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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		The Curious Antigo Bank Robbery of 1888
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:02:32
	Publish Date:		2018-06-22 06:46:54
	Description:		This week on A Northwoods Moment in History , local historian Gary Entz takes us back to a rather curious bank robbery that took place in Antigo in 1888. When we hear stories of bank robberies many people automatically think about tales of the Old West or perhaps the gangsters of the 1930s. However, bank robberies happened in other times and other places as well, and one curious Northwoods bank robbery took place in Antigo during the year 1888. On April 26, 1888, the cashier at the Bank of Antigo locked the doors to the bank and headed down the street on his dinner break. While he was absent, someone entered from the rear of the building, pried open the safe, and helped himself to $5,800 in cash. A witness noticed a man skulking out from the rear of the bank shortly thereafter. The bank offered a $500 reward for the apprehension of a man described as 5’ 8” tall, about 30 years old, dark complexion with a black moustache, and wearing a dark suit of clothes. On May 1, Langlade County
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