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4 stories matching confront

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  1. Teenager Charged with Fatal Shooting of Indigenous Man

    A tragic confrontation on a La Conner wharf leaves a man dead and the local community in a state of high tension.

    May 6, 1890Fairhaven HeraldLa Conner, Skagit CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  2. The Widow’s Revenge at the Buzzard Saloon

    A young boarding house proprietor storms a local saloon to confront her lover at gunpoint after a broken promise of marriage.

    Mar 13, 1890Fairhaven HeraldSpokane, Spokane CountyScandal

  3. The Shoemaker's Retribution

    A downtown confrontation erupts after a local businessman catches a thief red-handed.

    May 1, 1890Fairhaven HeraldBellingham, Whatcom County

  4. An Afternoon Confrontation in Sehome

    A burglar caught under a bed in the Postmaster's home is captured after a dramatic chase and a warning shot from a revolver.

    Mar 20, 1890Fairhaven HeraldSehome, Bellingham, Whatcom CountyTrue Crime

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