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| 1859 | 1 |
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| 1883 | 10 |
| 1884 | 6 |
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| 1886 | 5 |
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| 1889 | 30 |
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25 stories matching affection
- A Violent Outburst at a South G Street Boarding House
A jealous boarding house keeper, convinced his tenants were vying for his wife's affection, launched a violent attack that left him in police custody.
- The Price of Meddling: Mother-in-Law Ordered to Pay for Alienating Son's Affections
After a bitter legal battle over a forced marriage and the sudden promise of Klondike gold, a young wife successfully sues her mother-in-law for shattering her home.
- The Long Life of Nancy Ann Colvin
At 101 years old, Nancy Ann Colvin lives with her son near Kent, Washington, after a lifetime that began in Ireland in 1802.
- Spokane Hardware Dealers Enforce Union Pricing
Wholesale hardware stores agree to penalize non-union horseshoers by doubling supply costs.
- The Midnight Deadline for Local Vice
New state laws targeting gambling and the 'earnings of a fallen woman' arrive this Wednesday, leaving the city wondering if this time the crackdown will stick.
- A Gold Umbrella for the Starter
Before the Walla Walla derby, local horsemen honored track judge Robert Leighton with a surprise tribute for his fair and steady hand on the racing circuit.
- The Fight for the Ten-Hour Day
A department store faces legal action for forcing saleswomen into fourteen-hour shifts.
- The High Cost of Progress in Seattle
Property owners on Pike Street are challenging the city council, arguing that if their land was damaged by regrading, they shouldn't be taxed for the 'benefits' of the improvement.
- The Great Spokane Title Crisis
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has suddenly rendered thousands of property deeds void, threatening the downtown core of Spokane.
- Supreme Court Rules on School Land Squatters
A definitive U.S. Supreme Court decision resolves decades of uncertainty regarding land titles for Washington State school lands, ending claims by settlers like Anton Johansen.
- U.S. Supreme Court Voids Northern Pacific Land Sales
A landmark ruling leaves homeowners and farmers on railroad land in legal limbo, requiring an act of Congress to resolve.
- The Great Spokane Tooth War
Advertising dentists battle traditional practitioners over new state regulations and the right to practice.
- A Scandal in the Doctor’s House
Valeska Lueders files for divorce, revealing a household divided by her husband’s infidelity and his insistence that she vacate their home for his companion.
- A Tumultuous Marriage Ends in Courtroom Drama
After neighbors are roused by screams and a bed is broken in a domestic scuffle, a Walla Walla man is acquitted of assault charges against his wife.
- Washington Burned the Nursery Trees—Then Came the Lawsuit
The state horticulture commissioner destroyed infected shipments from eastern nurseries. Now the nurserymen say he broke interstate commerce law.
- The Shadow of the Railroad King
Walla Walla business leaders face a harsh reality: their local economic destiny is now entirely controlled by E.H. Harriman, the transcontinental rail magnate.
- The Tragedy and Redemption of Alice Cady
After a young woman fled to Seattle to escape scandal, her father and lover reunited with her to formalize their bond.
- Pioneer and Pataha Prairie Founder Dies at 77
Zenas A. Baldwin, an early settler of Garfield County who arrived in California during the vigilante era, passes away near Pomeroy.
- The Man Who Wasn't There: Tacoma's Gripman Dies from a 'Minor' Car Accident
Sylvester Farrell, a beloved streetcar worker and union member, succumbs to injuries sustained weeks earlier when a broken cable strand caused his car to jerk. His death highlights the hidden dangers of early 20th-century transit labor.
- A Deadly Jealousy in South Seattle
After shooting a neighbor in a long-standing dispute, a woman’s husband argues that years of mental illness, not malice, drove her to violence.
- The Stockbroker Who Loved Too Many Renton Maidens
A flirtatious stockbroker lands in court over his 'Don Juan tendencies' after bombarding young hotel workers with red-ink love letters and unrequested rings.
- The Tragedy of an Obsessive Pursuit
A Scandinavian immigrant's obsessive courtship in Tacoma turns violent, ending in a police manhunt and a quiet deal to exile the suitor.
- The Electrocution of a Lineman
A routine day for a Seattle Electric company worker ended in a harrowing, public death that left his body suspended over the city's Sixth Avenue for fifteen minutes.
- A Missing Word Nearly Derailed Bellingham's First City Election
Washington's Supreme Court ruled that Whatcom and Fairhaven could hold a combined city election in December 1903, reading past a clerk's drafting error to honor the legislature's intent.
- The Naturalization Law the Courts Were Supposed to Follow
A federal inspector finds courts skipping the new anarchist oath and, in Pierce County, granting citizenship to four Japanese men barred by federal rule.