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Various Michigan Local Oddities and Incidents Reported
A scattered set of brief notes reports a Romeo man owning a team, Water pipes infested by Kiel, Allegan gets a 1500 pound fire bell, Muskegon has 56 taverns, a new depot at Allegan, Flint girls shun cigarette users, Stanton seen as a poker hub, a Carlton couple married after a seven mile walk, Hopkins near destruction by fire, a $20,000 toss, arsenic attempt in Jackson, a doctor found dead in Edmore, Bay City girls accused of racing horses, a Dexter editor’s woodpile theft, a burning mail pouch in Detroit, multiple local accidents and oddities across counties, prison escapes, ill effects from gas, and humorous misadventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton
Monroe Co
Hopkins
Allecan County
Thomas Binn
Jackson
Edmore
P. B. Ranney
Bay City
Dexter Leader