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3 stories matching abernethi

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  1. The Moonshiner’s Crusade: A Local Man Offers to Lead a Private Army Against the Spanish

    Arthur T. Abernethy, a Seattle resident with deep ties to Southern Appalachia, has proposed an audacious plan to President McKinley: recruit fierce moonshiners from North Carolina and Tennessee to crush the rebellion in the Philippines.

    May 12, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyLocal Legends

  2. Cowlitz County Unionists Declare Allegiance

    Pro-Union citizens meet in Monticello to nominate local candidates and pledge loyalty to the Lincoln administration.

    May 23, 1863Washington StandardMonticello, Longview, Cowlitz CountyCity Hall

  3. The Great Seattle Land-Grab Controversy

    A political advertisement from 1889 exposes a list of prominent Seattle figures accused of inflating real estate prices and manipulating the local land market.

    Sep 18, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money · Scandal

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