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4 stories matching patterson

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  1. The Point Roberts Dinner Party Murder

    A celebratory dinner at the border turned fatal when a drunken argument over whiskey escalated into a stabbing, leaving one man dead and a community in shock.

    Jun 11, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Battle for Burke’s Second Addition

    A legal dispute over property ownership pulls in dozens of local residents and sets the city's legal community against one another.

    May 14, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  3. The Cutting-Edge Technology of an Arctic Expedition

    In 1885, a state-of-the-art surveying vessel arrived in Port Townsend, beginning a multi-year mission to map the treacherous and uncharted coastlines of Alaska.

    May 6, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyStrange But True

  4. The First Ward's Shadow Government

    A group of unsuccessful job-seekers and disgruntled agitators formed an unofficial 'shadow council' to mock local civic power in 1884 Seattle.

    Jul 3, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall · Strange But True

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