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2 stories matching hitt

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  1. The Desperate Final Days of an 'Opium Den' Raided in Seattle

    A police raid on a Grant Street boarding house exposes a web of illicit activity, homelessness, and the grim reality of life in the city's fringes in 1890.

    Aug 30, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGrant Street, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

  2. Bismarck’s Bluff: Germany Claims Samoa While Washington Watches

    As the German Chancellor declares no treaty prevents his nation from seizing control of the Pacific islands, U.S. officials in Washington struggle to respond to a diplomatic crisis that threatens American interests across the ocean.

    Jan 25, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

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