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1 story matching trainor

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  1. The Strange Disappearance of Ollie Young’s Reputation

    A man from the Puyallup Valley confronts the Chief of Police to clear a young woman's name after scandal-filled letters appear in a Tacoma newspaper.

    Sep 3, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerA Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

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  1. Thrown Off the Train for Three Miles

    A railroad conductor enforces a strict, rigid, and brutal fare policy against a weary worker in Centralia.

    Jun 17, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerCentralia

  2. A Coal Train Kills a Miner on the Tracks at Renton

    Bradbury Whittaker, a miner from Pennsylvania, was run over by a backing coal train near Renton—the third such death in a short time—and a coroner's jury found no one to blame.

    Dec 19, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. Waitsburg Farmers Bet on Thoroughbred Power

    Prominent farmers have formed a new association to import a champion French Percheron stallion, signaling a major investment in regional agricultural prestige.

    Jan 9, 1904The Evening StatesmanWaitsburg

  4. The Sad Delusions of John Watson

    A trainman found living in squalor is committed to Steilacoom Asylum after declaring himself the owner of Victoria’s townsite.

    Apr 28, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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