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4 stories matching virginian

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:virginia, virgin, virginius, virgil, virg, ninian

  1. A High-Stakes Stand-Off at the Panorama

    When an aggressive war veteran challenged a Black newspaper editor at a Seattle battle exhibit, he didn't realize he was heckling a legendary Union general.

    Aug 13, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance · Strange But True

  2. A Memory of the Battle of Seattle

    An early settler and former U.S. Marshal reflects on the 'battle-scarred' house he occupied during the 1856 Indian attack on Seattle.

    Oct 3, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

  3. The Imperial Ambition: Seattle’s Role in a Nicaragua Canal Scheme

    Military and political elites weigh the costs and grand strategies of controlling a trans-oceanic canal as the United States shifts toward a global power posture.

    Jan 14, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  4. The Churchgoer With a Murder Warrant Waiting

    For three years, Sprague knew R. J. Howard as a trusted young man and Methodist probationer. Then a Lincoln County sheriff walked into Lewis' store and called him by another name.

    Oct 16, 1891The Olympia TribuneSprague, Lincoln CountyTrue Crime

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