Today in Detroit history (1915): Police banned from saloons

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Tip of the hat on this drinking holiday to the proprietors of Michigan's Past on Twitter. On this day in Detroit, one long century ago, Detroit police were apparently banned from saloons.

Detroit Police Cannot Enter Saloons Kalamazoo Telegraph newspaper 3/17/1915 pic.twitter.com/tUao1vhemm
— Michigan's Past (@MichiganHist) March 17, 2015

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Today in Detroit history (1915): Police banned from saloons