"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Wednesday, May 25, 1921 JOHN LA MAR'S HOME ROBBED. Thieves entered the home of John LaMAR, 1004 East Twenty-ninth street, yesterday afternoon and ransacked the house and escaped with diamonds valued at $2,600, a watch valued at $75 and $30 in money. The thieves left no clew. The robbery occurred within the forty minutes Mrs. LaMAR was visiting her neighbor , Mrs. Reuben H. REA, at 1006 East Twenty-ninth street. Miss John LaMAR, a daughter, was in the basement of the house. The robbers gained entrance to the house by slashing a screen door on the rear porch. The following articles were reported stolen: One 2-carat diamond solitaire ..............$800 One 1/2-carat diamond solitaire ...........$700 One 3/4-carat diamond solitaire ...........$400 One-carat diamond set in with a cluster of ten smaller diamonds .................$700 A woman's watch ................................$ 75 Cash ..................................................$ 30 Mrs. LaMAR's mother, Mrs. A. C. ANGLE was in one of the bedrooms on the first floor. She said she was aroused by a noise, but believing neighbors to be calling she again went to sleep. Miss John LaMAR said she had heard footsteps in the house while she was in the basement, but thinking her mother had returned paid no attention to it. No one in the neighborhood could be found who had seen strange persons approach or leave the house. Mr. LaMAR is a retired farmer. His daughter, Miss John LaMAR, was formerly a teller at the Commonwealth National Bank here. ============================================ (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) ============================================ 2