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2 stories matching smother

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:smoother, mother, smither, strother, other, smote

  1. Tragedy on Pioneer Square: A Young Woman’s Brush with Death

    While visitors from Victoria watched the fireworks display on Pioneer Square, a stray firecracker ignited a young woman's clothing, leading to a harrowing struggle for survival.

    Jul 5, 1899The Seattle StarPioneer Square, Seattle, King CountyDisasters

  2. The Church Fair Scandal: When Seattle’s Clergy Played Prank on a Congregation

    A reverend and his colleagues turned a charity fundraiser into an elaborate joke, dressing two women in 'shabbily' clothes to perform a 'Irish spectacle'—only for the punchline to backfire spectacularly.

    Jun 2, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyScandal

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