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3 stories matching skyward

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  1. The Balloon Boy of Seattle

    A 12-year-old boy is snatched into the sky after becoming entangled in a hot-air balloon's rigging, leading to a desperate mid-air struggle.

    Sep 9, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. The Last Stake: A Gambler's Ruin at a Seattle Card Table

    A cautionary tale of a high-rolling stranger, a priceless gem, and the silent, unblinking eye of the house lookout.

    Jan 11, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyNightlife

  3. Canoeing the Queets: Promise and Dispossession on the Olympic Peninsula

    An 1892 travelogue celebrates homesteaders in the Queets River valley while arguing that Native hunters should be confined to the reservation.

    Sep 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerQueets, Grays Harbor CountyExclusion & Resistance

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