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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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A Southern Pacific passenger train from Oakland to Tracy was held up by five armed men at Norel, robbing passengers of cash and $40,000-$55,000 in registered mail intended for Columbia-Steel Works payroll in Pittsburg. Workers' checks were withheld after the robbery.
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OAKLAND. Nov. 10th, (P) A Southern Pacific passenger train bound for Tracy from Oakland, was held up by five armed men at Norel and robbed of an unestimatable amount of cash from passengers also a valuable mail estimated at a value of forty to fifty five thousand dollars which was in ten to fifteen bags of registered mail. The money was to be used by the Columbia-Steel Works at Pittsburg for the payroll of the company's pay checks, the money was to be used in cashing them.
Workers lined up awaiting their checks, which were withheld as soon as the robbery was reported.
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Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Norel
Event Date
Nov. 10th
Outcome
unestimatable cash from passengers stolen; $40,000 to $55,000 in registered mail taken; workers' checks withheld.
Event Details
Five armed men held up a Southern Pacific passenger train bound for Tracy from Oakland at Norel, robbing passengers of cash and ten to fifteen bags of registered mail valued at forty to fifty five thousand dollars intended for Columbia-Steel Works payroll in Pittsburg.