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4 stories matching sicili

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  1. The Horror in the Cabin: A Tacoma Tragedy

    A brutal murder of a fruit dealer in his sleep reveals the violent shadow of immigrant debt and desperation in 1892 Tacoma.

    Mar 3, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Cabin on South Nineteenth Street

    A brutal murder in Tacoma’s Italian community shocks the city, leading to a swift conviction of a man who carried holy relics to his own trial.

    May 3, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Fragile Earth Beneath Our Feet

    An 1877 editorial from the Seattle Daily Intelligencer warns that the city's obsession with waste and its failure to return fertility to the land mirror the downfall of Rome.

    Feb 27, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King County

  4. The Greek Symposium of Queen Anne

    A stylish, avant-garde literary circle in 1891 Seattle brings the 'Iliad' to life, mocking social hierarchy with a satirical twist on Homer.

    Feb 22, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerQueen Anne, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

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