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| Year | Stories |
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| 1904 | 1 |
1 story matching sniper
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:snipe, snip, snider, snapper, snicker, snif
- Sniper Targets South Tacoma Streetcar
A motorman narrowly escaped death when a mysterious horseman fired a shot into his passing transit car.