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A violent confrontation at a Kapowsin logging camp results in a shooting that hospitalizes one worker and lands another in jail.
“Nodini is lying in St. Joseph's hospital in this city, and Panelli is in the county jail awaiting the outcome.”
Chester LaChapelle rescued his cousin and a roommate after a gasoline stove exploded near Kapowsin, sacrificing his own face and hands to the flames.
“LaChapelle saved the lives of his cousin, William Blair, and a roommate named "Shorty," at the sacrifice of being burned so badly about the face and hands that he will be marked for life.”
A nitroglycerine charge, a stolen handcar and a $1,200 haul: Pierce County's small-town robbery baffles the sheriff.
“The explosion blew the large door of the safe completely off its hinges, and laid open to view the entire contents of the steel box.”
Thieves target the North Timber company, escaping with revolvers and a steel box full of negotiable paper.
“They opened the outer door easily and then pried the inner door open with a chisel.”
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