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3 stories matching arcturus

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  1. The Dark of Night Smuggling Ring in Puget Sound

    A steamship captain fingers a local agent in a brazen operation to sneak mysterious trunks onto a vessel under the cover of darkness.

    Aug 3, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. Tragedy at Sea

    A squall off Cape Flattery claims the life of a captain's wife and child.

    Feb 23, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyDisasters

  3. A Minister Takes a Geologist's Hammer to Genesis

    Rev. Napoleon Hoagland tells a packed hall that the rocks do not show six days of creation, and that reason — not an infallible book — is the believer's best authority.

    Oct 13, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

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