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.. The tin shop of jcharlea Lanbe at 1 Vincennes «a| ■ entered Tuesday I morning:! at 2 o'clock and'the robbers•; • . i'i 4 • i - ■! started what .'might! have been aj disastrous Are. The shop is located on Seventh.and- Serainiiry streets nbd fii I the Bame building b the meat market of Theadore-wkshdrkhEntrhncowas gained through the meat market to Mr. Lnubc'u fslace of business. In gaining ithe 'entrance- the burglars bad. to pass .through the basement and it Ja thought that they struck matches to find their way land set the place onflijc. The fire kyaa extinguished uftfer ft had duno several hundred dollars worth of damage to the ‘basement and stock in it. After .the fire - It; was fount! tlpt-Hbe safe in Lauhe’s storj3 had been rifled and this; caused . the! burglary, theory to be involved. Th Bate contajjncd nothing valuable,,1 fMr.; Laube is well known in this, city, having relatives here to whgrn be makes ' several! .visits in ! the course of a year! The building was owned by Miss Lucinda Clark anil is held in trust by bhr mother, ikrs. Minnie Clark, ..Miss- Clark1 Is also known-' here to a I wide circle j of .friends, having but i recently visited here. The damage I to the building and to the stock-of\Mr. Laube ind Mr; Wltshdrk' is fully covered by! Insurance. i.
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Washington Democrat
Washington, Indiana, US
Tue, Aug 27, 1912
Page 4
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