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2 stories matching refrain

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:retrain, rain, restrain, refin, rainin, regain

  1. The Spanking That Became a Fugitive Hunt

    Allen Weir says a child-discipline complaint in Olympia was magnified into a criminal manhunt — and he wants the public to hear his side.

    Jun 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyScandal

  2. A Withdrawal, a Broken Deal, and a Senate Nominee

    Levi Ankeny stepped aside, a rival bargain collapsed, and John L. Wilson rode a fifth-ballot surge to the Republican caucus nomination for U.S. senator in Olympia.

    Feb 1, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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