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3 stories matching expiat

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  1. The Romantic Ruin of a Seattle Dreamer

    A young woman in 1878 Seattle finds her intellectual ambitions derailed by a fleeting, unequal affair with a local 'villain.'

    Aug 10, 1878The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

  2. The Converted Burglar Who Asked Kansas to Come and Get Him

    After a Salvation Army altar call in Seattle, an escaped Leavenworth prisoner walked into the Post-Intelligencer and confessed—then notified the governor he was ready to serve the eight years he owed.

    May 15, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. The Dynamite Fiend of Oilman: A Lynch Mob’s Tragic Mistake

    When a violent feud in King County’s coal fields ended in a massacre, the community turned to vigilante justice. But when they hanged the wrong man, the real killer walked free.

    Jan 9, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · True Crime

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