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3 stories matching optic

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  1. A Redmond Boy Runs Away to Live Out a Storybook

    Edwin Keller’s father sided with his teacher, so the blue-eyed country boy started for Seattle—until Officer Hadeen found him at police headquarters.

    Mar 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Case of the Substituted Diamond Rings

    A famous Seattle divorce settlement turns petty and strange when ex-Senator Dyer says his former wife returned the wrong rings—twice.

    Apr 10, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSuperior Court of Washington for King County, SeattleScandal

  3. The Preacher, the Actress, and the Seattle Theatre Feud

    Mrs. Potter and Kyrle Bellew packed the Seattle Theater—then found themselves denounced from a Portland pulpit by a preacher they insisted they had never gone to hear.

    Aug 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

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