Fireman pulls hero stunt in vain effort to get thug

Fireman pulls hero stunt in vain effort to get thug

Joseph Marshall, Engine Company 11, 11th and South Streets, Simon Rubin

An article about unarmed firefighter, Joseph Marshall of Engine Company 11 pursuing an armed thug on foot after the assailant shot a store owner, Simon Rubin, on 11th and South Street.

WCU, HIS 601/HON 451 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Spring 2016

November 4, 1937

Dante J Silicato

Used by permission of the Philadelphia Tribune Company, Inc. All rights reserved. The Philadelphia Tribune, with 130 years of continuous publication, is the oldest newspaper in the United States serving the African-American community.

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Fireman Pulls Hero Stunt In Vain Effort To Get Thug: Chases Armed Holdup Man, Despite Fact That He Was Unarmed At The Time...

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