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2 stories matching decim

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:decid, decis, decidu, deciph, dec, declaim

  1. Half-Million Dollar Blaze Destroys Cincinnati Freight Depot

    Seattle fire department rushed to the corner of Sixth and Main streets to battle a fire that decimated a major grain and freight warehouse.

    Sep 4, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  2. The Illegal Slaughter of Cedar River Trout

    Industrial laborers are accused of using giant powder to decimate local fish stocks, threatening the future of Seattle's most accessible sport fishing stream.

    Aug 24, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerCedar River, Renton, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

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