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| 1892 | 1 |
1 story matching crape
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:crap, crapo, crappi, scrape, cape, crab
- The Last Chapter at 1344 C Street
After her abusive husband hanged himself in the Tacoma city jail, a Swedish-born woman shot herself—and the policeman who had tried to save her stayed at her bedside until the end.