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3 stories matching lead

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  1. The Counterfeit Salmon Bait Incident

    Two teenagers on Mercer Island find themselves in federal court after attempting to trade a counterfeit dollar for salmon eggs.

    Aug 30, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRenton, Renton, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Fatal Quarrel at the Renton Mines

    A bloody dispute at the Renton coal mines leads to a murder conviction, exposing the rough edges of frontier life in the burgeoning territory.

    Feb 17, 1877The Daily IntelligencerRenton, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Bachelor of South Lake and the One-Dollar Fine

    A territorial dispute over a fence escalated into a shooting and a lake-dunking, leading to an unlikely legal entanglement for an elderly hermit.

    Feb 24, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerRenton, King CountyLocal Legends

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