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2 stories matching poster

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  1. The Political Infighting of Tacoma's Republican Machine

    Nelson Bennett's influence over the 'Tacoma Ledger' creates deep rifts in Pierce County politics, fueling tensions ahead of the local convention.

    Sep 18, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  2. A Sinking Buggy, a Borrowed Team, and a Reservation About to Open

    In 1892 a newspaperman packed his wife and infant into a rickety buggy to cross the soon-to-open Colville Reservation, fording the Kettle River and leaning on Native families along the way.

    Aug 22, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOsoyoos Lake, Oroville, Okanogan CountyExclusion & Resistance · Strange But True

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