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7 stories matching augusta
- The Deadly Rivalry at the Bargetown Lake
Two farmers, blinded by their competition for the hand of a local woman, met at daybreak for a fight that ended in blood and arrest.
- A Court Fight Over Moving the Dead
Andrew O. Freeborn wants a judge to order the health officer to permit the disinterment of Augusta Schmeig Picht from the Masonic cemetery to another lot.
- The Abandoned Property on Stewart Street
A divorce filing in Seattle details a life of abuse and abandonment, as a woman fights for her home and the support of her children.
- The Customs Feud That Fired on a Chilean Bark
A Chilean vessel left Tacoma without clearance and was chased by a U.S. revenue cutter in Puget Sound—an international incident sparked by jealousy between Chile's local representatives.
- A Troubled Night at Ninth and Tacoma
A woman experiencing a mental health crisis caused a public spectacle at a city horse trough, prompting police to intervene.
- The London Scandal That Followed a Man to Seattle
A local saloon owner is pardoned after spending months in jail, with rumors swirling that his conviction was a orchestrated hit job by high-society English rivals.
- The Builder Who Put Up Old Seattle
Timothy P. Roberts arrived in 1875 and left behind some of the young city's landmark structures—and a family with its own political story.