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| 1854 | 10 |
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| 1863 | 4 |
| 1864 | 2 |
| 1865 | 1 |
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| 1892 | 168 |
| 1893 | 203 |
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| 1924 | 8 |
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| 1928 | 1 |
1 story matching allow
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:alloc, allot, alloy, allote, callow, fallow
- The Old Settlers' Legislative Fantasy
In an 1871 satirical 'Act,' a Seattle newspaper mocked the arrival of ambitious newcomers by proposing that long-time residents receive supreme, legally mandated authority.