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  1. The Watchman Fought the Flames, but the Clipper Mill Was Gone

    A spark from the slab pile was all it took to destroy J. P. Armstrong's shingle mill at Bothell, despite Alfred Johnson's hose and pumps.

    Mar 19, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBothell, King CountyDisasters

  2. The $10 Letter That Wasn't Meant to Be Read

    A Democratic congressional hopeful solicits a Republican postmaster for $10—using party paper, an insurance-company envelope, and a paper trail that ends up at the Post-Intelligencer.

    Aug 30, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBothell Post Office, BothellCity Hall · Scandal

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