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2 stories matching refus

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:refug, refut, refuge, refund, reft, rebus

  1. The Widow of the Woods

    A woman refuses to cede timber land claimed by her two late husbands, daring anyone to trespass on her property.

    Mar 1, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGetchell, Snohomish CountyFollow the Money · Local Legends

  2. The Monte Cristo Dynamiter

    A saloon and gambling house near the Monte Cristo railroad is targeted by bombers for the second time in a week.

    Aug 19, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGetchell, Snohomish CountyTrue Crime

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