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Newspaper article about area of Cumberland in 1907; horses on a street road with houses in the background

Police officer mortally wounded in Shantytown

City lawman breaks up brawl, manages to place suspect under arrest after being shot

James Rada
Cumberland Times-News

There's no harm in a drink once in a while or so the saying goes, but those harmless little drinks once cost two men their lives, nearly ruined a hospital, nearly killed one man and got another man beaten up.

Not that unusual for an evening in Shantytown.