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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 1 |
1 story matching bandon
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- A Territory Mourns: Olympia Buries Charles H. Mason
When Washington Territory's secretary and frequent acting governor died in 1859, Chief Justice McFadden and Olympia's leading men gathered at the capitol to call him a public servant 'of both soul and nerve.'
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- Blood on the Ballroom Floor
A dance in Belltown ends in a violent altercation and a tragic suicide.
- Vashon Island's Tent City Summer
An organized assembly on Vashon Island plans for a two-week rural retreat, complete with lecture series, music, and Sunday school drills, promising to appear 'like Jonah's gourd' in a night.