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2 stories matching interrupt

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  1. Love vs. Father: The Seattle Elopation That Defied a Kentucky Patriarch

    When her fiancé’s train was late and her father sent a telegram to stop the wedding, a spirited young woman from Louisville chose love over obedience in downtown Seattle.

    Apr 24, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyScandal

  2. Telescoped at the Crossing: A Grant Street Horror

    When a Northern Pacific freight train plowed into an electric streetcar on May 20, 1909, one man died and dozens were mangled in the icy water below. The crash exposed dangerous speeds and negligent watchmen at a city intersection that remains vital today.

    May 29, 1899The Seattle StarSouth Park, Seattle, King CountyDisasters

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