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4 stories matching lea
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:lead, leaf, leah, leak, leal, lean
- The Jailhouse Affidavit Scandal
A convicted man seeks to overturn his accomplice's sentence by claiming a deputy attorney coerced a false confession.
- The 'A Co.' Misunderstanding
A linguistic confusion at a Seattle restaurant leads to a partnership change and a new sign.
- The Half-Hour Squall That Cut Seattle Off From the World
A sudden sixty-five-mile-an-hour squall tears through Seattle, snapping telegraph and telephone wires, shaking buildings and sending steamers and wharves into confusion on Elliott Bay.
- The Reverend Who Hated Grays Harbor
A disgruntled preacher trashed Aberdeen in a Minnesota paper after he failed to find success in the Pacific Northwest—and local editors didn't take it lying down.
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- The Struggle for Custody of Hazel Buell
A young girl rescued from a city 'resort' becomes the subject of a custody battle between her biological father and a teacher.
- A Trial Over a Reproductive Choice
A jury convicts L.M. LaPointe for producing an abortion, sparking a harsh account of the social stigma of the era.
- The Sloop Louisa and the Contraband Laborers
A federal seizure notice reveals the 1890 crackdown on illicit maritime transport of Chinese laborers into the Puget Sound.