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2 stories matching duffer

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  1. Mike O'Brien's Irreverent Grand Jury Testimony

    A witness summoned regarding a city water scandal mocks the grand jury as a collection of the 'blind and the mangy.'

    Feb 16, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  2. Twenty-Three Miners Died. An Old Miner Blamed the Air.

    After an explosion at Blue Canyon in Whatcom County killed 23 men, a veteran miner wrote to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that the mines were not properly ventilated—and that inspectors and bosses ignored miners who knew better.

    Apr 11, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

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