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4 stories matching bock

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  1. The Gilded Union: A Chorus Girl and a Chinese Actor Defy Convention in Seattle's Chinatown

    In a scandalous departure from social norms, Jessie Kitchie and Ah Bock exchanged vows in the opium-scented apartments of Jackson Alley, marking a rare public union across racial lines in 1889.

    Jan 11, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyExclusion & Resistance · Scandal

  2. Violence in the Opium Dens of Colfax

    A brutal feud between laborers in a remote Eastern Washington opium joint ends in a horrific shooting and a manhunt.

    Feb 7, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerColfax, Whitman CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Unsolved Disappearance of John H. Wisely

    A man disappears from his home in broad daylight, only for his body to be discovered days later on the shores of Elliott Bay.

    Dec 18, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSalmon Bay, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. The City That Vanished: Seattle’s First Real Estate Bubble and the Ghosts of Terry’s Addition

    A look back at January 1890, when Seattle’s land boom was in full swing, prices were soaring, and developers like George Dorffel were selling lots in new subdivisions to speculators eager for a quick profit.

    Jan 13, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDenny Park, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

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  1. The Tragic End of the Moncks

    A young couple is found dead in a Seattle hotel room, a desperate final act following the husband's unemployment.

    Jan 9, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. The Great Nooksack Potlatch

    Hundreds gather near Lynden for a traditional gift-giving feast and solemn reburial of ancestors.

    Dec 10, 1908The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-CurrentLynden

  3. A Close Call for a Young Girl

    A man is held for trial after attempting to assault a girl at his cabin near the foot of Pike Street.

    Jan 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPike Street, Seattle

  4. Fatal Accident at McDonald’s Logging Camp

    A swamp hook recoils, claiming the life of a Swedish laborer in the woods near Orting.

    May 17, 1904The Tacoma TimesOrting

  5. The Final Watch of 'Tamarack' Booth

    A Civil War veteran and local pioneer who lived a life of adventure from the high seas to the Pend Oreille valley passes away suddenly in Newport.

    Dec 23, 1909The Newport Miner (Newport, WA) 1899-CurrentNewport

  6. The 'Wild Man' of Kearney Street

    A profile of Leonor Borcharts, known as 'Oofty Goofty,' a performer who made a living by enduring physical abuse for public entertainment.

    Jun 20, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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