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  1. The Narrow Escape of Tacoma

    A painting shop blaze threatened to raze a downtown block, but a fast-acting fire department and a bit of luck spared the city from a worse catastrophe.

    Aug 30, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

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  1. The Fatal Feats of the Fire Fiend

    A traveling variety performer dies of consumption in Victoria after years of swallowing molten lead and red-hot iron.

    Mar 19, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. A Heroic Rescue in Kent

    A young boy was saved from being crushed by a heavy engine flywheel when a local woman lifted the massive weight off his chest.

    Jun 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKent

  3. Mary Stein Feist, 21, Dies by Suicide in Tacoma

    A young bride, isolated and grieving for her family in Germany, takes her own life just seven weeks after her wedding in Tacoma.

    Nov 7, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  4. The Persistent Con-Artist of Jackson Street

    A former hack driver and theater waiter uses elaborate stories and forged checks to swindle local merchants, only to be caught by a vigilant detective.

    May 1, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerJackson Street, Seattle

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