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2 stories matching clapper

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  1. The Cow-Bell Symphony of Old Seattle

    For one sleepless resident, the chaotic nightly parade of loose cattle through the city streets became an unintentional, ear-piercing orchestra.

    Mar 9, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSymphony, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Governor’s Daughter Weds Beneath Ivy and Calla Lilies

    Olympia’s St. John’s Episcopal Church filled with hundreds as Lizzie Ferry married Hon. John Leary, then a steamer carried the wedding party to the governor’s mansion and on toward Japan.

    Apr 21, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyScandal

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