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2 stories matching pepper

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:per, peppermint, epper, lepper, perger, pep

  1. Bloody Jailbreak at Walla Walla

    Two prisoners pull off a brutal escape, leaving a sheriff and jailer wounded as a citizens' committee takes up the hunt.

    Dec 29, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Stranger Who Threatened to Level the Town

    A vengeful drifter vows to erase a chaotic mining camp, only to return a year later and find it replaced by a civilized city.

    Jan 25, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Local Legends

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