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3 stories matching vermillion

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  1. The Curious Case of the Stolen Vermillion Wagon

    A stolen express wagon is found abandoned, but the horse thieves remain at large.

    Apr 9, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  2. Judge Langley Returns From the World's Fair

    A local superior court judge brings back news of the Washington State building at the Chicago World's Fair and reports on a growing interest in western migration.

    Aug 24, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Many Lives of J. S. Howell: Gold Miner, Town Founder, Tacoma Broker

    A Tacoma pioneer dies at his Twelfth Street home. His obituary is a tour of the nineteenth-century American West — Wisconsin lumber, Colorado gold, an Iowa townsite he platted and owned, and finally real estate in a rising Tacoma.

    Sep 18, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

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