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1 story matching hook

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  1. Suspended by the Wrists: A Perilous Fall in Downtown Seattle

    A local painter narrowly avoided tragedy after a ladder slipped and left him dangling from meat hooks.

    May 18, 1899The Seattle StarDowntown Seattle, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

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