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2 stories matching compon

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  1. The Dream of Homeownership in 1891

    An early real estate pitch captures the Victorian-era obsession with property as a moral imperative.

    Jan 1, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The Vigilantes’ Bones: Seattle Dug Up Its Most Notorious Lynching

    Thirteen years after a mob hanged three men on James Street, a county doctor exhumed their skeletons for anatomy students— ropes, necktie and all.

    Mar 4, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime · Gone Forever

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