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6 stories matching cardboard

  1. The Jailhouse Cartoonist

    A talented prisoner turns scraps of cardboard into caricatures of local officials, revealing a hidden history of talent behind bars.

    Jan 8, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  2. The Ghost of a Phone Directory

    A look back at White Bluffs' first phone book reveals a rapidly changing town where most original subscribers have vanished.

    Feb 1, 1924White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

  3. The Great Walkout: Soldiers Protest 'Pauperizing' Rules at Seattle Home

    Sixty men leave the city's soldiers' home in a mass exodus, citing degrading permit requirements and harsh governance by Col. Leslie.

    Jun 3, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The 'Educational Park' That Never Was

    When Seattle’s public school superintendent proposed turning the old University of Washington site into a grand, permanent hub for the city’s schools and library, he called it his 'iridescent dream.'

    Feb 22, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  5. The Ghostly Note of Joe Davis

    After his wife’s death in Oregon, a man jailed in Seattle took his own life in his prison cell, leaving behind a haunting, misspelled confession that claimed they had died for each other.

    Oct 30, 1887Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  6. A Hanging in the Armory: The Unpopular Corporal and the Men Who Stuffed His Uniform

    Company E turned a grudge into theatre — an effigy rigged with an electric-light wire, a pair of odd-coloured glasses and a chalked gravestone — and a military court may follow.

    Aug 13, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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