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3 stories matching meagher
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:magher, meager, meaghlin, meagr, meader, meaner
- The Price of Populist Fervor
A political debate over the gubernatorial race ends with a local Populist organizer losing his own money in a ill-advised bet.
- A Secret Prize Fight in the Southern Woods
A small group of spectators gathered in a secluded nook to watch a 'scientific contest' between two local pugilists.
- The Gold in Swauk Creek — and the Railroad That Wanted the Ground Under It
Miners in Kittitas County had quietly pulled a fortune in placer gold from Swauk Creek for over a decade. When the Northern Pacific moved to patent the land, they finally went public with the numbers.