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1 story matching fro
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:frog, froi, frou, frock, froen, froid
- A Near-Fatal Trestle Accident Sparks Anti-Chinese Sentiment
A worker fell from the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad trestle into the bay, drawing attention to the precarious labor conditions and rising xenophobia of 1877 Seattle.