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2 stories matching mell
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:melli, mel, mellan, mellen, meller, mellon
- The Capital Cut Off
For twenty-four hours, the state capital of Olympia was completely erased from the Northern Pacific maps, leaving residents to wonder if their train line had simply ceased to exist.
- The Boom's Bill Comes Due: Chehalis County Taxpayers Foot the Cost
An Aberdeen editor tallies a quarter-million-dollar tax burden and blames real-estate speculators who promoted 'fool improvements' during the boom, then slipped out of paying.