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4 stories matching lie
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:lieb, lieg, lien, lieu, liell, lieut
- Issaquah Coal Miners Walk Out
150 miners strike after company denies work-sharing with displaced employees from the closed Grand Ridge mine.
- Fatal Brawl in the Mining Town of Gilman
A blacksmith is in custody after a deadly encounter outside a hotel leaves one man dead.
- The Fertile Hidden Valley of Squak
A glimpse into the agricultural potential and growing pains of the Issaquah Valley, a remote settlement struggling for steamship connectivity in 1878.
- 1885 Trial Examines Killings of Three Chinese Men in Squak Valley
A trial in Seattle reveals the cold-blooded coordination behind the 1885 anti-Chinese expulsions in Squak Valley, where white laborers and land owners conspired to drive out local workers with gunfire.