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1 story matching doolay

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  1. Seattle's Winter Crisis of 1892

    Bureau of Associated Charities report reveals hundreds of desperate applicants and a city struggling to support its unemployed and sick during November.

    Dec 7, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

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  1. Thomas Dolan Tried Soap and Knives to Escape Jail

    A desperate inmate’s attempt to saw through the county jail's steel bars with repurposed table knives ends in a dark cell.

    Apr 10, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKing County Jail, Seattle

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