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3 stories matching improvis

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  1. Fourth Suicide Reported at Steilacoom Asylum Since January

    A patient at the state hospital takes his own life, marking a string of recent tragedies at the institution.

    Apr 15, 1909The Tacoma TimesWestern State Hospital, Steilacoom, Pierce County

  2. Forty-Three Days of Gales, Then a Jury-Rigged Schooner Limps Into Port Townsend

    Sails torn to ribbons and gear twisted, the three-masted schooner Buhne makes port after a voyage that should have taken three weeks and took six.

    Feb 12, 1909The Tacoma TimesPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyDisasters

  3. Fatal Accident at McDonald’s Logging Camp

    A swamp hook recoils, claiming the life of a Swedish laborer in the woods near Orting.

    May 17, 1904The Tacoma TimesOrting, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

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