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  1. A Home Lost to Fire in the Growing City

    A vacant house on the corner of Hyde and Lite streets is destroyed by fire, leaving a young couple who had only recently moved in with nothing.

    May 21, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  2. Guilty in Two Minutes: The Bunko Man With a Revolver in His Past

    Knowlton, alias 'Robert George,' was convicted of swindling an Aberdeen banker with two copper bars sold as gold—then prosecutors unpacked a record that included a murdered minister and a courtroom shooting.

    Sep 14, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. James J. Hill's Railroad Ultimatum to Seattle

    The Great Northern president tells Seattle's council he will build freight and passenger terminals 'right away'—if the city grants the track franchises he wants across the tide flats and South Third.

    Jul 15, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

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