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2 stories matching roommat

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  1. Violent Dispute Ends in D Street Stabbing

    A celebration between two roommates turned into a bloody assault, landing one in court and the other under police suspicion.

    Aug 22, 1904The Tacoma TimesD Street, Tacoma, Pierce County

  2. Burning Oil, a Shattered Shanty, and a Logger Who Threw Two Men to Safety

    Chester LaChapelle rescued his cousin and a roommate after a gasoline stove exploded near Kapowsin, sacrificing his own face and hands to the flames.

    Feb 4, 1909The Tacoma TimesKapowsin, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

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