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9 stories matching aaron
- A Will on Note Paper Survives a Husband’s Challenge
A Seattle court admits Lena Shay Baldwin’s handwritten will, ending a long contest with her surviving husband over Washington, D.C. property, family furniture and jewelry.
- A Widow’s Two Wills, a Husband’s Challenge, and a Fortune Tied to Seattle
Dr. Aaron Baldwin contests the estate of Lena Shay Baldwin, arguing that property left to her Seattle siblings was really his—and that the case belongs in Washington, D.C., not King County.
- The Neighborhood Duel on Front and Bell
A simmering dispute over a horse stabled in a North Seattle basement erupts into a confrontation involving boiling water and a revolver.
- Seven Votes Decide an Office: The Ballots Are 'Indescribable'
A contested Seattle election heads to the state supreme court, where a recount has whittled a 78-vote plurality down to seven — and counsel warns that some ballots defy description.
- The High Price of Homesteading
A local lumber company leverages a housing-shortage pitch to sell building plans, even as court notices reveal the brutal reality of tax-foreclosure cycles for local settlers.
- Masked Men Try to Crack an Ellensburg Safe—and Flee at the First Shout
Two armed strangers cornered a clerk in S. Bliesner’s dry goods store, but his cries brought a crowd and the robbers vanished into it.
- The Postal Money Order Swindle
A former hostler finds himself in federal custody after allegedly intercepting and cashing a woman's mail.
- The Disappearing Clerk of Commercial Street
A dry goods clerk accused of larceny abandons his bond and flees to Port Townsend under an assumed name.
- Organizing the Valley's Harvest
Hay growers meet in White Bluffs to discuss stabilizing the market through a new state-wide cooperative.
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- The Passing of a Respected Cedar River Arbitrator
Benjamin Solomon, a community leader and descendant of Chief Seattle, dies at his homestead near Renton.
- A Tragic Discovery in Everett's City Park
An 11-year-old schoolboy makes a grisly find after a suicide in the local park.
- The Boy Who Wrestled an Eagle
A young prospector fights off a protective mother eagle to secure eaglets from a craggy nest near the Columbia River.
- Tragedy in a Seattle Boarding House
A teamster takes his own life after a heated dispute with his family.
- A City Councilman Fights Back After Late-Night Arrest
Alderman Dr. J. Eugene Jordan demands that his colleagues condemn the ‘un-American’ manner of his recent police apprehension.
- Thanksgiving Prank Turns Violent in North Seattle
A holiday game involving neighborhood boys resulted in a knifing and an arrest after a scuffle broke out on Battery Street.
- Domestic Dispute Leads to Assault Warrant
A leader of the Puyallup tribe is sought by police after a violent altercation with his nephew.
- The Administrator, the Heir, and the Living Dead Man
General R. G. O'Brien faces a court showdown after a legal battle over an inheritance that traveled all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.