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Show Safe-Crackers Captured. San Francisco. Attracted by a terrific ter-rific explosion of dynamite which tore up the sidewalk in front of the Athenian Athen-ian building early Monday, the police surprised Thomas Ryan and Frank Smith, cracksmen, and captured them after a running revolver battle which lasted several blocks. The fi;jht ended end-ed In a hand to hand encounter in a lodging house where the fugitives took refuge and were overcome. Tbe men were attempting to loot a safe lo cated under the sidewalk. |