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1 story matching laurett

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  1. The Circus Comes to Town: Montgomery’s Queen’s New Brings the 'Wonderful Kenebels' to Seattle

    In October 1876, the largest and most brilliant circus company in the West descended upon Seattle, offering a night of acrobatics, animal acts, and high-flying daredevils for just one dollar.

    Oct 18, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

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  1. A Wife Followed Her Husband to Tacoma. Then She Swallowed Laudanum.

    William Woodard's wife tracked him from Portland to the Auburn House, where she found him living with Mollie Agnew. A suicide attempt, an adultery charge and a stack of newspaper clippings followed.

    Mar 21, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

  2. A Fireman's Long Injury Ends in Tragedy at Headquarters

    Assistant Fire Chief George H. Leggett, still suffering from a railroad wreck injury, took his life at department headquarters—a death that stunned the men who slept nearby.

    Aug 26, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma

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