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Friday, February 17, 1888  

19 year old Ed Kress, son of Eagle Brewery owner Kilian Kress, was violently disrobed by brewery machinery, but otherwise unharmed.

As reported by the Wheeling West Virginia Daily Register.

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The Eagle Brewery of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

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