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1 story matching kreeb

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  1. Racing Against the Cascade Winter

    Great Northern railroad contractors scramble to build massive timber snowsheds through the mountains before the deep snows of winter set in.

    Sep 8, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSkykomish, King CountyBoom & Bust

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  1. A Drunken Ex-Policeman Tries to Shoot a South Seattle Butcher

    Frank Krebs, a butcher and former officer, is arrested after a cleaver-and-revolver quarrel with John Murphy.

    Sep 19, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSouth Seattle College, Seattle

  2. The Barber Who Stole His Own Shop

    Facing a rent hike, a Tacoma barber dismantled his entire business and vanished into the night.

    Mar 3, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  3. The Strange Prophecies of a Civil War Veteran

    After a seizure, a former Union captain and Dayton attorney experiences a mental break involving visions of the end of the world.

    Mar 31, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerDayton

  4. Tragic Crossing at Sumner

    An elderly woman is struck and killed by a passenger train just days before her planned relocation to Tacoma.

    Feb 22, 1909The Tacoma TimesSumner

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