Outlan Tracy Is Dead in Oregon Penitentiary Manhunt
Spokane dispatch details the capture and death of outlaw Tracy after a four hundred mile pursuit across Oregon and Washington. Four Creston men plus a deputy sheriff trapped Tracy in a wheat field near a ranch, where he was killed by a handgun and rifle wound as he attempted to flee. The hunt followed Tracy’s June escape from Salem and a spree of killings and robberies across the region, with a large reward pool and mounting public urgency.
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Spokane
Wash
Oregon
Washington
Tracy
Creston
Gardner
C. A. Straub
E. C
Washington Central Railway
Parwguers
Stauffer
Gemmerim
Jack O'Farrell
Davenport
Harry Tracy
Oregon State Penitentiary
Salem
David Merrill
Frank W. Ferrell
G. R.J. Jones
B. F. Tiffany
Frank Ingraham
Merrill
Napavine
Seattle
Charles Raymond
E. F E. Breese
Neil Rawley
Carl Anderson
Louie Ca
South Bay
Olympia
Clark
Puget Sound
Valentine Hoge
Colorado
William Strong
Gov
McBride
Waggoner
Daring and successful railroad holdup near Marcus
A bold mid night train robbery on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line near Marcus north of Savannah ends with one robber killed and several wounded. Six sacks of silver about 2500 dollars seized while eight masked men flee as express car is dynamited. Express messenger William Bye fires five shots and the robbers ditch the train. The dead bandit, a well dressed stranger, may have been killed by a comrade.
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Mount Carroll
Marcus
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Savannah
Emerson
Little Station
Ingine
Hanover
C Eye
al O
Byl
Mississippi
Iowa
Grinnell
Gilman
A. L. Jacobs
William Bye
Governor Geer Ready to Pay Reward for Tracy Death
Salem Aug 6 Gov Geer received a telegram from Constable I A Straub Creston Wash reporting Tracy death by his own action The governor proposed embalming the body and sending it to Seattle for Washington authorities identification to secure the reward Sheriff Gardner Lincoln county Wash urged forwarding remains from Seattle to Salem for Oregon competent officials identification Deputy Warden A C Dilly on vacation believed to have gone to Spokane with the governor s secretary Walter Lyon to identify the remains
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Salem
Ore
Geer
A. Straub
Creston
Wash
Tracy
Gardner
Lincoln County
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Greer
A. C. Dilly
Spokane
Walter Lyon
Purse Offered to Express Messenger Byl for Bravery
Chicago August 7 officials of the Burlington road and the Adams Express Co announce a combined purse of 1000 dollars to Express Messenger Byl for his bravery. The two companies will contribute the prize to honor his courageous actions.
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Chicago
Burlington Road
Adams Express Co
Byl
Train Robber Foiled on Rock Island Express
Fort Worth Texas August 7 A south bound Rock Island express was boarded at Chickasaw I T around two in the morning by a man who tried to hold up the train Brakeman D W Carpenter confronted him on the rear platform and was shot three times through the hand The pistol was knocked onto the track and the robber escaped after pulling the automatic air valve without obtaining any loot
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Farimner
Eddy
Tracy
Lanter
Smith
Fort Worth
Tex
Rock Island
Chickasaw
I.T
D. W. Carpenter
Carpenter
Pacific coast seaside resorts gain popularity with climate and growth
An extensive survey of California’s western coast resorts notes San Diego and Coronado Beach as premier bathing sites, Long Beach, Redondo, Santa Monica, and Ocean Park as evolving communities with tented cities, lifelines, and ambitious harbour plans. It highlights water access, undertows, and real estate pressures, plus Catalina Island as the premier escape and new developments around Santa Monica Bay.
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Los Angeles
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Shore
California
San Diego
Coronado Beach
Santa Catalina Island
Redondo
Santa Monica
Ocean Park
Port Los Angeles
Terminal Island
San Pedro
Long Beach
Catalina Island
San Francisco
Phonetic exchange on arguments echoed in columns
A fragment from the New York Journal presents a brief dialogue on rhetoric. Bowles questions the strength of arguments while The Other side dismisses them as mere sound, reflecting literary debate tone.
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Bowles
N. Y
Courtesy Reward Brings New Dining Car Superintendent
A Mobile & Ohio Railway official promotes H. J. Titus, a dining car steward on The Alton line, to Superintendent Commissary with headquarters in Jackson, Tennessee. Titus, age twenty four, becomes the youngest dining car superintendent in the United States, effective August 15. The prior reward and recognition echo a past $1,000 bequest to a courteous conductor on rival lines.
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Kago & Alton Railway
H. J. Titus
Alton
Chicago
Mobile & Ohio Railway
Cage & Alton Railway
Titus
Jackson
Tenn
United States
Allen's Foot Cure Ad Promises Relief for Swollen Feet
A vintage advertisement claims ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot Use. It markets a cure for swollen and aching feet, priced 25 cents at all druggists. No substitutes accepted. Trial package free. Address A. E. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Why Not the Generals Fat Generals Questioned
A Yonkers Statesman quip questions the need for war to thin the population and asks why there are so many fat generals. The remark reflects wartime satire on military leadership and policy.
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Yonkers
Not Dependent on a Single Train and Voices from the Press
A compact historical note highlights the New York Central Lines as a network of fast trains linking population centers and commerce gateways. It includes reader quotes praising Piso's Cure for Consumption and a cautionary line on ignorance versus knowledge, dated February 17, 1900, from Norwich, New York.
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New York Central
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Is That
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Ran Maat
Jale
Express
Pacific Coast Line
Oeter Front
Playa del Rey
King’s Beach
Ballona
Traina
Alla
Tallyhos
Tess
Jack
Jess
Philadelphia Press
Libby
Lippy
Libby, McNeill & Libby
the Saturday Evening Post
Dveraartment
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Pena
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