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  1. The Jealousy That Shut Down a Shop: A Seattle Woman’s Fight for Livelihood

    In 1888, a Seattle lumber shop owner saw her business destroyed not by market forces, but by the petty sabotage of her customers' wives. Her story reveals the fragile economic existence of women in the frontier city.

    Jun 16, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Scandal

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    W. A. Joyce clears his name after accusations of auditing illegal claims in Grant County.

    Mar 22, 1918White Bluffs SpokesmanVernita

  2. The Last of the Crib-Dwellers

    A railroad company successfully clears the last remaining shack underneath the King Street trestle.

    Jan 19, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerKing Street, Seattle

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