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| Year | Stories |
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| 1909 | 1 |
1 story matching whitla
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:whit, whitley, whitlock, white, whitak, whitbi
- The Wanted Kidnaper Who Once Walked Our Streets
A Tacoma detective identifies a notorious kidnaper as a local con man who scammed city businessmen a year prior.