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3 stories matching deaf

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:deafen, dead, deal, dean, dear, deaco

  1. The Forgotten: Advocating for Washington Territory’s Deaf, Blind, and Feeble-Minded Children

    A compelling 1885 editorial highlights the territorial government's failure to educate citizens with disabilities, framing their exclusion as both a moral failing and a future burden.

    May 13, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

  2. The Mystery of the Silent Man

    A deaf and mute man, unable to communicate, wanders the mill districts of Seattle, leaving local authorities perplexed and the public uneasy.

    Jun 5, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Forgotten Youth of Washington Territory

    A minister's impassioned crusade to establish the territory's first state-funded school for the deaf, blind, and feeble-minded.

    Jun 2, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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