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Wilmette Woman Sees Lumber Thief at Work

Publication
Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Aug 1912, p. 1
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Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Aug 1912, p. 1
Media Type
Newspaper
Item Type
Articles
Notes
Early Monday morning a Wilmette woman spotted a thief taking lumber from John Blesser's house. She woke up her neighbor, John Schaefgen, who chased the thief with a loaded shotgun.

Date of Publication
1 Aug 1912
Subject(s)
Robberies
Local identifier
Wilmette.News.306128
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Wilmette
    Illinois, United States
    Latitude: 42.07225 Longitude: -87.72284
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