Hamilton started from Fort William, Canada, on foot for Duluth and walked to Cramer, Minn., about 150 miles. He was without food, and limped with sore feet over muddy and rough roads. One of his toes was sprained. He arrived supporting himself on a heavy stick.
When Hamilton found he could not enlist in the navy, he went to Superior, Wis., to secure work as a ship builder.
The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Man Walking 150 Miles to Enlist Rejected as Ill”; April 25, 1917; p. 2.
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