Overview On July 20, 1931, the South Side State Bank in Green Bay, WI was robbed. Two officers were injured while responding to the robbery while it was in progress. Detective Gus Delloye was hit in the arm and forehead, and a piece of shrapnel entered his left eye. Chief Thomas Hawley took some glass […]
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Overview Arthur Esler, 14, died as result of being electrocuted on September 30, 1926 in Kaukauna, WI. He was electrocuted by the high tension wires on top of one of the towers on the bridge between the Island and the Union Bag and Paper mill. Esler Family Background The Esler family was prominent in Kaukauna,
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December 24, 1927, William H Cannard was in his living room at 136 South Roosevelt Street, Green Bay, two blocks from the Packer stadium. He was opening his mail, with one letter featuring a hand-written address but no return address. Inside was a typed letter: “Mr. Cannard, This is not a joke! In the next
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