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2 stories matching lest

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  1. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer vs. Aberdeen: A War of Words Over the Chinese Eviction

    In November 1890, a fierce public feud erupted between Aberdeen and Seattle when the Seattle paper defended the city's recent expulsion of its Chinese residents, accusing Aberdeen of violence that never happened.

    Nov 27, 1890Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyExclusion & Resistance · Scandal

  2. The Forty-Thousand-Dollar Question

    Aberdeen citizens head to the polls to decide whether to authorize municipal bonds, amid fears of a hidden double-indebtedness trap.

    May 19, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyCity Hall

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