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2 stories matching barkley

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  1. A Mother’s Desperate Rescue in Ocosta Bay

    A mother who could not swim dives into the freezing tide to save her drowning son.

    Jan 21, 1892The Yakima HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyStrange But True

  2. Everett's First Election Is a Four-Ticket Free-for-All

    Barely incorporated, the town fields citizens', nonpartisan, firemen's and bolter tickets—all with Thomas Dwyer at the top.

    Mar 10, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

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  1. The Barber, the Boarder, and the Bad Meat

    A Rosalia boarding house proprietor sues for $6,000 after a poet lampoons his culinary standards in the local paper.

    Aug 14, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRosalia

  2. The Depot Brawl: A Railway Scuffle Over Booze and Conduct

    A barkeeper’s attempt to 'work' a drunken traveler off on a train descends into a violent, chaotic melee involving railroad men, heavy boots, and a crowd expecting a murder.

    Jul 23, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSpokane Depot, Spokane

  3. A Wharf Foreman Tied an Iron Bar to His Neck and Stepped Into the Bay

    James Mobley, foreman for the Port Blakely Mill Company, left his hat on the wharf as the only clue — a private collapse in a company mill town.

    Sep 20, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBainbridge Island

  4. Logan Billingsley Saws His Way Out of Detention

    After his sentencing in a high-profile whiskey graft trial, Logan Billingsley vanished from the immigration detention station using a hacksaw.

    Apr 27, 1917White Bluffs SpokesmanSeattle

  5. 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

  6. A Fatal Duel Over a Horse in the Cascades

    A young railway worker claims self-defense after shooting a known gambler near Nason Creek.

    Jul 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNason Creek, Chelan County

  7. The Fugitive Foreman of Franklin

    A man working at the Oregon Improvement Company’s stables in Franklin is revealed as a wanted fugitive for a fatal land dispute in Indian Territory.

    Dec 15, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFranklin, Black Diamond

  8. Brutal Assault Leaves Wallula Rancher Fighting for Life

    A stranger’s unprovoked attack with a jagged beer bottle has left a rancher in critical condition, shocking the Pasco community.

    Jul 9, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterPasco

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