Mrs. M. E. Handsaker
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- Feb 17, 1889The Tea That Fed a City: How One Woman’s Lunch Saved Seattle’s NewsboysIn the winter of 1903, Mrs. M.E. Handsaker didn’t just throw a party; she provided a full hot lunch to hundreds of street children, revealing the harsh reality of child labor in the Pacific Northwest.Seattle, WA
- May 3, 1889The Detective’s Trap: A High-Stakes Kidnapping and Coercion Plot in 1889 SeattleA young woman, under legal guardianship after a landmark trial, is lured into a carriage by a female imposter and delivered into the hands of a desperate man wielding a pistol.Seattle, WA