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  1. The Vanishing of Ida Peak: A Seattle Restaurant Girl’s Disappearance Sparks a Search

    Ida Peak, a waitress at the New York Wafer House on Cherry Street, vanished after claiming she was visiting her sister in Bellevue. Her family is left with only rumors and a missing person's description.

    May 12, 1899The Seattle StarCherry Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Boomtown at the Edge of the Clouds

    A report from the rugged mining district of Index, Washington, where prospectors and investors are carving a new industrial future out of the Skykomish River valley.

    Aug 21, 1899The Seattle StarSkykomish River, Index, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

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