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  1. The Milk Scientist

    A breakthrough in chemical detection methods brings local scientists together to test the deadly effects of formaldehyde in the food supply.

    Oct 6, 1903The Evening StatesmanUniversity of Washington, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Counterfeiters of Boren Avenue

    A Secret Service investigation reveals a family-run forgery ring using 'secrets of wise men' and early forensic fingerprinting to manufacture bogus coins in Seattle and Tacoma.

    Aug 15, 1903The Evening Statesman531 Boren Avenue, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  3. A Child's Hip Set Without a Knife, the First Time West of the Rockies

    Surgeons from across the state crowd a Seattle operating room to watch a Baltimore doctor straighten a two-year-old's dislocated hip by hand.

    Oct 15, 1903The Evening StatesmanSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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