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  1. The Dance-Hall Dandy: A Thief Undone by His Own Vanity

    A railroad laborer steals a valise of clothes, then wears his finest stolen outfit to a dance hall—where a sharp-eyed policeman spots him.

    Dec 31, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyNightlife

  2. The Weather Bureau's Secret Weapon

    An Aberdeen inventor was caught with a bizarre, Gattling-gun-style contraption designed to blast the clouds away and control the rain.

    Feb 4, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountySnake Oil

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