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| 1892 | 1 |
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2 stories matching lavin
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- A Steamboat Inspector on Trial, and the Men Who Kicked
A Seattle courtroom hears masters and pilots defend Capt. Bryant against charges of favoritism—and admit that the men who complain are often the incompetent ones.
- Tragedy Strikes the Monte Cristo Road Construction
A rockslide kills five workers on the Monte Cristo road, leaving no survivors and bodies missing in the river below.
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- The Town Where Horses Wore Wooden Shoes
La Conner grew slowly on a rocky knoll in the Skagit delta, diked its tidal flats, and shipped out hay by the ton—while its horses clumped through spring mud in wooden moccasins.
- A Young Man’s Six-Month Jail Ordeal
After being duped into helping a stranger load stolen goods, a teenager from Prescott spent half a year behind bars simply because he could not afford bail.
- The Ultimatum: Lager or Love
A Snohomish woman forces a choice between the bottle and the altar.