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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1877 | 1 |
1 story matching chiberg
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- The Gambler’s Gamble: How a Frenchman’s ‘Little Bit’ Sparked a Seattle Riot
In the early days of Seattle, a dispute over a small sum of money at a boarding house escalated into a violent brawl involving three gamblers and a local resident, highlighting the volatile nature of frontier justice.
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- The Seattle Grocer Who Died Chasing Central American Trade
J. E. Chilberg clawed back from a fire, a failed corporation and a panic to build a Puget Sound steamship trade with Guatemala — then went down with the foundering Colima on the voyage that was supposed to secure it.
- A Frontier Ambush Near Snohomish
A railroad worker is lured into the woods under the pretense of a land deal and fights for his life against a highwayman.