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3 stories matching serio

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:seri, serious, seriah, serial, serinus, serf

  1. The Floor Gives Way: Panic and Death at Seattle’s Morris Opera House

    A grand opening night turns into a nightmare when the second-story floor of the newly converted theater collapses into the stables below, killing several and injuring dozens in one of the city's earliest major disasters.

    Nov 25, 1876Puget Sound DispatchOpera House, Seattle, King CountyDisasters

  2. The Great Editorial Tug-of-War

    When the National Editorial Association arrived in the Sound, Seattle and Tacoma engaged in a petty, comical, and highly public battle to 'kidnap' the visiting editors.

    Jun 3, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Strange But True

  3. The Blackmailer of the Bird's Nest

    A husband is convicted of attempting to blackmail a police commissioner, exposing his wife's past life in the Everett underworld.

    Sep 16, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

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