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2 stories matching thigh

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  1. The Shootout at Crout's Hotel

    A domestic dispute in Seattle turns bloody when a husband from Cheyenne arrives to settle a score with a revolver.

    Mar 2, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Perilous Mudholes of Early Seattle

    A wagon spill involving a local judge exposes the treacherous, unpaved state of Seattle’s streets in 1876.

    Dec 23, 1876The Daily IntelligencerCosmopolitan, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Disasters

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