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2 stories matching waybil

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  1. The Ship That Smuggled Opium: How a Legal Loophole Freed a Vessel and $13,000 in Penalties

    Judge Hanford rules that the steamer *Walla Walla* is not liable for contraband found in its cargo because the master lacked knowledge of the smuggling, setting a precedent for common carriers.

    Jan 20, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  2. Divers Hunting a Sunken Safe Find a Watchman in the Harbor

    While searching Tacoma harbor for a Northern Pacific safe and $14,000, Seattle divers uncovered the body of William Hansen, drowned months earlier when the pump house went down in a Thanksgiving landslide.

    May 17, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyDisasters

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