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1 story matching violent
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:violenc, violet, viol, viola, vicent, violat
- The Tragedy at the Simon Newman Store
A violent confrontation at a local trading post ends in a coroner's verdict of justifiable homicide.