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3 stories matching tamp

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:tampa, tam, tamper, tampico, tame, stamp

  1. Tragedy at Artondale: A Worker Maimed by Dynamite

    A laborer near Tacoma is left sightless and near death after a stump-clearing accident goes wrong.

    Jul 3, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGig Harbor, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  2. A Red-Ink Grudge in Tacoma

    A minor mail-tampering incident leads to a brutal cane and boot assault at a Tacoma boarding house.

    Nov 14, 1892The Seattle Post-Intelligencer409 C Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

  3. The Great Port Townsend Customs Scandal

    A federal grand jury uncovers a decade-long scheme of extortion and record-tampering at the Port Townsend custom house, where officials pocketed fees and forced local shipping firms to play along.

    Apr 12, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCustom House, Port Townsend, Jefferson CountyCity Hall · True Crime

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