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3 stories matching bam

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  1. Crackdown on Opium Smuggling

    A federal grand jury indicts four men, including a longtime steamer employee, for smuggling large quantities of opium into the region.

    Dec 22, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  2. The Mysterious Chinatown Robbery Trial

    Local tensions rise as a merchant faces a suspicious prosecution, sparking a retaliatory street brawl.

    Feb 8, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerChinatown, Seattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance · True Crime

  3. A Pinkerton Man’s Deception in Prosser

    A high-stakes manhunt for a horse thief ends in North Yakima after a Pinkerton operative goes undercover to secure a suspect.

    Sep 11, 1890The Yakima HeraldProsser, Benton CountyTrue Crime

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  1. A Belligerent Patient at the Steilacoom Asylum

    Apr 7, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerWestern State Hospital, Steilacoom

  2. The Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay Interview

    A rare glimpse into the life of the sensational English stage star Lottie Collins, who candidly discusses the exhausting reality of performing the world's most popular song.

    Jan 16, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. An Elopement from Seattle

    A local woman and her partner slip away in the night, choosing a life together in Whatcom.

    Aug 5, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle

  4. The Minister Who Faced Down the Mob

    How a local pastor stood against the 1886 anti-Chinese riots and became a target of the city's fury.

    Sep 10, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMethodist Episcopal Church, Seattle, Seattle

  5. A Boy’s Run of Unbelievable Bad Luck

    After suffering a hog bite that cost him a finger, a young boy is accidentally shot by a friend while target practicing.

    Jun 25, 1903The Evening StatesmanDayton

  6. Embezzlement Scandal Rocks Whatcom Bank

    Col. C. M. Atkins, cashier of the suspended First National Bank, faces multiple charges of embezzlement after being arrested at his home.

    Nov 19, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham

  7. A Bank President’s Arrest Leads to a Habeas Corpus Fight

    Dr. W. P. Book, former president of the failed Aberdeen bank, is arrested in Seattle and released on $2,000 bond while his lawyers challenge the case.

    Jan 1, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. A Scantling Scuffle at the Boom

    A simmering dispute over local timber booms erupts in violence at Chenoise Creek.

    Jul 26, 1894Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen

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