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Library of Congress1934

Image 4 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), April 26, 1934

DILLINGER ELUDES NET OF PURSUERS U S Men Mass in Vicinity of St Paul Preparing for Finish Fight Continued From First Page_ desperadoes shot their way to free dom killing two men and wounding four others Dillingers other wound was sus tained March 31 when he and at least two associates blasted their way out of a police and Federal trap in a St Paul apartment Dillinger was shot in the leg and later attended by Dr Clayton E May Minneapolis phy sician May and his nurse are now held on charges of harboring a criminal NET IS TIGHTENED Escape of Dillinger Is Feared by Officials CHICAGO April 26 The law with 5000 eager arms slammed shut the stable door today but the horse John Dillingerapparently was gone A great circle ol men blocking high ways and stopping all suspicious ap pearing persons was swung for hun dreds of miles around Mercer Wis to prevent the escape of the gunman yet even as the circle tightened there came reports that the desperado had lipped through Federal men burning under such criticism as seldom is made of Gov ernment detectives were massing some where in the vicinity of St Paul Minn

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Library of Congress1908

Image 6 of The Republican journal (Belfast, Me.), November 5, 1908

Naval Events in Hampton Roads Continuation of the Story of the Cumber land and the Merrimac By Oapt John O Johnson of Liberty In my last I left the Cumberland sunk the Congress on fire and the Merrimac having accomplished her work of de struction for that day and flushed with victoryhad retired behind Sewells Point with the intention of completing on the morrow the entire destruction of the Union fleet What wild excitement what grief what anxiety what terrible forebodings for the morrow possessed the Union fleet when night fell on that ever to be remembered 8th day of March 1862 can never be described On shore and afloat all was panic confusion and consternation It was by all odds the darkest night for the Union cause during the war of the Rebellion The Minnesota hastening to the relief of the Cumberland and to participate in the fight against the Merrimac had grounded within two miles of Newport News remaining a helpless spectator of the sinking of that noble ship and the burning of the Congress The frigate St Lawrence eager to succor her con sort had also grounded near the Minne sota The Roanoke like the others on

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