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3 stories matching packag

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  1. The Case of the Missing Territorial Library Books

    A government official alleges that a man named William Pickering purloined two packages of library books intended for public use.

    Jan 3, 1863Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · True Crime

  2. Federal Crackdown on Alcohol Sales in Indian Country

    New legislation expands enforcement powers to seize wagons, teams, and goods used in the illegal spirit trade on tribal lands.

    Aug 23, 1862Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyExclusion & Resistance · Nightlife

  3. The Heated Debate Over 'Shaving' Greenbacks

    Washington Territorial legislators clashed over a bill aimed at criminalizing the devaluation of federal currency, pitting economic protectionism against constitutional theory.

    Jan 10, 1863Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall

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