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3 stories matching smithi

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  1. Point Defiance Dynamite Disaster

    A workplace explosion at Point Defiance Park leaves one man dead and several others gravely injured.

    Jun 5, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPoint Defiance Park, Tacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay · Disasters

  2. The Hotel Arson Scandal

    A bitter divorce case in Gilman turns into a criminal conspiracy mystery after a wife testifies her husband plotted to burn down their own hotel for insurance money.

    Mar 2, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerIssaquah, King CountyScandal

  3. A Scandalous Midnight Marriage

    A Tacoma telegrapher, intoxicated and infatuated, defied social norms to marry a woman from a local brothel in the middle of the night.

    Sep 2, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma Hotel, Tacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

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  1. The Lonely Sentinel of Deception Pass

    Federal authorities place a single, ill-equipped sailor on Smith's Island to guard against opium and immigrant smuggling.

    Mar 26, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAnacortes

  2. A Tragic End Near Addy

    A nineteen-year-old woman dies by suicide years after a forced annulment of her marriage, highlighting the societal pressures of the era.

    Jul 14, 1903The Evening StatesmanAddy

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