Local sports brief on hoot-leggings and champions
A fragmented town note highlights Milton as a focal point amid confusion over hoot-leggings and a potential champion, with readers seeking clarity on events and outcomes.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
3
A fragmented town note highlights Milton as a focal point amid confusion over hoot-leggings and a potential champion, with readers seeking clarity on events and outcomes.
Thomas Alger, of Acton by way of England, was killed when a GPR engine backed a freight car onto him at Exhibition Park in Toronto. He leaves a widow and seven children, four boys among them, with services held in Toronto and plans to move the family back to Acton.
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