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5 stories matching beseech

  1. Fire Ravages Cle-Elum

    A devastating blaze wipes out a business district, echoing the recent destruction in North Yakima.

    Jul 30, 1891The Yakima HeraldCle Elum, Kittitas CountyDisasters

  2. City Hall Forces Transit Upgrade

    After years of complaints about 'rattletraps,' the City Council orders the Tacoma Railway & Power Company to replace its McKinley Park fleet.

    Mar 18, 1909The Tacoma TimesMcKinley Park, Tacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  3. The Shadow Over Seattle's Early Growth

    A vitriolic 1881 congressional speech from Thomas H. Brents reveals the dark, exclusionary labor politics that defined the foundations of the Pacific Northwest.

    Apr 26, 1882Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance

  4. The Biblical Courtship of 1887

    A silent, pewside romance unfolds in a Seattle church using only a Bible and verse-pointing as a medium for a marriage proposal.

    Jul 17, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  5. The Minister’s Holy Kick

    A traveling preacher pulls a fast one on a highwayman in this classic piece of frontier satire.

    Mar 24, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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