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470 stories matching marriag
- A Tragic End Near Addy
A nineteen-year-old woman dies by suicide years after a forced annulment of her marriage, highlighting the societal pressures of the era.
- The Six-Month Trap: A Seattle Divorce Scandal
A husband abandons his second wife after a bigamous marriage, forcing a judge to rule on the legality of vows broken before the ink was dry on a divorce decree.
- Forced into Marriage in Tacoma
A young woman is reportedly coerced by her father to marry a miner against her prior engagement.
- Breach of Promise Lawsuit Dismissed
A judge rules that a marriage agreement based on cohabitation is not a binding legal contract.
- The Price of a Wife: Marriage Traditions of the Skokomish
A rare 1885 account details the intricate marriage customs, dowries, and inter-tribal alliances of the Pacific Northwest tribes.
- The Bride Who Wasn't
A Norwegian woman who traveled from Minneapolis to Seattle on the promise of marriage finds herself at the police station instead.
- The Mock Wedding Scandal
A Seattle bride files for divorce, revealing her husband tricked her into a sham ceremony before marrying her for real under the watch of a constable.
- 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.
- The Landmark Case of an Indigenous Heir
A court ruling recognizes a marriage between a white pioneer and a niece of Chief Seattle, potentially shifting land title laws across the region.
- Fugitive Arrested While Applying for Marriage License
A man wanted for his involvement in an illegal prize fight was captured by the sheriff in the auditor's office on his wedding day.
- The Coal-Picking Child: A Mother’s Plea for Freedom from Cruelty
Martha Hansen sues to annul her marriage, alleging Gabriel Hansen forced their young daughter to scavenge coal along railroad tracks while keeping the child in squalor.
- The Seduction Warrant
A Woodinville rancher avoids the altar until a persistent constable and a threat of criminal charges force his hand.
- The Tragic End of a Seattle Marriage
A woman remains silent in jail as authorities piece together the details of a fatal shooting and a secretive, volatile union.
- The Teen Bride and the Soldier
A seventeen-year-old in Port Townsend seeks a trade: her marriage certificate for a new license.
- The Tragedy of a Desperate Courtship
A jilted suitor’s attempt to force a marriage ends in violence and a desperate shooting near Seattle.
- The Rapid Bankruptcy of a Marriage
Actress Mabel Hite recounts a whirlwind three-week marriage to a spendthrift heir who burned through a $20,000 fortune in a spree of champagne and faro banks.
- The Skagit Farm Courtroom Battle
A landmark inheritance case hinged on the validity of an 1880s marriage between a white settler and a Swinomish woman.
- The Architect and the Common Law Wife
A breach-of-promise suit spills messy details of a hidden life, with a prominent architect claiming his former partner was merely a paid mistress.
- A Territorial Legislature Grants a Divorce
In 1859, Alice Davis asked Washington's lawmakers—not a court—to end her marriage, and the House obliged by an 18-to-3 vote.
- The Sheriff’s Cold Night and A Surprise Marriage
After evading capture in a dramatic escape from the Moxee, a fugitive is arrested and promptly married by the local justice.
- Seduction Suit Against Hamilton Town Founder
A Washington court awards $3,000 to a woman after the founder of the town of Hamilton reportedly broke a marriage promise following a seduction.
- The Union Dowry
To combat criticism that unions discouraged matrimony, the Women's Trade Union League begins offering cash incentives to members who marry.
- The Family Tree That Became a Tangled Mess
A courtroom drama unfolds over a bizarre multi-generational marriage that left a family in civil war.
- A Marriage to Avoid the Law
A kidnapping case in Kelso takes an unexpected turn when the defendants are wed in court to resolve their custody and living arrangement disputes.
- A Wedding Gift of Waterfront Land
A Kitsap County marriage is marked by a generous, high-stakes wedding present of property near the U.S. dry dock.