Save two boys from lake; third drowns: motorcycle policeman George Schaefer leads heroic rescue crew in Sunday tragedy

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Wilmette Life, 16 Oct 1925, p. 3
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Richard Brooks, 15, Chicago, died trying to swim to shore from overturned canoe; Edward Reder, 16, and James Minogue, 14, both of Chicago, rescued by Schaefer, Bennett, Salmis, and Mindly. Photograph Officer George Schaefer

Date of Publication
16 Oct 1925
Personal Name(s)
Bennett, I. A. ; Brooks, Richard ; Hinzpeter, H. C. ; Mindly, James ; Minogue, James ; Reder, Edward ; Salmis, William ; Schaefer, George
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Wilmette Police Department
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Wilmette.News.268461
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English
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  • Illinois, United States
    Latitude: 42.07225 Longitude: -87.72284
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