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3 stories matching gin

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:ging, ginn, gindi, gingl, givin, giblin

  1. The Cedar River Standoff

    A booze-fueled construction argument at the Black Diamond coal mines turned into an armed pursuit through the woods.

    Jun 30, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerBlack Diamond, King CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

  2. The Tragic End of Peter Legray

    A quiet life on the Seattle waterfront ended in a lonely, tide-swept death, highlighting the stark invisibility of the city's vulnerable in 1887.

    Apr 17, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  3. The Hidden Anarchist Dens of Old Seattle

    A reporter goes undercover into the city's dimly lit saloons to find the radicals, the red-eyed agitators, and the illicit literature that supposedly threatened the order of the growing town.

    Dec 13, 1887Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer1st Street & 2nd Street, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

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