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1 story matching hellen

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  1. City Council Standardizes Waterfront Rents

    Tacoma sets a uniform $40 monthly rent for municipal land on the Middle Waterway, prioritizing new industrial development.

    May 6, 1909The Tacoma TimesMiddle Waterway, Tacoma, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

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  1. The 'Hell-Trap' Murderer Sentenced to Ten Years

    A man who built a lethal spring-gun trap in a remote cabin is sentenced for the death of a laborer who simply sought shelter from the cold.

    Mar 29, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNooksack River, Deming

  2. An Anonymous Threat in Everett

    A local bank janitor receives a typed, skull-and-crossbones threat to leave town or face accusations from his past.

    Aug 13, 1903The Evening StatesmanEverett

  3. Mutiny on the Parthenia

    A Norwegian ship captain enlists the help of neighboring vessels to suppress a crew revolt at sea.

    May 29, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

  4. The Devil's Range

    A drunken seaman's terrifying hallucination on a Port Townsend stove.

    Mar 11, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend

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