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3 stories matching unthink

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  1. Workman Falls Twelve Feet in New Brick Building

    Henry Lohse survives a dangerous plunge through an elevator hole at O.R. Stone's construction site.

    Aug 19, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  2. The Mother Who Faced Down a Lynch Mob

    When a gang of miners prepared to hang a young drifter, the town laundress did the unthinkable: she claimed him as her own son.

    Apr 3, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. The Grim Calculus of Tragedy

    An 1888 editorial attempts to rank the world's most catastrophic events, reflecting the era's fixation on measuring the scale of human loss.

    Jun 16, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

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