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3 stories matching detect

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  1. The Ambush on Black River

    A quiet evening walk turns into a violent confrontation as a local man narrowly escapes a pair of disguised highwaymen.

    Jul 8, 1876Puget Sound DispatchOlympia, Thurston CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Deadly Gift Sent to the Melodeon

    A scorned woman in Seattle finds herself the target of a sophisticated homemade bomb disguised as a gift.

    May 11, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. The 'Vagrant' Scourge of 1878

    A Victorian-era editorial attempts to pathologize poverty and social instability in frontier Seattle by blaming 'tramps' and theft for the city’s growing pains.

    Feb 23, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

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