In the fading light of a December evening in Louisville, Kentucky, Patrolman Simon R. Cannon, a 51-year-old man who had dedicated five years of his life to the city's police force, began his shift. On that Friday, the 13th of December, 1907, as he walked his beat, his attention was drawn to a suspicious individual near the intersection of Jackson and Roselane Streets. It was a decision that would abruptly end his watch and his life.
As Patrolman Cannon approached the person to investigate
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