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3 stories matching cakewalk

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  1. The Cake-Walk Controversy: When Morality Met Modernity in Bellevue

    A local violinist’s moral objection to a high school charity dance nearly sparked a riot, dividing the town between tradition and progress.

    Apr 17, 1899The Seattle StarBellevue, King CountyNightlife

  2. Three Hundred Olympians Pack Columbia Hall to See Who Takes the Cake

    A novelty dance craze two weeks in the gossiping arrives at last: one hundred couples, a flag, a pair of clashing cymbals, and a ten-cent ticket for every march — all to raise money for the YMCA's women's auxiliary.

    Mar 2, 1892The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyNightlife · Strange But True

  3. Laundry Workers Take Over Spanaway Park

    1,300 Tacoma laundry workers and their families gathered for an annual picnic despite the rainy weather, competing in races and dancing into the evening.

    Jun 10, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyWork & Pay

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