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Antifreeze drinking party kills five, 1931

Posted on February 7, 2025 by editor

Just after Christmas 1931, a dozen ne’er-do-wells huddled in a boxcar parked along Springfield’s 10th Street railroad line, passing around a bottle of white lightning. Over the next couple of days, passersby found seven of the drinkers – sick, dying … Continue reading →

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