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3 stories matching hell

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  1. The General Who Couldn't Say 'No' to a Bigot

    Lt. Col. George Newton’s stinging reply to a letter writer reveals the ugly underbelly of Seattle’s civic elite in 1897.

    Oct 21, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

  2. Seattle’s 1876 Anti-Chinese Riot Targeted Chinatown

    A white mob swept through Seattle’s Chinatown in 1876, destroying property and threatening residents amid economic fear and racial hatred.

    Sep 29, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

  3. The Wilds of the 'Lava Beds'

    When an aggressive vagrant terrorized a Seattle officer with a chair, he fled into the darkness of the city's infamous 'Lava Beds' district—a place where the law struggled to follow.

    Mar 17, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · True Crime

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