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2 stories matching backlog

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:back, backlash, backer, backup, backus, backach

  1. Border Hurdles for New Arrivals

    Customs officials confront a backlog of Chinese passengers arriving without proper certification.

    May 29, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

  2. The Forgotten Paupers of King County

    A backlog of 800 unburied individuals, kept in temporary graves due to a lack of city funds, sparks a call for municipal accountability.

    Aug 13, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

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