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The 1921 Marquette Prison Warden Murders
Inside the movie theatre of the Marquette Branch Prison, a December night in 1921 turned into the darkest chapter in the prison's long history On a…
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The Daily Stamp Sunday, July 19, 2026
Why this story today: The Only Time in Michigan History a Prison Warden Was Killed Happened in the U.P. leads the July 19 edition because the 1921 attack inside Marquette Branch Prison’s theater remains a documented, place-specific chapter of Michigan and U.P. history.
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Edition note: Sunday U.P.-wide edition: Marquette prison history leads, followed by Chapel Rock outdoors, the St. Ignace Mystery Spot, and the Ontonagon Boulder. Optional clip omitted because none of the four selected article bodies contains a YouTube link.