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2 stories matching alec

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:aleck, ale, alen, alex, alena, alert

  1. The Great Fire That Turned Seattle’s Suburb into Ash

    A fast-moving blaze in the early morning hours consumed nearly all of South Seattle's business district, leaving dozens of families destitute and causing over $100,000 in damage.

    May 16, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  2. The Horror in the Shanty on Thirty-first Street

    Three brothers in Tacoma are arrested for the repeated abuse of their six-year-old niece, exposing a grim cycle of neglect and violence.

    Apr 24, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEast 31st Street, Tacoma, Pierce County

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