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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1898
Page
4
A Detroit Dearborn tale recounts a youth who joined a Mason who helped him ride for free by signaling a concealed thumb and wink. The prank backfired when a conductor demanded fare, leading to a stoppage four miles from Dearborn and a walk home.
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