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4 stories matching parley
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:parl, partley, parlo, barley, carley, farley
- A Deadly Dispute on the Whatcom Road
A rancher takes his own life after a violent domestic confrontation and a days-long standoff with the sheriff.
- A Tenant, a Beam, and a Broken Window: Seattle's Rent Fight Turns Into a Siege
When a landlord tried to move a renter out on Chestnut Street, the dispute ended with a warrant read through a window and a defiant Joyce holding the fort.
- Union and Non-Union Seamen Clash at Port Townsend
A saloon becomes a battleground as a labor dispute over shipping jobs descends into a violent, armed confrontation.
- Two Men Asked to Test a Seattle Schooner. Then They Tried to Kill Its Captain.
A would-be buyer and his genteel companion lured Capt. Jud La Moure into Puget Sound, attacked him with a lead sounding weight, and demanded his gold watch—until he produced a hidden revolver.