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1 story matching dray
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:drayag, drayman, draymen, drayton, drab, drag
- A Runaway Team Charges Down Main Street
A dray team belonging to William DeSpain bolted, leading to a high-speed scene of terror on the main thoroughfare of Ritzville.