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114 stories matching coupl
- The Bureaucracy of Getting Hitched
A deputy clerk at the Pierce County courthouse recounts the chaotic, comical, and bureaucratic hurdles faced by couples seeking marriage licenses.
- Fugitive Couple Caught in Seattle After Six-Month Chase
A waiter and a logger's wife have been apprehended in Seattle following a dramatic months-long pursuit.
- Forbidden Love Crosses the Border
Due to Washington State's laws prohibiting marriage between first cousins, a local couple travels to British Columbia to wed.
- An Elopement to Walla Walla
Defying an irate father's objections, a young Athena couple tracks down a deputy auditor at midnight to secure their marriage license.
- A Judicial Attempt at Reconciliation
In a divorce proceeding, a local judge steps outside the bounds of the bench to urge a feuding couple to try again.
- The Flying Coupling: Engineer Shanno Chases Down a Runaway Locomotive
When a detached engine tears toward Ellensburg, a quick-thinking engineer uncouples his own locomotive and catches the runaway on the fly.
- A Bartender's Affair: Sumner Wife Flees with Her Lover
When Henry Brianer left for a business trip, bartender B. Grant moved in on his wife. Now the couple—and her two children—are missing, presumed headed to Seattle.
- A Shaming Serenade Gone Wrong
A citizen writes to the editor to defend a newly married couple from a violent, unwanted 'charivari' performance.
- The Retraction of Mrs. Hoff
A minister's wife recants sensational allegations of abuse and battery, leaving a community wondering what truth lies behind a public marriage scandal.
- The City vs. County Quarantine Standoff
A sick couple was left suffering in quarantine while city and county officials bickered over who was responsible for their medical bills.
- Buckley Teens Navigate Legal Hurdle to Marry
A young orphan and his teenage bride-to-be were initially turned away from the marriage license window, but a creative legal intervention allowed the wedding to proceed.
- A Wedding Behind Bars
Facing a federal trial for alleged human trafficking, a Walla Walla man escapes prison by marrying his accuser in a startling turn of events.
- The Carriage-Trade Heists of Seattle
A stylish young couple is arrested for a string of hold-ups where the wife served as the getaway driver while her husband robbed pedestrians.
- An Interracial Wedding Sparks Public Outrage
Helen Gladys Emery leaves her California home to marry a Japanese man in Tacoma, facing mobs and hostile crowds along the way.
- A Wedding Across the Color Line in Walla Walla
A local preacher marries a white girl and her Chinese partner after her mother grants formal consent.
- A Public Wedding at the Fruit Fair
A young couple takes their vows on the bandstand of the local fruit fair, turning a civil ceremony into a city-wide spectacle.
- The Maid of Honour, Nine Years Later
Anna Peterson stood at Myron Spath's first wedding. Now she came to Newport to marry the groom herself — and he failed to arrive.
- Domestic Feud Reaches Police Court
A recurring conflict between the Holmes couple escalates after a murder threat warrant is sworn out.
- Fire Destroys Home in Loomis
A local family lost their home to fire, triggering a massive show of support from the generous Loomis community.
- The Mayor’s Chimneys Are on Fire
Two separate blazes in Tacoma’s South End prompt a frantic response from the city fire department, revealing that even elected officials are not immune to the dangers of defective flues.
- The Milwaukee Road Connects Tacoma to the East
Construction crews drive the final spike on the new rail line, cementing a direct path from Tacoma to Chicago.
- A Change of Heart at the Altar
After a high-profile abandonment at a wedding in Seattle, a man tracks down his bride-to-be in Tacoma to finally go through with the ceremony.
- A High-Speed Crash Into a Saloon
After a harrowing collision on Puyallup Avenue, a local couple sues their driver for reckless speed.
- Tragedy in Whatcom
A woman dies of acute alcoholism while her husband, a local editor, vanishes amid the fallout.
- The Couple Who Couldn't Stay Divorced
A local woman secures her second divorce from the same man, prompting a judge to suggest they will likely marry a third time.