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4 stories matching conductor

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  1. The Hidden Metal Powering the Electric Age

    A rare, inaccessible metal from the Ural Mountains has become as valuable as gold, and it is the only thing keeping the world's incandescent light bulbs from shattering.

    Feb 26, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyFollow the Money · Strange But True

  2. Counterfeit Gold Strikes Aberdeen

    A clever swindler floods local businesses with fake five-dollar gold pieces before disappearing on a train toward Tacoma.

    Aug 17, 1893Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Marshal's Staged Room Inspection

    A Seattle detective relies on the local marshal to nab a mail thief hiding out in a Cosmopolis hotel.

    May 18, 1893Aberdeen HeraldCosmopolis, Grays Harbor CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Railroad That Couldn't Steal His Home

    How a local homesteader outlasted the Northern Pacific Railway in a decade-long legal battle over land rights.

    Nov 13, 1890Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyFollow the Money

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