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2 stories matching safe

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:safer, safest, safeti, safekeep, safecrack, safeguard

  1. The Olympia Safe Heist and the Culture of Corruption

    A government agent discovered a $39,000 deficit in the Olympia sub-treasury, only for the missing funds to vanish entirely after the agent allegedly returned control to the defaulting official.

    Jan 15, 1872Puget Sound DispatchOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  2. The Rising Brick Skyline of Early Seattle

    As Schwabacher Brothers prepares a massive new brick warehouse on Commercial Street, the city celebrates its shift from wooden frame town to a permanent commercial hub.

    Feb 5, 1872Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

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