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3 stories matching explod

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:explor, explos, exploit, unexplod, explan, explet

  1. A Fire Trap in the Making

    Carelessness with ashes and exploding lamps threaten to consume a downtown business block.

    Jun 13, 1889The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyDisasters

  2. Two Explosions on the Great Northern Grade Killed a Powder Driver

    A load of dynamite tumbled into the upper Wenatchee River; days later, 100 kegs of black powder went up and Swan Johnson was blown eighty feet.

    Aug 25, 1892The Yakima HeraldWenatchee, Chelan CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  3. Midnight Bombing in Chinatown

    A mysterious explosion at a local laundry sends residents running into the streets.

    Mar 3, 1892The Yakima HeraldYakima, Yakima CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

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