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2 stories matching affix

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:affin, affili, affirm, affianc, affiant, affidavit

  1. The Revenue Agent’s Cigar Seizure

    Federal agents seize counterfeit cigars in downtown Seattle, forcing shop owners to pay a 'compromise' tax to keep their stock.

    May 17, 1899The Seattle StarPike Street, Seattle, King County

  2. The Great Cigar Conspiracy: Seattle Swept Up in Federal Raid

    Federal agents seize 12,000 counterfeit cigars in the city's tenderloin, exposing a massive fraud ring stretching from Pennsylvania to the Pacific Northwest.

    Apr 26, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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