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  1. The Price of a Shoddy Crossing

    A railroad conductor is killed in a derailment caused by an improperly filled track crossing.

    Oct 23, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerKalama, Cowlitz CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  2. The Great Timber Fires of 1883

    Uncontrolled forest fires rage across Washington Territory, destroying logging camps and infrastructure with no end in sight.

    Jul 10, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerKalama, Cowlitz CountyDisasters

  3. The Fading Glory of Portland

    Railroad expansion threatens to shift the center of Pacific Northwest shipping from the Columbia River to the Puget Sound.

    Jan 24, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerKalama, Cowlitz CountyBoom & Bust

  4. The Fugitive of Coos Bay

    A man who lived under an alias in Oregon is arrested for a two-year-old murder in Cowlitz County after being tracked across the region.

    Feb 27, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerCowlitz CountyTrue Crime

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