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3 stories matching lear

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:learb, leari, learn, lea, learner, lead

  1. Squak Valley Rioters Remanded to Jail

    Seven men accused of the murder of Chinese miners at Squak waive their preliminary examination.

    Sep 19, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSquak, Issaquah, King CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  2. The Shadow Over the Hop Harvest

    A recruitment advertisement for labor captures the simmering racial tensions and exclusionary practices of the 1885 Washington hop fields.

    Aug 23, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWashington Street, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  3. The Unsolved Disappearance of John H. Wisely

    A man disappears from his home in broad daylight, only for his body to be discovered days later on the shores of Elliott Bay.

    Dec 18, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSalmon Bay, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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