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2 stories matching dunk

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:dun, dunker, dunkard, duna, dunc, dune

  1. The Mayor Takes an Unplanned Swim

    Mayor Byron Phelps learned the hard way that log-rolling is best left to professionals after a fishing trip to Maple Valley went awry.

    Jul 5, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCedar River, Maple Valley, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Open-Air Slumber of Seattle's Waterfront

    When the summer heat turned tenement apartments into 'human lumber-boxes,' thousands of Seattle residents—men, women, and children alike—sought respite by camping overnight on the exposed, city-owned piers.

    Aug 25, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAlaskan Way, Seattle, King CountyHousing & Rent · Strange But True

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