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3 stories matching smithi

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:smith, smither, smithern, smithkum, smithson, smite

  1. A Scandalous Midnight Marriage

    A Tacoma telegrapher, intoxicated and infatuated, defied social norms to marry a woman from a local brothel in the middle of the night.

    Sep 2, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma Hotel, Tacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

  2. Point Defiance Dynamite Disaster

    A workplace explosion at Point Defiance Park leaves one man dead and several others gravely injured.

    Jun 5, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Defiance Park, Tacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  3. The Hotel Arson Scandal

    A bitter divorce case in Gilman turns into a criminal conspiracy mystery after a wife testifies her husband plotted to burn down their own hotel for insurance money.

    Mar 2, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah, King CountyScandal

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