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4 stories matching jack
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:jacki, jackal, jackan, jacket, jackey, jackin
- A Saloon Fight, a Fine, and a Wage Suit in Old Town
A former musical director at Conquest Saloon sues Jack Furness for back pay, but Furness says he deducted the amount of a fine he paid after the musician's altercation with a customer.
- Found Dying in a Cesspool, a Laborer Takes His Last Secret With Him
Jack Kane was pulled unconscious from the Eagle Mill Co. grounds south of the Great Northern tracks. A missing watch, empty pockets and friends who suspect foul play left Newport with a death it could not explain.
- Found Dead in the Cabin at Downs' Landing
A well-known Pend Oreille River pioneer dies of carbolic acid, leaving a sleeping lumberjack, a neighbor who discovered the body, and a brother who insisted it was an accident.
- A Rancher Found on the Riverbank—and a Family That Suspected Murder
Thomas Johnston was found dead near Blueslide in December 1908. A justice's inquest blamed exposure; his relatives demanded a second look, and a postmortem found no broken neck.