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| Year | Stories |
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| 1894 | 1 |
1 story matching dorn
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:dorney, dora, dore, dori, dorm, dorr
- A Missing Man, a Dead Wife, and a Sewing Machine Full of Money
Joseph Von Lingenau vanished after his wife died in childbirth. His friends fear murder; his neighbors remember a man coming apart.
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- The Unsinkable Pioneer of Seattle
Moses Korn, a forty-niner and prominent merchant, passes away after a life defined by gold rushes, the Great Seattle Fire, and an unwavering belief in the city's destiny.
- 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.
- Ellen Dorr, Dayton Pioneer, Dies at Sea
Mrs. Ellen R. Dorr of Dayton passes away in mid-ocean while returning home from Manila, leaving a family spread across the Pacific.
- The Saw and the Jailer
A petty thief's daring attempt to escape the county jail ends in a swift, unsuccessful pursuit.