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9 stories matching archer

  1. The Ghost Ship of Barclay Sound

    A British bark, found abandoned and dismantled, leaves a maritime mystery in its wake.

    Mar 25, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Stall Birth: A Baby Born Among the Horses

    In a remarkable coincidence of rural life and frontier pragmatism, a Vancouver woman delivers a healthy daughter in a horse stall at the Clarke County Fairgrounds.

    Apr 16, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterVancouver, Clark CountyStrange But True

  3. The Tragic End of a Walla Walla Sheriff

    After years of public service and a history of mental health struggles, former Sheriff Archer Bowles dies by his own hand.

    Nov 4, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWalla Walla, Walla Walla County

  4. The Wreck of the Bark Archer

    After a violent storm capsized their ship off the coast of Cape Flattery, the crew faced fire and rising seas in a desperate struggle for survival.

    Mar 31, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCape Flattery, Neah Bay, Clallam CountyDisasters

  5. The Milk Route Aristocrat of Archer Avenue

    A satirical social drama involving a milk route heiress and a love triangle, printed as news filler in 1881.

    Apr 28, 1882Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

  6. Ione Shuts Its Red-Light District—and Issues Warrants for the Men Who Frequented It

    In a Pend Oreille County mill town, the mayor and council ordered the resorts closed, charging three women and preparing John Doe warrants for their clients.

    Mar 31, 1910The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentIone, Pend Oreille CountyCity Hall · Nightlife

  7. The Klondike Miner Who Became a Wrestling King

    From farm work to the gold fields, Frank Gotch finds his fortune and fame on the mat, with a championship match pending in Washington state.

    Jan 12, 1904The Evening StatesmanBellingham, Whatcom CountyNightlife

  8. The Price of a Manslaughter Verdict

    A convicted man sentenced to twenty years after a jury trial that Judge Humes believed was lenient.

    Mar 29, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  9. Billy Fife: Self-Taught Caricaturist of Frontier Seattle

    A biography of Billy Fife, a sailor and self-taught caricaturist whose sharp wit and rare artistic skill captured Seattle's frontier life.

    Jan 6, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyLocal Legends

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