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2 stories matching dumpi
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- The Ground-Squirrel Plague and the Bomb That Sent Them to 'Squirrel Heaven'
Whitman County farmers hoped a mysterious disease would wipe out the pests. Then came strychnine, arsenic and patented giant-powder bombs.
- The Judge Who Was Only 'Sober as a Judge'
A legendary anecdote from the Seattle police court where a witness’s inadvertent insult revealed the bench's own notorious reputation for intoxication.