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2 stories matching basest

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  1. Tacoma's 'Life Insurance' Was a Flim-Flam, and the Law Is Closing In

    The West Coast Life Insurance Company's officers face prosecution after state examiners expose a sham; a receiver takes over.

    Jan 6, 1892The Olympia TribuneTacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

  2. Six Drowned and the Dead Looted: The Wreck of the Strathblane

    Eyewitnesses described a fearful scene off North Beach as the iron ship Strathblane broke apart—farmers rode into the surf to save survivors while others rifled the dead.

    Nov 11, 1891The Olympia TribuneNorth Beach, Long BeachDisasters

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