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2 stories matching soy
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- Six Men, Forged Papers, and the Next Steamer Out
Federal officers in 1895 Seattle ordered six Chinese immigrants deported; four were jailed after entering on bogus certificates, and one tried to bribe a deputy rather than wait for the ship.
- The 'Rich Deed' That Wasn't: Snohomish’s Wild Gold Rush Hoax and the Community’s Reality Check
A sensational tale of a legendary gold mine in Snohomish captivated locals, but the paper quickly pivots to a sobering assessment of the lumber industry's financial struggles and the region's agricultural potential.