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2 stories matching besought

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  1. The Orphan’s Plea: A Poem That Moved Seattle to Tears on Decoration Day

    As the city honored Civil War dead with solemn processions and speeches, a young girl’s grief over her father’s unmarked grave brought the Grand Marshal to tears.

    May 31, 1882Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Party Says Not Guilty—and Cheers the Man It Removed

    Seattle Democrats put their scandal-scarred administration on trial at Haake's Hall, buried a First Ward delegate fight, and sent David E. Durie into the mayor's race while J.M. Wolfe got the ovation.

    Feb 28, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Scandal

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