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73 stories matching romant
- The Duwamish River Schoolhouse Scandal
A romantic dispute between two suitors erupts into violence at a church service, forcing a local justice to mediate the cost of their bruised egos.
- The Romantic and Rugged Life of John A. Tennant
A survey of the extraordinary life of a pioneer who navigated the Cherokee Nation, the Fraser River gold rush, and the Methodist circuit.
- The Unintended Confession
A romantic entanglement at a dairy farm is exposed when a letter is mailed to the wrong recipient, sparking a public scandal of pride and betrayal.
- The Sunset Years at Orting
A visit to the state's veteran home reveals a self-sustaining community of Civil War heroes, romantics, and chicken farmers.
- A Deadly Dispute at the Willapa Mill
A labor quarrel over an axe and a job assignment in Pacific County ends in a fatal stabbing.
- The Disappearing Couple of Victoria
A local belle flees her marriage in a dramatic escape involving salt-stained clothing and a trail leading to Spokane.
- The Romantic Politics of the Frontier
When Congressional candidate Charley Voorhees fell in love with a woman outside the Northwest, the local women took it as a personal insult—and voted him out of office.
- The Wedding-Journey Argument
A young couple's petty dispute over transportation during their honeymoon highlights the fragile nature of new love.
- The Fight for Hattie Graham
A teenager locked away in the House of the Good Shepherd finds herself at the center of a legal and domestic tug-of-war.
- A Punch-Up Over a Chambermaid
A political fixer accused of theft turns his ire on a harbormaster who offered unwelcome romantic advice.
- A Printing Office Blunder
A romantic visit to a printing office turns disastrous for a typographer when his fiancée accidentally destroys his hours of labor.
- A Scandal on the White River
A wealthy rancher's son faces a warrant for seduction after a romantic outing turns into a legal battle.
- The Trial of Amelia Tuttle
A young woman in Houghton is dragged into court by a neighbor on charges of insanity, revealing a tangled web of rural gossip, romantic rivalry, and petty jealousy.
- The Nose on Opera Alley
A romantic dispute in Tacoma ends in a grisly, bizarre act of violence and a futile scavenger hunt through the snow.
- The Professor and the Boston Butterfly
A college professor disguises himself as a farmhand to avoid social pretension, only to be caught in a high-stakes comedy of errors after a train wreck brings his secret—and his stubborn romantic interest—to a head.
- Hallowe'en Pranks and Portents in 1893 Seattle
Young revelers mark All Hallows' Eve by moving gates, tricking streetcar drivers, and testing their romantic fates.
- The Failed Elopement of the Postmaster’s Daughter
A small-town romantic drama in Bucoda ends with an attempted escape, a Winchester rifle, and a boxcar departure to California.
- The Sad Tale of a Mail-Order Marriage
A romantic courtship by mail ended in divorce, a sheriff's sale, and a supreme court battle over a farm in Leland Valley.
- The Moonlit Confession: A Romantic Friendship in Snohomish
A local resident’s poetic declaration of love to a companion named Fidencia, published in the 'Wonders' column, reveals the tender, coded language of queer intimacy in late-19th century Washington.
- A Skating Rink Disaster
A romantic rivalry at the local roller rink ends in a humiliating and public wardrobe malfunction.
- The Romantic Elopement at the Parker Ranch
When an overbearing father tried to marry his daughter off to a wealthy neighbor, a young suitor took matters into his own hands in a daring Thanksgiving escape.
- The Goat Meat Grift
A Seattle housewife takes matters into her own hands after a local butcher tries to swindle her.
- The Buried Gold of Dungeness and the Woman Ansel White Left Behind
Neighbors near Dungeness take up divining rods and dig out stumps hunting a dead man's fortune — and turn up instead the fifty-year-old story of the woman he ruined.
- The Sailor Who Mapped the Sound
Rear-Admiral Charles Wilkes, whose 1841 expedition gave Elliott Bay its name and helped secure the Oregon Territory for the United States, has passed away at 76.
- The Jailhouse Wedding
A desperate romantic gesture in the Seattle county jail—a marriage between a woman and an accused burglar—leaves the prosecuting attorney convinced it is merely a legal ploy to dodge a prison sentence.