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3 stories matching con

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:conon, condon, conson, cone, congdon, conk

  1. The Confidence Man of Washington Street

    A grifter exploited local tensions to con Chinese merchants out of $600 under the guise of buying off a prosecutor.

    Jan 27, 1877Puget Sound DispatchWashington Street, Seattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  2. The Sailor Who Sold the Editor

    A seafaring impostor weaves a tale of tragedy and shipwreck to con a meal out of local journalists, exposing the desperate vulnerability of the early Seattle news beat.

    Nov 10, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Chicken Hustle of Old Seattle

    An enterprising pair of thieves managed to con a local woman out of her own dinner in a brazen backyard heist.

    Nov 3, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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