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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1909 | 4 |
4 stories matching lehmann
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:lehman, luhmann, hohmann, leh, leinann, leechman
- The Runaway Broker: Tacoma Man Found in Sacramento
Alvin R. Lehmann, a Tacoma broker who vanished on his wedding day, resurfaces in California with a desperate request for money.
- The Groom Who Never Arrived
A Tacoma feed broker vanishes mysteriously just days before his wedding to a Seattle teacher.
- The Secret Mission in Jimmy’s Gulch
Tacoma detectives make a clandestine search near an industrial trestle, sparking rumors about a high-profile disappearance.
- A Week of Tragedy in Pierce County
A string of suicides, murders, and accidents shocks Tacoma as a young student and an asylum patient end their own lives.
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- A Discharged Laborer Speaks Out
Patrick Lavan, a laborer dismissed from city water works, writes to the press to dispel rumors of violent threats and describe the hardship of supporting seven children.