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| Year | Stories |
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| 1892 | 2 |
| 1894 | 1 |
3 stories matching hand
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- Bothell Shingle Mill Destroyed in Flash Fire
Nearly two million shingles lost in a blaze that erupted in the upper story of a local mill; bridge and office narrowly saved.
- The Battle of the Bazaar Receipts
A Bothell church congregation splits into two warring camps over how to spend $72 raised at a holiday fair.
- The $10 Letter That Wasn't Meant to Be Read
A Democratic congressional hopeful solicits a Republican postmaster for $10—using party paper, an insurance-company envelope, and a paper trail that ends up at the Post-Intelligencer.