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2 stories matching bunc

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:bunch, bunco, bun, buncomb, bund, bung

  1. They Seized a Locomotive to Stop a Train—Then Faced Judge Hanford

    After a mob of 3,000 surrounded a Northern Pacific train in Spokane, ten men were charged with contempt and riot; three pleaded guilty and two were sent to hard labor.

    Jul 15, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSpokane, Spokane CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

  2. The Flight of 'Japanese Tommy'

    A notorious 'bunko' con artist evades justice after the supreme court upholds his conviction for swindling a farmer.

    Jul 1, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWaterfront, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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  1. The Bunco Men Convicted

    A trio of swindlers who targeted two young Norwegian women finds themselves behind bars, but the local paper blames the victims for their own misfortune.

    Jun 23, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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