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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1899 | 1 |
1 story matching lushan
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:lush, lusher, lushkin, langshan, luse, lusk
- Seattle’s Fourth of July: A City Adorned in Light and Iron
As the nation celebrates its birthday, Seattle’s business leaders have transformed downtown into a spectacle of gas jets, electric lamps, and iron arches, proving that the young city is ready for its moment on the national stage.
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- Smuggling Silks in His Trousers
A crew member of the steamship Olympia attempts to bypass customs, revealing the era's aggressive enforcement against Chinese laborers.
- The Abandonment of Ong Let
A Chinese domestic servant faces death alone in the hospital after his community fund dries up and authorities offer no help.
- A Threat in Chinatown: The Laundryman, the Secret Society, and the Police Escort
After a robbery in Wa Chong’s building, a Chinese agent fears assassination by a band of seventeen ‘highbinders’ and asks Captain Brennan for safe conduct home.