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7 stories matching benjamin
- A Heroine in the Sound
A young woman saves two men from drowning after their boat capsized in a storm.
- The Passing of a Respected Cedar River Arbitrator
Benjamin Solomon, a community leader and descendant of Chief Seattle, dies at his homestead near Renton.
- The Quarry Owner Who Vanished Twice
Albert H. Sherwood once reappeared after a London trip claiming to have discovered his identity. Now he is missing again—just as a land contest needs his testimony.
- The Merchants' National Bank Trial
Four former officers of a failed Tacoma bank went on trial for false entries and misapplied funds, with prominent lawyers and a careful judge shaping the case.
- The Body in the Box: A Political Murder Haunts Spokane County
Charles F. Gloystein crossed the Freeman's Protective Silver Federation and disappeared. Now his neighbors are offering a $1,000 reward—not for a killer, but for the body.
- The Lumbermen Who Worshipped a Black Cat
Seattle initiates into the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo, a new fraternal society for lumbermen, complete with black robes, mock titles and a banquet.
- A Gavel, a Roar, and a Populist Ticket Born in Chaos
King County's People's Party convention at Turner Hall turned into a shouting, proxy-fighting, faction-splitting marathon—and buried Dr. J. Eugene Jordan and Jack McDonald on the way to nominating a ticket.