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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1908 | 1 |
1 story matching crossarm
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- Newport's Telephone Revolution: A 600-Line Exchange Built for Growth
A Wisconsin telephone man bought out the old exchange, discarded it, and spent $11,000 to give Newport one of the most modern switchboards in the Northwest.
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- The Revolver as the Best Protection
A hardware merchant turns the tables on a would-be highwayman on Queen Anne Hill.
- The Cheadle Point Shootings
A domestic dispute on a remote homestead near Tacoma turns into a violent, chaotic bloodbath involving a revolver and a desperate act of intervention.
- Street Brawl Leaves Laborer Wounded
A late-night argument outside a Tacoma saloon results in a shooting that police only learned of after the assailant had fled.
- The Coxeyites Trek Across the Cascades
Striking laborers barred from Northern Pacific trains walk over the mountains to Cle Elum, leaving the rail yards in a state of uneasy tension.
- Engineer Defends Purse in Near-Fatal Hold-Up
After refusing to surrender his money, a young man is shot twice but manages to throw his attacker over a 14-foot embankment.
- The Aberdeen Rifles' First Grand Gala
A night of 'brass buttons and bright eyes' as the new local armory on Heron Street hosts its inaugural dance.
- The Slungshot Saloon Brawl
A scion of an ex-governor, fueled by opium and drink, faces arrest for a brazen assault in a Second Street tavern.
- A Violent Standoff in Pomeroy
A laborer opens fire on local officers after a drunken disturbance, leading to a desperate shootout in a town alleyway.