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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1899 | 2 |
2 stories matching trooper
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:troop, tromper, trosper, troo, toper, trope
- The Farewell Voyage of the Third Cavalry
As the steamship St. Paul prepares to ferry soldiers to the Philippine Islands, Seattle watches its 'brave boys in blue' depart for a war from which many may never return.
- The Last Bugle Call: A Seattle Boy’s Final Resting Place in Manila
Private Allan Carlyle of the Washington Volunteers dies of disease in the Philippines; his comrades in Seattle mourn a life cut short by the very war they helped send.