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4 stories matching rubbl

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  1. Fire Sweeps Through Seattle's Second Street Waffle House

    A kitchen explosion sends breakfast patrons fleeing as a tent-based eatery is reduced to rubble.

    May 26, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyDisasters

  2. The Tragic Burial of a Mining Camp

    A massive snow slide crashes through the Vallejo mining camp, claiming multiple lives and leaving a community to dig through the frozen rubble.

    Feb 15, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerAlta, Okanogan CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  3. The Panther and the Mountain Cave

    A pioneer’s harrowing brush with death during a massive Washington landslide leads to an unlikely alliance with a wild beast.

    Feb 16, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  4. The Normal School Was Cleared. The Unpaid Workers Weren’t.

    A legislative committee investigating the Ellensburg Normal School found no corruption among trustees—only changed plans, discounted emergency scrip, and laborers left chasing a contractor.

    Mar 7, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEllensburg, Kittitas CountyCity Hall

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