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3 stories matching brock

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  1. The Price of a State Job

    A prison employee claims he was fired for refusing to contribute to the Governor’s campaign fund.

    Oct 26, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterWashington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, Walla Walla CountyCity Hall

  2. An Angler's Surprise in Lake Union

    A six-pound blue catfish is landed, sparking debates about the ecological impact of non-native species introduced by state commissioners.

    Jun 3, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerLake Union, Seattle, King CountyFollow the Money · Strange But True

  3. A Sudden End in the Woods

    A young immigrant worker killed by a falling limb near Seattle highlights the perils of early logging.

    Jun 14, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyWork & Pay

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  1. The Strong Boy and the Local Champion

    Omer Marbet and Frans Unfried sign articles for a $500 catch-as-catch-can wrestling match at Turner Hall.

    Apr 17, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. The Retired Wrestler and the Bull

    A former champion wrestler faces the fight of his life against an enraged bull on Beacon Hill.

    Jul 22, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBeacon Hill, Seattle

  3. The Seven-Year-Old Stick-up Artist

    A young boy pulls a professional-style robbery on a peer in broad daylight, leaving police baffled.

    Jan 19, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerE Street, Tacoma

  4. The Deadly Man-Trap of Whatcom

    A man is held without bail after a spring-gun trap set on his property results in a fatal shooting.

    Dec 19, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham

  5. A Community Rallies After a Railway Tragedy

    When a young brakeman loses his foot in a rail accident near the Cedar River, local citizens organize to secure his future.

    Jun 15, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle

  6. The Nahcotta Bear Fighter

    A meat market man from the coast fends off an angry mother bear using only his boot.

    Sep 24, 1903The Evening StatesmanNahcotta

  7. A Railroad Feud in Whatcom

    Citizens of Whatcom are up in arms after a railway company performs a bare-minimum, last-minute track laying to save their franchise.

    Mar 11, 1890Fairhaven HeraldHolly Street, Bellingham

  8. The Constable Who Shot a Boy

    A Newcastle constable is convicted of assault with a deadly weapon for shooting a runaway teen he was attempting to detain.

    Dec 22, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerNewcastle

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