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3 stories matching fob

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  1. An Honest Find in the Snow

    A local laborer, despite his own poverty, turns in a lost gold watch to the police.

    Jan 15, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyHousing & Rent

  2. The Boodle Ring Exposed in Kittitas

    A leaked cache of letters reveals how Republican candidates were buying influence in the 1892 Senate race.

    Oct 27, 1892The Yakima HeraldKittitas, Kittitas CountyCity Hall

  3. A Messenger Boy, a Pawned Watch, and Badge No. 21

    Detective Philbrick traced a stolen gold watch through Seattle pawnshops to a 17-year-old messenger who confessed to taking it while a woman slept.

    Mar 11, 1895The Seattle Post-Intelligencer221 Columbia Street, SeattleTrue Crime

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