News from 100 years ago
The following news items were taken from the Mail Tribune archives 100 years ago
July 28, 1922
MAIL STAND FOUND BY NIGHT PROWLER
Among the many rumors flying around town this morning was one that the Mail Tribune had been vandalized by a gang of hooded vandals, and there would be no paper or paper today until extensive and expensive repairs could be made.
Where the rumor came from no one seems to know, but whoever started it probably knows something about who walked into the Mail Tribune store early yesterday and made off with about $30 worth of Linotype space strips.
Of course the guilty person was either a Linotyper or knows all about Linotypes, because no normal crackman would think of taking these innocent-looking pieces of metal. They are small, but easy to transport and have a ready market value. Apart from the loss of money and loss of time to the Linotype machines—for an insufficient number of space strips, it necessarily slows down the operation—no serious damage has been done, so far as a cursory examination may reveal.
When the next high binder comes along, let’s hope it’s not talking. The office force has been busy all day, answering phone calls from apparently upset subscribers, wanting to know if the MT really had been blown up and scattered around the city site.
PS: Anyone with a dangerous guard dog to sell, please call 75, quoting condition of teeth and price.
THE THIEF’S RAID ON THE FRONT TOOK 1 WATCH
Last night a thief or thieves made a raid in the eastern part of the city, which was only discovered when the occupants of the several houses visited woke up this morning. In two of the places visited, marauders were scared away with dogs.
As far as can be learned, the only income obtained by the night visitors was John C. Mann’s gold watch, which he had worn for thirty years, and some small change taken from his trouser pocket. The thieves’ main goal was obviously to get money.
In Mann’s house, no. 815 East Main Street, entrance was gained by swinging a screen over an open window on the east side of the house. In the house of CW McDonald, no. 823 East Main Street, entry was also gained by removing a screen. The lower part of the house was searched but nothing of value was taken. The next house in the neighborhood that was visited was the house of Dr. ID Phipps, no. 923 East Main Street, where screens were removed from all of the downstairs windows only to find that the windows were securely locked and could not be opened without force. making considerable noise.
— Alyssa Corman; acorman@rosebudmedia.com
