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2 stories matching chisel

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:chi, chin, chio, chip, chisberg, chisholm

  1. The Concordia Beer Hall Heist

    A cool-headed band of thieves broke into a Seattle saloon, cracked the safe, and held an impromptu dinner party with stolen beer and cigars before vanishing.

    Dec 2, 1880The Daily IntelligencerMill Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. Seattle’s First Great Street: How Denny Hill Became Front Street

    In March 1877, the city is racing to finish the brutal grading of Front Street, transforming a muddy slope into Seattle’s first grand thoroughfare.

    Mar 28, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeneca Street, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

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