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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1900
Page
6
A damaged OCR fragment describes guards inspecting a wooden shore fort amid blowing sand. Figures discuss striking an eerie balance between safety and danger as they probe the structure and its plinth and watch for hidden threats. The scene hints at a tense, haunted investigation.
In a bold escape, three inmates fled a guardhouse through a tunnel beneath a trap door into the street. They escaped under a improvised passage built with sand and cracker boxes, while guards remained unaware until discovery. The incident exposed lax security and prompted renewed scrutiny of the guard, with one sergeant among the prisoners’ alleged collaborators.
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