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71 stories matching hack
- The Ghost on Pacific Avenue
Tacoma’s hack drivers are convinced a local man is a walking curse after a series of strange carriage wrecks.
- The City Hack and the California Horses
As Seattle transitioned into a bustling trade hub, local entrepreneur T.W. Hyndman introduced a new fleet of horses to modernize the city’s burgeoning transportation network.
- The Cabbies' Ghost
Tacoma’s hackmen hold a desperate parade to break a jinxed night on Pacific Avenue.
- Sunset Highway Collision
A Spokane dentist crashes into a local carriage, leaving passengers shaken but mostly unhurt.
- The Blacksmith Who Wasn't: A Stranger’s Fatal Mistake in Walla Walla
S.F. Olson, a visitor from Touchet, died after being struck by a hack in downtown Walla Walla. His identity was only confirmed by a receipt from a local hardware store, leaving his family and origins unknown.
- Holiday Tragedy on the Road
A Memorial Day outing turns to terror when a runaway team leaves a mother injured in a wire fence collision.
- Bags of Gold and a Streetcar Auction in Tacoma
A sheriff's auction outside the Pierce County courthouse transfers the Point Defiance end of the street railway to General Electric for $82,000—with $100,000 in gold sitting in a hack.
- The Sudden End of a Seattle Lawman
Bolton Rogers, a former police chief who rose from a hack-driver to the top of the department, has died following a struggle with brain fever.
- Vigilante Mob Targets Interracial Couple in Walla Walla
A masked group forcibly removed a man and his wife from their home, subjecting them to a brutal public assault.
- The Ghost in the Carriage: A Seattle Wife’s Vigil
An observant reporter catches a glimpse of a woman waiting night after night for her husband, a scene of quiet, invisible domestic sacrifice in the heart of 1877 Seattle.
- A Runaway Team in Downtown Seattle
A frightened pair of horses caused a commotion near the waterfront, charging through a hack and into a brick wall.
- Quarantine at the Hospital
A hack driver suffering from smallpox is discovered at Providence Hospital, triggering immediate isolation measures.
- The Tragedy of a Matrimonial Paper Marriage
A farmer is arrested after a horrific, confessed murder of his wife, a woman he met through a matrimonial advertisement just a year prior.
- The Persistent Con-Artist of Jackson Street
A former hack driver and theater waiter uses elaborate stories and forged checks to swindle local merchants, only to be caught by a vigilant detective.
- Tragedy on the Naches Road
A seven-year-old girl is killed in a freak horse-and-wagon collision near the Naches River.
- A Day Trip to Steptoe Butte Ends in Tragedy
A pleasure trip to the summit of Steptoe Butte turns to horror when a spooked team of horses destroys the hack, leaving passengers severely injured.
- The Wild Carriage Ride Down Commercial Street
A frightened team of horses turned a routine ride into a violent, smashing spectacle, leaving passengers bloody and onlookers breathless.
- The Case of the Missing Two Hundred
A cable-splicer out on a drinking spree accuses his companions of lifting his life savings in a downtown hack.
- The Great Tacoma Hack Scandal
A political feud between rival Democratic factions in Tacoma takes an absurd turn when unpaid livery bills surface after a failed mayoral campaign.
- The $500 Fine for Keeping a 'Bad' House: Seattle's War on Vice and the Women of Yesler Way
In the early days of Seattle, police didn't just arrest prostitutes; they targeted the property owners who housed them. A recent court case reveals the financial stakes of the city's moral crusade.
- The Unceremonious Ejection of Dr. Mary Walker
A historic account of how a pioneering physician was forcibly removed from a women's meeting for her unconventional dress and manner.
- The Hunt for Two Children in a Custody Feud
A mother stalks her estranged husband across the region after he snatches their two young daughters from a Portland home.
- Brutal Murder on the Columbia
A Chinese miner is found murdered near the Columbia River, sparking a manhunt for his countryman who coveted his gold dust.
- A Chaotic Runaway Team on Commercial Street
A frightened lumber team sparks a chain-reaction collision, leaving one man nearly killed and his buggy destroyed.
- A Sudden Passing on Second Street
A well-known local physician collapses in the heart of downtown Seattle.