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A town council defies the federal government to bring back the saloon, sparking a fierce rebellion from local women.
“An indignation of women is no child’s play and if that saloon starts in Milton there may be a whole community of Carrie Nations out.”
Residents are baffled as the waters of Surprise Lake suddenly recede, leaving property owners high and dry.
“To have it pull out this way without warning not only punctures their property values, but also hurts their feelings considerably.”
A sudden, freak accident during a windstorm claims the life of a resident just steps from his home.
“It struck with great force, crushing the skull and killing the man almost instantly.”
A late-night inferno consumes local businesses and a storehouse, leaving a rural community in financial ruin with no insurance to soften the blow.
“At half-past ten o'clock last evening, the heavens across the Bay lighted up and the report spread over the city that K.L. Marshall's sawmill at Milton was on fire.”
A fifteen-year-old student was reportedly struck with an iron stove poker, leading her father to press charges against the school administrator.
“In a fit of rage he struck her several blows with the stove poker which he happened to have in his hand.”
A man detained by the authorities in Milton on suspicion of insanity successfully escaped by stealing the clothes of his own guard.
“He arose about daylight yesterday morning, put on the clothes of the man who had him in charge and gently slid out.”
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