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1 story matching robe
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:robel, rob, robert, robeson, robb, robl
- When General Sherman Told Spokane Falls It Would Be a Great City
The Civil War hero arrived with Generals Miles and Tidball, drew a packed house at Canaan's Hall, and told the young town its water power could make it another Minneapolis.