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3 stories matching assault

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:ault, assay, sault, assail, asselt, ass

  1. A Custody Dispute in Whatcom

    A mother seeks justice after her husband forcibly seizes their child in an escalating marital conflict.

    Mar 25, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham Hotel, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyScandal

  2. The Capitulation of Captain Stone

    A domestic dispute over custody ends with an arrest and a forced surrender of a child in Fairhaven.

    Mar 27, 1890Fairhaven HeraldFairhaven, Whatcom CountyScandal

  3. Vigilante Sentiment Grows After Sunday Violence

    A wave of fights and assaults by 'tramps and toughs' on Harris Street leaves the town calling for better policing.

    Apr 8, 1890Fairhaven HeraldHarris Street, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyCity Hall

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