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3 stories matching lime
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:lima, limb, limp, limerick, limeston, clime
- The Great Scrubdown of 1888
Seattle’s new police chief takes a hose to the city jail, sweeping away years of filth and notoriety.
- The Struggle to Keep Seattle Clean in 1888
As Seattle prepared for a massive influx of tourists for a summer celebration, one citizen publicly shamed the city's leadership for allowing its streets to remain a cluttered, hazardous mess of construction debris.
- The Iron Mountain That Built a City: How Denny’s Discovery Fueled Seattle’s Industrial Ambition
A national mining expert confirms the rich iron deposits on Mount Rainier are ready for exploitation, promising to turn Seattle into the steel-making capital of the Pacific Northwest.