher Gardner
Power
Uume
A. Straub
EC Lanter
Maurice Smith
J. J. Morrison
Frank Lillengrees
Goiland
Tenday Ranch
L. B. Eddy
Lake Creek
Fellows
Washington Central
Farwer Eddy
Brody
Tyini
Ormaly
Ted
Lincoln County
Oregon State Penitentiary
Salem
David Merrill
Frank W. Perrell
G. R. T. Jones
B. F. Tiffany
Frank Ingraham
Merril Hear
Charles Raymond
E. & Breese
Nett Rawley
Carl Anderson
Louie Seafrit
South Bay
Olympia
Clark
Puget Sound
Valentine Hoge
Colorado
Wn. Strong
Memride
Merril
Portland
Ore
Selem
Aye Re Geer
James
Olym
Une
Lig
Dix Tong
Desperadoes
Usey
Law
Lsund
Meadow Point
Ballard
Seattle
Chehahe
Merrill
Sam
N. G
Buffy
Lewis County
Chehalis
Dave Merrill
Mia
Mary Wagner
Napavine
Sentte
His Charmed Life Tracy Eludes Pursuit in July Chronicle
A correspondent recalls Harry Tracy’s jailbreak from Salem prison on June 9 and his career of eluding lawmen. Day after day he vanished, outrunning posses and bloodhounds despite guards and dawn attacks, using cunning to reappear miles away and frustrate every trap.
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Harry ‘Tracy
Salem
Wes
Tracy
Notable Outlaw Tracy Foe Yet Eludes Capture
A fugitives profile describes Tracy, a young child described as under three, and Wes a five foot nine tall man weighing pounds with a red hat. He is said to have been married twice and wanted for crimes across Utah, Colorado, Oregon and Washington including petty thefts and nine murders. The account notes he has fled on foot over 1.08 miles on stolen horses and trains, evading a large pursuit, and has been linked to sensational acts and escapes that captured public headlines.
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Tracy
Wes
Red
Utah
Colorado
Oregon
Washington
United States
Bothelles
Carrowest
Meads
Major Hood Vindicated as Court Denies Fraud in Martindale Case
Judge Hazen ruled that the federal court decree selling Martindale property to Major Calvin Hood was regular and not the result of fraud. The demurrers to the petition and cross petition were sustained, dismissing claims that Battey and others obtained the judgment by fraudulent means.
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Hazen
William Martindaleegainet
R. T. Battey
Hazem
Calvin Hood
Hood
Major Hood
William Martindale
Martindale
I. J Lambert
Calvi Hood
Proerty
Hatfey
Phillips
Eross
Hattey
Bat~tey
Lyon
Harvey
Battey
Ga Ee Battey
Rattey
Horton
Gleed
Martingale-Battey
J. W. Gleed
Creditora
Sudae
Negro Preachers Convene In Topeka Next Week
Ten of MM Churches begin conference in Topeka with Drantins and elder presiding. Rev M T Hocks of Mount Olive church is on the conference. Many of the defense have arrived and more expected to reach here tomorrow.
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Drantins Et Elder
M T Hocks. Pester
Mount Olive Church
Flood Devastates Manitou and Ute Pass Infrastructure
Aug 6 report from Manitou Colorado describes a cloud burst near Woodland Park washing out bridges from Cascade to Ute Pass. Rainbow Falls and soda springs park are ruined. Canyon Avenue storefronts submerged. power lines displaced. Bridges on Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado Midland Lines destroyed, prompting extensive regional damage and missing persons reports.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Manitou
Woodland Park
Ute Pass
Pass
Cascade
Rainbow Fually
Soda Springs
Canyon Avenue
Denver & Rio Grande
Buttes
Pueblo
Colorado Midland
Denver
Cal
Wreck on Mountain Rails Strikes Water Toll Rises
An express wreck near Swallow's Creek south of Florence follows a flash flood in the mountains. Eight feet of water washed out three miles of track below Swallows, a day coach and two cars derailed but stayed on the line. Passengers survived. thieves robbed the wrecked cars. Diamonds and jewelry valued in hundreds were reported stolen by Mrs Fonts of Ottumwa and Miss Harshaw of Cleveland.
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Florence
Swallow's
Tourtete
Plarence
Yeas
Salida
Menzel
E Fonts
Ottumwa
Hiss Cc. H. Harshaw
Cleveland
Ace
Edward
Kidnapped Kansas boy linked to long-ago case in Wichita
In Wichita, Kansas, authorities renew interest in a ten year old kidnapping case connected to Charles Gardner. Investigators revisit old leads as new information surfaces about a missing child tale tied to a suspect and local records.
Weather Indications For Ken Gocealty And Chicago
Weather forecast notes Aug and Thursday will bring warmer conditions with variable winds. Local adjustments point to milder evenings following daytime warmth in the region near Chicago and Kenosha.
Robbers Blow Safe During Burlington Express Hold Up
Describes a midnight robbery near Yaunk, six sacks of money seized from a passenger train by a gang who uncoupled engine and express car and blew the car with dynamite. One robber killed. no passengers harmed. The dead man found with a Central mileage credential as identification. The heist appears planned and executed by professionals. the express and engine were damaged. a special train pursued, but the robbers escaped.
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Mount Carroll
Marca Sect
Burlington
Quincy
Comrman
Emerson
Neel
Red
Spuders
Hanover
Rebreen Express
Hye
Eliteend
Severil Poe
Min
Sons
Grin
Nell
Gilman
A. L. Jacobs
Story
la Creede
Wis
Farelington
Savanna
Mills' Store News Preview Promises Fresh Bargains
The note invites readers to fourth page for Mills' Store News with daily updates on bar gains and cut prices across departments. It explains the sale is necessary and urges early attendance as the store opens at 8 o'clock Thursday morning.
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Outlaw Tracy
Outlaw
Wheat
Lanter
Smith
Uberty
Daven
Thacy
Capital City Oyster Company
Tonmand
Se Sitle
Horatio Alling
Sale
W. D. Jenkins
Alling
Wiliam Adair
John Messegee
Frank Scott
the &S
Biz
Edwin
Sayte
Cagtain Clark
Sen
Woo
Scott
Cook
Ading
Meeeilil
Barry Tracy
HE Was
Maj. Hood
Big Martindale
Martindale Ranch
Topeke
Rainbow Fall
Rio Grande
Wichita
Hin
Kan
Charles Gardner
Lontinur
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