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5 stories matching rabbit

  1. The Great Rabbit Invasion of 1897

    Farmers and settlers in the Palouse region faced a desperate agricultural crisis as a massive swarm of rabbits descended upon their fields.

    Jul 29, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPalouse, Whitman CountyDisasters

  2. The Great Rabbit Drive: Blood, Snow, and the Hunt for Sport in Yakima

    Hundreds of men, boys, and ladies converged on a four-mile line to corral hundreds of jackrabbits into a killing field, resulting in more broken bones than dead rabbits.

    Jan 30, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYakima, Yakima CountyStrange But True

  3. The Night the Coal Ran: How a Company Outsmarted Strikers with Negro Labor and Winchester Rifles

    In a brazen move to break the Koslyn coal strike, company managers smuggled in replacement workers from Illinois under cover of darkness, escorted by armed deputies who fired through the sleeping village of Seattle.

    Jan 31, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMine No. 1, Roslyn, Kittitas CountyWork & Pay

  4. The Dueling Tomcats: A Hunter’s Tale of Feline Fury in Spring Brook

    A local hunter witnesses a violent territorial battle between two male wildcats, fought over the affections of a female observer, before intervening with his shotgun.

    Mar 5, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSpring Brook, King CountyStrange But True

  5. She Rode 2,000 Miles from Wisconsin to Seattle — Alone, in a Dress

    Emma Larson, a 31-year-old Seattle woman, crossed the continent on horseback with only her mare Kitty for company, sleeping under the stars and going days at a stretch on nothing but water.

    Nov 25, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyLocal Legends · Strange But True

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