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Title
St. Ignace baggage smasher
Institution
Peter White Public Library

Subject
Railroads

Subject
St. Ignance (Mich.)

Subject
Railroad employees

Item Number
AB01a974

Type
text

Description
St. Ignance baggage smasher has handled trunks with unusal cars since he came near to burning down the depot by bursting open a trunk containing matches and railroad spikes. Some body evidently put up a job on that baggage man.

St. Ignace baggage smasher

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