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3 stories matching bickerton

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  1. The City Auctions Everything for Charity

    Seattle residents gather at a South Second Street storefront to auction off household goods to aid the city's needy.

    Dec 23, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The 'Dead Horse' Auction of 1892

    Hundreds of curious Seattleites crowded a Commercial Street warehouse to bid on the mysterious, unclaimed cargo of the Northern Pacific Express Company, turning forgotten packages into a city-wide gamble.

    Mar 20, 1892The Seattle Post-Intelligencer212 1st Ave S, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. A Christmas Auction That Fell Short—and a Mother Sent Home

    Donations expected to bring $600 fetch only $158.40, but the Bureau of Associated Charities still outfits 100 families and buys a destitute mother a ticket to Kansas City.

    Dec 24, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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