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  1. Honoring the Forgotten Pathfinder of the Columbia

    After decades in an unmarked pauper's grave, the explorer who first traced the Columbia River to the sea finally receives his due.

    Jun 8, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanSpokane, Spokane County

  2. Two Young Waifs and a Plea for Reform

    A concerned citizen recounts the success of a Maryland reform school as a potential model for Seattle's juvenile justice system.

    Nov 25, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  3. The Printer and the Preacher: A Life Between Worlds

    Rev. Peter C. Stanup, a Puyallup tribal member, reflects on his journey from the reservation school to the pulpit and the printing press.

    Apr 17, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce County

  4. The Contractor Died in the Church He Was Building

    Charles R. Brown, a prosperous Seattle builder, collapsed in the gallery of the unfinished First Presbyterian Church—three minutes from work to death.

    Dec 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  5. The Blaine Fisherman Who Pulled Seven People Out of the Water and Never Told Anyone

    Hans Nielson is 24 years old, slight of build, and has saved seven lives in ten years — two in Denmark, five around Blaine — and calls each rescue a thing 'only incidental to the life of a water toiler.'

    May 22, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBlaine, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

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