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3 stories matching unmention

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:unment, mention, unction, union, unmet, unquestion

  1. The Sausage-Maker’s Siege

    A local merchant finds his business—and his family—hounded by a neighborhood rumor mill gone wild.

    Apr 10, 1878The Northern StarMain Street, Snohomish, Snohomish CountyScandal

  2. The Prisoner Who Promised to Come Back and Kill the Sheriff

    Caught sawing their way out of the Colfax jail, three depot burglars were hauled to the penitentiary — one of them vowing to return for Sheriff Canut and his deputy before he would consent to hang.

    Nov 27, 1903The Evening StatesmanColfax, Whitman CountyTrue Crime

  3. Midnight Elopement: Judge Canned Saves the Day for King County Lovers

    When Mary Hayes' father forbade her union with Gilbert McKinley, the couple didn't run away to Canada—they ran to Justice of the Peace Cannon at midnight. A local romance that proves love conquers all, even paternal disapproval.

    Apr 9, 1882Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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