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4 stories matching pearc
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- Tragedy at the Old County Hospital
An elderly woman is trapped and killed when a kerosene lamp sparks a blaze in the abandoned county hospital building.
- Vice Raid on Washington and Commercial
Police raid a well-known downtown lodging house, arresting the proprietress and several guests.
- Police Arrest Local Man Following Assault at Columbia House
A repeat offender was taken into custody after assaulting a woman at a local boarding house, ending a drunken disturbance.
- The Resolution They Had to Strike: A Port Townsend Convention and the Warrant-Forgery Fight
Jefferson County Republicans convened in Port Townsend, then recoiled when a platform resolution praised the prosecutor who had refused to pursue forgery charges against county warrant endorsers.