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Firemen's tournament sparks cross city quarrel in Marshall
A Marshall fire department hose contest sparked a sharp dispute with Battle Creek and Marshall Hastings over hose weight, timing, and starting positions. Unions of Battle Creek protested a lighter hose, judges upheld rules, and a crowd dispersed as officials refused to award prizes amid claims of unfair play.
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Battle Creek
Marehall
Mon Hose
Narshallites
Cffshr
Big Rapids
CB. Levens
Jonesville
Chapman
Coldwater
John McHugh
Siis
Creek
Foreman McGregor
Battle Creeks
Nye Point
Ees
Hastings Hose Company
Board of Control
E. C. K. Baxter
Charlotte
Common Council
L. A. Bentley
Eatop Rapids
W. A. Coles
Bohenspid
Rohnett
Sam’d Berry
Albion
Unie Hose Company
Hastings
Burpee
Marshall Department
Unione
C. H. Levens
Ed. Chapman
Union Hose Company
Marshall
Battle Creek Company