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4 stories matching hung

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:hun, hungat, hunger, hungri, hunk, hunt

  1. Disaster Strikes at the Lime Kilns

    A dangerous industrial accident in the San Juan Islands leaves an engineer clinging to a pile for his life as safety measures fail.

    Jun 10, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  2. A Delayed Blast Kills Four on the Railroad Grade Near Ellensburg

    A charge that hung fire exploded as workers returned to the rock, killing four men and fatally injuring foreman Walker in one of the season’s worst construction accidents.

    Sep 9, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerEllensburg, Kittitas CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  3. An Ambush in the White River Valley

    A local store owner and his daughter narrowly escape a violent attack by three assailants.

    Mar 26, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerKent, King CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  4. The Bonfire of the Vanities on Occidental Square

    Months after a jubilant, torch-lit victory party in Seattle, the city’s new power-brokers were left holding the bag as lawlessness and economic despair gripped the town.

    Feb 21, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOccidental Square, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

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