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u13OVOL. XI, K O. 25.05ELKHART, INDIANA, TlifMONDAY, JUNE 18.BOY WAS KIDNAPED.SON OF D. It. MORSE TAKENAlter I One Bight the Boy Betums Home and Parents—Search Zs Made for the KidnaperToday.toSaturday nig it about 11:30 o’clock D. K. Morse, who lives at 1009 SouthMain street, reported to the police that his eight year old son had disappeared during the evening and he had become very much alarmed over his continued absence. It W8 8 at first thought that the boy had followed the Gore Riflas to Slmonton lake and an officer was sent to that place, but returned withoutFIRE IN LAKE SHORE SHOPS.Gasoline Explosion Endangers Life AndProperty.Shortly after 6 o’olook Saturday evening one of the large gasoline tanks blew up while being taken through the boiler room at the Lake Shore round house. The fluid was thrown all over the room and an instant later the building was enveloped in flames. Fortunately the men who were pushing the tank escaped injury and running fromthe building gave the alarm. Engineer Lightfoot who had oharge of the boilerroom also made his escape without being injured. An alarm was sent in by telephone and the department made a quick response and were assisted in fighting tbe flames by the Lake Shore fire brigade. Two lines of hose were laid but the water pressure was so light that oon8idorable difficulty was experienced in cettinc the flames under con*TUESDAY, JUNE 19.KIDNAPER CAOGHT.HAD BOY FROM SOUTHBENDJohn By an, Kidnaper of Pay Morse, in Jail Charged With Kidnaping Another Boy- -Zs Znsane.At 8 o’olook last night Sergeant Dunbar was called to the Indiana Street Railway office and placed under arrest a man giving his name as John Ryan who had in his oharge a ten year old South Bend boy who olalmed he was being kidnaped. At the station Ryan proved to be the same person who took young Fay Morse to Goshen Saturday night and then returned him the following mornicg,
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Elkhart Weekly Truth
Elkhart, Indiana, US
Thu, Jun 21, 1900
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