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4 stories matching connolli

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  1. The Day the Legislature Tried to Unmake a Marriage

    In December 1860, Washington Territorial lawmakers debated a private bill to dissolve the bonds of matrimony between Onon Connolly and Sarah Connolly, restoring her maiden name.

    Dec 8, 1860Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyCity Hall · Scandal

  2. The Evangelists Come to Aberdeen

    A pair of traveling preachers fill the Methodist church, blending fire-and-brimstone theology with the wit of a circus ringmaster.

    Apr 6, 1893Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor County

  3. The Quarantine Lie: How Providence Hospital’s Smallpox Cover-Up Sparked a Public Health Crisis

    A desperate letter from hospital staff reveals that patients were turned away or allowed to leave while infected with smallpox, leading to a chaotic quarantine and widespread community fear in early 1903 Seattle.

    Mar 19, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Desert Manhunt of the Richland Safe-Crackers

    After a daring nitroglycerin heist at the Richland post office, a trail of discarded gear and footprints in the sagebrush leads sheriff’s deputies to three suspects.

    Sep 28, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterRichland, Benton CountyTrue Crime

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