The front page of the Williamsport Daily Gazette and Bulletin, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 15 March 1901, featured a story on the Halifax Bank Robbery that took place the day before in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
The headline reads:
HALIFAX CASHIER KILLED
Bold Attempt to Loot a Bank
ROBBERS CAPTURED
BOTH YOUNG MEN LIVING IN LYKENS
Entering the Halifax National Bank They Covered Those Inside with Revolvers and Proceeded to Loot the Cash Drawer
In the Scuffle Which Ensued Cashier Ryan Was Shot and Died Soon Afterward
The Men Were Captured and Taken to the Jail In Harrisburg Where Both Deny Having Fired the Fatal Shot
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Front page from Newspapers.com.
See also: Halifax Bank Robbery.