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4 stories matching newsi

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  1. The Young Newsie of Leavenworth

    A ten-year-old boy, known for his relentless work ethic delivering papers through the deep winter snows, passes away after a two-week battle with diphtheria.

    Mar 11, 1904The Leavenworth Echo (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-CurrentLeavenworth, Chelan County

  2. The Automatic Newsie: Seattle’s 1892 Vision of the Future

    Before the digital age, Seattle inventors attempted to automate the news industry with a coin-operated machine that could sell papers, make change, and handle varying formats.

    Mar 12, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. The Boomtown at the Edge of the Clouds

    A report from the rugged mining district of Index, Washington, where prospectors and investors are carving a new industrial future out of the Skykomish River valley.

    Aug 21, 1899The Seattle StarSkykomish River, Index, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  4. Search for Young Newsie

    A young Seattle newspaper seller disappears from his neighborhood, prompting a police search.

    Mar 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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