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3 stories matching mask

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:masker, maskin, maskrey, mase, mash, mass

  1. The Boldest Holdup in Years

    Five masked, armed men raided the West Hotel in Tacoma, forcing the proprietor to open the safe and escaping with $1,600 and jewelry.

    Sep 10, 1903The Evening StatesmanTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Midnight Feed Store Hold-Up

    A Spokane night watchman is tied up by intruders using a sledgehammer and miner's drill in a tense room robbery.

    Nov 12, 1903The Evening StatesmanFront Avenue, Spokane, Spokane CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Hidden Tragedy at Newaukum River

    A rancher is found dead in his cabin, the victim of a brutal assault masked as a suicide.

    Sep 16, 1903The Evening StatesmanChehalis, Lewis CountyTrue Crime

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