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2 stories matching typhoid

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  1. A Four-Term Mayor Dies, and Tumwater Shuts Its Doors

    Clark Biles — pioneer tanner, founder of a public life in Tumwater, and its mayor four years running — succumbs to typhoid at 43, and the town suspends all business for his funeral.

    Jan 4, 1892The Olympia TribuneTumwater, Thurston County

  2. The Death Rate Was Up. The Health Officer Blamed the Syringe.

    In 1891 Olympia's health officer reported an unprecedented mortality spike—and pointed to morphine and cocaine injections, with young women said to be using them 'just for fun.'

    Nov 27, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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