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2 stories matching proffer

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  1. Eight-Year-Old Frank Smith Drowns in White River

    A young boy drowns while crossing the river in a skiff as his sisters watch helplessly.

    May 21, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWhite River, Auburn, King CountyDisasters

  2. When a Chinese Theater Company Rented Tester’s Hall

    In 1883, a morning paper attacked the lease as a public offense. The Post-Intelligencer pushed back: the actors were no more immoral than any other troupe, and the hall was old anyway.

    Aug 15, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

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