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2 stories matching russ
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- The Nervous Trunk: How an Inspector's Hunch Caught a Seattle Opium Smuggler
A traveler's strange devotion to his luggage tipped off a customs officer, leading to eighty tins of prepared opium and a suspect who begged to be 'let down easy.'
- The Great Reconstruction
A reporter recounts the feverish pace of laborers, bricklayers, and carpenters rebuilding Seattle following a massive fire.