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Domestic News
October 2, 1924
The Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
In a purse snatching Tuesday night at Washington St. and 13th Ave., a man took Mrs. Clara Fischer's purse containing $1 and struck her in the face when she asked to keep her keys to enter her home at 782 Greenfield Ave.
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Takes Purse, Hits Woman as She Asks Return of Keys
The meanest purse snatcher in the world, is the police description of the man who not only took the purse of Mrs. Clara Fischer, Tuesday night, but struck her in the face when she asked if she might keep her keys so as to gain entrance to her home, at 782 Greenfield Ave.
The man followed Mrs. Fischer for several blocks and at Washington St. and 13th Ave., demanded her purse.
She handed him the purse and asked for her keys, whereupon he knocked her to the pavement. The purse contained $1.
The meanest purse snatcher in the world, is the police description of the man who not only took the purse of Mrs. Clara Fischer, Tuesday night, but struck her in the face when she asked if she might keep her keys so as to gain entrance to her home, at 782 Greenfield Ave.
The man followed Mrs. Fischer for several blocks and at Washington St. and 13th Ave., demanded her purse.
She handed him the purse and asked for her keys, whereupon he knocked her to the pavement. The purse contained $1.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Purse Snatching
Assault
Theft
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Clara Fischer
Where did it happen?
Washington St. And 13th Ave.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington St. And 13th Ave.
Event Date
Tuesday Night
Key Persons
Mrs. Clara Fischer
Outcome
struck in the face and knocked to the pavement; purse contained $1 stolen.
Event Details
The man followed Mrs. Fischer for several blocks and at Washington St. and 13th Ave., demanded her purse. She handed him the purse and asked for her keys, whereupon he knocked her to the pavement.