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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1893 | 1 |
1 story matching eimer
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- The Millionaire's Son and the 'Sweat Box'
A wealthy merchant's son is detained in the city's 'sweat box' after a drunken theft of a diamond bracelet, revealing the rough-and-tumble nature of frontier justice.
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- A Near Miss at Second and Pike
A pedestrian’s moment of distraction leads to a dramatic collision with a downtown cable car, resulting in a surprising escape.
- A Rabbi Died on the Road to Washington, Still Fighting for His Maury Island Homestead
M. Eisbert left Seattle to plead his land case to President Cleveland and the Interior Department. He died in Helena instead, leaving a family, a petition signed by 860 people, and a homestead the government had already taken from him.
- A Miraculous Escape on Front Street
A young boy was run over by a delivery truck, yet managed to walk away with his life.
- The Last of the Crib-Dwellers
A railroad company successfully clears the last remaining shack underneath the King Street trestle.
- A Cabin Burned, a Man Vanished Near Enumclaw
George Eigensteller disappeared from his cabin near Enumclaw; the next morning the cabin burned, and no remains were found in the ruins.
- A Runaway Horse, Two Fence Splinters, and a Hotelkeeper’s Fearless Daughter
Mary Eirby is gravely hurt near Fort Steilacoom—the same woman who once held a robber at gunpoint in her father’s hotel.