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2 stories matching trot

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:troth, trott, trotman, trotter, trod, troo

  1. The Great Egg Heist: A Drunken Chase Ends in Laughter on Pike Street

    When James Quinn grabbed a case of eggs near First Avenue, Officer Cameron gave chase with drawn revolver—only for the 'thief' to surrender with a request for a cigarette.

    Mar 30, 1899The Seattle StarPike Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Horseshoe King of Moscow

    A Seattle blacksmith's apprentice wins a lucrative international contract to shoe royal horses in Russia.

    May 17, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

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