This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Bandits who robbed Shorewood Bank arrested in Milwaukee
Milwaukee notes two bandits jailed after a $1,000 bank robbery spree and $1,300 recovered. Trainman Ray Lumby alerted police when suspects rode a Chicago North Shore Milwaukee line train with a basket of vegetables. Conductor Lumby spotted the misread Racine tickets and alerted North Chicago police. Detectives captured Gilbert Cooper of Sioux City and Frank Bourke of Bentley along with the cash and a third man later named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
State Bank
Shorewood
Gilbert Cooper
Sioux City
Frank Bourke
Menasha
Waukegan
Lumby
North Chicago
North
Chicago
Rourke