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| 1892 | 1 |
1 story matching esplin
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:espiin, espi, eglin, eilin, ellin
- The Mutiny at the Mines
When the National Guard refused to muster out of service after a stint at the King County mines, a military adjutant faced down his own men in a tense standoff over labor and authority.