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2 stories matching pump

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:pumper, pumpkin, pumpman, puma, pumpelli, pumpheri

  1. The Man Who Wouldn't Die: A Suicide Attempt in Olympia

    In a grim display of resilience, a man named June Hickey survived a lethal dose of antimony in an Olympia hotel last week, defying the finality of his own design.

    Dec 16, 1876Puget Sound DispatchOlympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

  2. The Seattle Coal Boom of 1876

    As Seattle mine exports topped 100,000 tons, boosters predicted a regional dominance that would sideline the competition.

    Jan 13, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

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