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3 stories matching customhous

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:custom, customari, custodi, customarili, custodia, custodian

  1. The Mysterious Abandoned Schooner

    A local man discovers a waterlogged schooner adrift in the Straits of Georgia with only a dead dog aboard.

    Apr 18, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSandy Point, Bellingham, Island CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Steamer Volga Seized for Smuggling Chinese Laborers

    Federal agents intercept a clandestine landing operation at Oyster Bay, leading to the arrest of a local captain and the seizure of a vessel.

    Sep 19, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle waterfront, Seattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  3. The Volga Smuggling Ring Busted

    Federal authorities zero in on ship owners and captains accused of running Chinese immigrants ashore near Olympia.

    Sep 20, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOyster Bay, Olympia, Kitsap CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

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