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2 stories matching telegraphi

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  1. The Lonely Vigil of the Weather Man

    Before satellite arrays and supercomputers, the Seattle Weather Bureau relied on the tireless, midnight labor of trained observers and a secret telegraphic cipher to predict the Pacific Northwest's volatile storms.

    Jan 4, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Railroad That Couldn't Steal His Home

    How a local homesteader outlasted the Northern Pacific Railway in a decade-long legal battle over land rights.

    Nov 13, 1890Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyFollow the Money

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