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3 stories matching persecut
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:persecutor, persecutest, persev, persever, prosecut, persh
- The Governor Would Not Send Loy Sen Back
Washington's governor refused California's requisition for a Chinese woman accused of a $1,000 swindle, a case her friends called persecution.
- Refugees Fleeing the Russian Empire Reach Tacoma
Two Jewish merchants arrive in Tacoma after a thousand-mile sledge journey to escape military persecution in Vladivostok.
- Old Town Waterfront Sabotaged
A new stevedoring scow is destroyed in a midnight explosion as labor tensions simmer on the Tacoma docks.