Diagonal Bank Robbery, 1896

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Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/19/2009 at 10:14:05

The New York Times
New York, New York
Wednesday, April 16, 1896, Page 5

BUSY SAFE ROBBERS

- Burglars blew up a safe and wrecked the bank at Diagonal, Iowa, at 1 o'clock yesterday morning. Citizens were awakened and opened fire, and the burglars left their tools and fled without securing any booty. A bottle of unexploded nitro-glycerine is still inside the safe, and the bankers fear to open it.

Transcripton by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2009