The front page of the Harrisburg Telegraph, 15 March 1901, featured a story on the Halifax Bank Robbery that took place the day before in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It also featured depictions of Charles Ryan, the cashier who was killed, a view of the outside of the bank, and a portrait of Teller Isaac Lyter.
The headline reads:
BANK HOLD-UP RESULTS IN MURDER
Cashier Ryan Died Late in the Afternoon From the Bullet Which Struck Him in the Struggle
Inquest Held at Halifax Places the Awful Responsibility for a Life Upon Rowe and Keiper
THE FULL STORY OF THE DESPERADOES’ PLOT
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Front page from Newspapers.com.
See also: Halifax Bank Robbery.