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6 stories matching aberr

  1. A Missing Man, a Dead Wife, and a Sewing Machine Full of Money

    Joseph Von Lingenau vanished after his wife died in childbirth. His friends fear murder; his neighbors remember a man coming apart.

    Aug 3, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Last Chapter at 1344 C Street

    After her abusive husband hanged himself in the Tacoma city jail, a Swedish-born woman shot herself—and the policeman who had tried to save her stayed at her bedside until the end.

    Apr 11, 1892The Olympia Tribune1344 C Street, Tacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

  3. The Struggle of the Nicholson Family

    A coal miner in distress highlights the precarity of laborers facing mental health crises while attempting to relocate their families.

    Nov 17, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

  4. Mental Breakdown of Walla Walla Auctioneer

    Business pressures and the stress of testifying in a high-profile arson trial are cited as the cause of a sudden collapse.

    Jun 15, 1900The Colfax GazetteWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyScandal

  5. A Mysterious Man Walks Into Police Headquarters

    A well-dressed young man appeared at the Seattle police station fearing he was a wanted criminal, but the truth proved less dramatic.

    Oct 15, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  6. The Law Student Who Vanished Into Love Poems and Everett

    J. L. Reed left Snohomish on a Friday morning and never came back; friends traced him to Everett, where he showed signs of mental collapse. An officer went after him.

    Mar 26, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnohomish, Snohomish County

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  1. Rescuing 2,500 Tons of Steel from the Sea

    A massive engineering project is underway to salvage thousands of tons of steel rails from the wreck of the Abercorn.

    Aug 6, 1891Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen

  2. The Ghost Ship in the Surf

    A speculative salvage mission seeks to recover a fortune in iron rails from a shipwrecked vessel buried in the sand.

    Jun 25, 1891Aberdeen HeraldOyehut

  3. A Republican Orator Tames a Crowd in Yakima

    Andrew F. Burleigh wins over a skeptical Yakima audience with cool reasoning, effectively silencing a People’s Party heckler.

    Oct 8, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYakima

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