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4 stories matching smokehous

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  1. The Cudahy Packing Company Arrives

    A major Omaha firm buys out a local smokehouse, signalling Seattle's rise as a destination for national capital.

    Jun 29, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Cudahy Packing Plant Fire

    A catastrophic fire destroys a waterfront warehouse, turning tons of meat into a 'seething mass of flames.'

    Feb 14, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  3. Apple Butter and Giant Powder: A Smokehouse Stove Explodes Near Spokane

    A woman and a little girl lit a fire to make preserves — not knowing the stove was packed with sticks of blasting powder.

    Aug 27, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSpokane, Spokane CountyDisasters

  4. The Stove Thief, the Opium Smoker, and the Crooked Colony

    A red-haired plumber's slip of the tongue and a morphine-addicted burglar's hidden shack give Seattle police a busy day in court.

    Mar 12, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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