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2 stories matching ames

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:ame, amel, amen, amend, amerd, ameri

  1. The Great Dry Crusade: Seattle’s Religious Leaders Unite to Close the Saloons

    In a packed meeting at the First M.E. Church, clergy and temperance advocates organized a new anti-saloon league, aiming to dismantle the liquor trade through moral pressure rather than just legislation.

    Mar 9, 1899The Seattle StarMarion Street, Seattle, King CountyNightlife

  2. The Lumber Barons’ Ultimatum: 'No Treaty Without Tariff Protection'

    In a packed Tacoma hall in June 1904, Seattle’s top timber executives drew a hard line with Senator Fairbanks: if the U.S. wants a trade deal with Canada, it must keep lumber tariffs high—or lose the Pacific Northwest’s economic backbone.

    Jun 9, 1899The Seattle StarChamber of Commerce, Tacoma, Pierce County

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