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2 stories matching repel

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  1. The Navy’s Useless Burden: A 1877 Critique of American Militarism

    An editorial from the Seattle Intelligencer questions why the U.S. maintains a naval force, arguing that defense of the continent makes overseas armadas obsolete and economically damaging.

    Jan 13, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  2. The Waterfront Showdown of 1877

    A mob attempts to forcibly eject Chinese laborers from a coal ship, but is repelled by a quick-thinking mate and his revolver.

    Jan 24, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

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