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| Year | Stories |
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| 1876 | 1 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1895 | 1 |
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5 stories matching contort
- The Whitman College Students' Circus
A grand student-led performance in Armory Hall brings trained elephants, trapeze artists, and a merry band of clowns to Walla Walla.
- The Ghost in the Photograph
A grieving man’s obsession with the afterlife leads him into the dark, hidden corners of 1876 Seattle—and to a tragic end.
- A Custom Official's Reputation Cleared
A malicious smear campaign against a Seattle official, fueled by Tacoma gossip, falls apart after the accuser retracts his claims.
- The Secret Game Under the Sidewalk
A reporter uncovers a network of hidden gambling dens and 'wire-puller' locks operating with total impunity under the city's reform administration.
- Chief Seattle's Promise, Recalled in a Fishing-Rights Case
Col. B. F. Shaw came to Seattle to testify in a Point Roberts fishing case—and remembered the 1855 Point Elliott treaty, when 6,000 Indigenous people gathered and Chief Seattle offered friendship.