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2 stories

  1. The Day Farmers Blew Up a Dam

    In a bold act of agrarian rebellion on the Fourth of July, Stuck River farmers used dynamite to destroy the White River dam, draining the muck and reclaiming their land.

    Jul 5, 1899The Seattle StarPuyallup, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · Gone Forever

  2. The Mobbing of the Moralizers

    When four prominent temperance leaders and a local businessman tried to close down a suspected illegal saloon, they were met on the street and pelted with rotten eggs.

    Jul 29, 1899The Seattle StarPuyallup, Pierce CountyNightlife

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