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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 8 |
8 stories matching bad
- The Con Artist of Fairhaven
A smooth-talking accountant gambles away his reputation and his wife's dignity with a string of bad checks and a faked suicide attempt.
- Train Derailment Leaves Commuters Stranded
A faulty rail causes a train wreck near Samish Lake, leaving passengers to walk twelve miles back to the city.
- Fairhaven’s Fragile Future
With no fire protection and a growing district of wooden structures, local business owners fear the city is one spark away from total ruin.
- The Kitchen Brawl at the Cookhouse
Tensions between two cooks at a Tenth Street boarding house boiled over into a full-blown street fight.
- A Railroad Feud in Whatcom
Citizens of Whatcom are up in arms after a railway company performs a bare-minimum, last-minute track laying to save their franchise.
- Steamer Collision at Yesler's Wharf
The steamer State of Washington smashed into the docked Cascade, nearly destroying the smaller vessel in a chaotic wharf-side accident.
- Street Blasting Terrifies Fairhaven Neighbors
A massive stump removal operation inside city limits wreaks havoc on local storefronts and rattles the nerves of residents.
- The Shoemaker's Retribution
A downtown confrontation erupts after a local businessman catches a thief red-handed.