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Coal miner troubles... Stagecoach robbery...
Coal miner troubles... Stagecoach robbery...
Item # 718081
January 17, 1874
NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1874
* Arkansas stagecoach robbery - holdup
* Jesse James & Younger gang ? - outlaws
The front page includes: "Stage Robbery by Masked Highwaymen" being a brief report from Little Rock, Arkansas. Through research, this particular robbery may have been one of the very first stagecoach holdups by the famous Jesse James-Young Gang.
Also on the front page: "The Coal Miners - Meeting in Wilkes Barre--The Delegates Adhere to the Demand for an Advance" reporting on the troubles between the coal miners and the mine owners.
Eight pages, four small binding holes near the spine do not affect mentioned articles, otherwise nice condition.
AI notes: The 1874 stagecoach robbery between Malvern and Hot Springs, Arkansas, involved outlaws ambushing a coach carrying passengers and mail. Though never proven, some speculated that the James-Younger Gang may have been involved due to their activity in the region during that time. However, no direct evidence tied them to the crime, and it remains unsolved.
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