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73 stories matching dan
- The Blue Glass Cure: A Barber’s Quackery and a Seattle Elder’s Rage
In March 1877, an elderly Black man named Uncle Dan nearly came to blows with a white barber over a ridiculous 'medical' treatment involving blue window panes and sunlight.
- The Unfortunate Case of the Boiled Sock Coffee
A culinary disaster on the Columbia River ruins a cook's reputation forever.
- A Desperate Jailbreak in Colfax
While awaiting trial for the embezzlement of grain, a local warehouse manager leads a daring escape from the county jail, resulting in a foot chase and a sheriff's pursuit.
- Two Puyallup Girls Rescued from Trafficking Plot
A local landlady intervenes to save two sisters from a man who lured them to Seattle under the false pretense of employment.
- The Bachelor of South Lake and the One-Dollar Fine
A territorial dispute over a fence escalated into a shooting and a lake-dunking, leading to an unlikely legal entanglement for an elderly hermit.
- Ida May Love Went to Sea as 'Dan McArdle'
A Whatcom newlywed walked out on her husband, her skirts and her name to serve seven weeks aboard the warship Monterey — and the Post-Intelligencer tracked her to a Leavenworth dance hall, where she was still talking about 'us boys.'
- Fireman Killed in Collision Between Hose Wagon and Streetcar
Dan Noonan, a veteran relief fireman, dies after a tragic collision on the steep Twenty-third street hill.
- Saloon Owner Attacks Longshoreman as Crowd Watches
After a longshoreman shattered a saloon mirror, proprietor Dan McNamara beat him in the street while about thirty bystanders failed to intervene.
- The Mysterious Government Inspector
A Tacoma man claimed a high-level federal appointment in the Department of the Interior, shaking down friends for cash before federal officials exposed the scheme as a total fabrication.
- City Bids Farewell to Fireman Killed in Line of Duty
Police and fire departments honor Dan Noonan, who died after a collision between a hose wagon and a streetcar in South Tacoma.
- The Wild Rise of Fairhaven
How a 'Dirty Dan' ranch transformed into a bustling, debt-free boomtown in just eighteen months.
- An Embarrassing Resurrection
A logging partner walks into the coroner's office to find his own death certificate being prepared.
- The Mill That Vanished Before Its Workers Got Paid
Kent mill hands won wage liens, then found the company's assets allegedly shifted to a new corporation—and the sheriff returning 'No property found.'
- A Chain Gang Escapee Captured in North Seattle
Dan McMillan, who made a daring escape from a city chain gang, is finally back in custody after years on the run.
- The Dairyman Who Waited at the Jail Door for the Jury
Jurors touring Colville's new county prison met a freshly convicted man, Dan Elgie of Onion Creek, who called every man on his panel by name and told him exactly what he thought.
- A Runaway Buggy and a Near-Fatal Kick
Deputy Sheriff Dan Simmons faces a brush with death while assisting a stranded woman in the sagebrush near Old Town.
- A Diamond-Studded Celebration for the Selah Ditch
Foreman Dan McDonald is honored with a costly gift as the ambitious irrigation project reaches the summit, opening vast new tracts for agriculture.
- A Horsewhipping on Fourth Street
Herman Ramm publicly thrashed Dan House with a blacksnake whip, drawing a crowd—and leaving the 'outrageous offense' unnamed.
- Pay Rent or We Drive the Flocks Elsewhere: Sheepmen Balk at the Railroad's Grazing Leases
Dan Goodman tells a reporter that if the Northern Pacific charges for pasture, whole bands of sheep will be pushed off its line — while the company says the leases exist to keep outside herds from eating out the range.
- The Peavey Gang vs. The US Army
When federal troops tried to stop construction on the Puyallup reservation, Indigenous laborers and their allies literally rolled the government's attempts out of the way.
- The Shadow of the Anti-Chinese Expulsions in Squak Valley
Court testimony reveals a night of armed intimidation and a lethal 'misunderstanding' at a hop farm in 1885.
- The Absinthe Defense: How a 'Swissess' and a Headache Saved a Murderer's Life
In the high-profile Spencer trial in Spokane, witnesses testified that Edward Spencer drank absinthe to sober up before killing Ella Mundt. The court heard he was 'jolly' until the end.
- Tragedy at the Occidental Hotel
A pre-dawn fire at a downtown boarding house kills a resident and leaves others fighting for their lives in the smoke.
- The Whatcom Million-Dollar Bet
Citizens of Bellingham Bay pledge their own wealth to lure the railroad, hoping to transform their sleepy coastal town into a Pacific terminus.
- Union Sailors Clash With Non-Union Crew at Port Gamble
A violent confrontation breaks out as union men attempt to remove a non-union crew from a barkentine, leading to seven arrests by a federal marshal.
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- A Tavern Robbery Goes Wrong
A man is caught in the act of 'rolling' an intoxicated patron in a downtown saloon.
- Tragedy in Olympia Following Domestic Dispute
A young man takes his own life after his wife refuses to live with him due to his alcohol use.
- The Mysterious Death at King and Commercial
A man is found dead in a derelict shack, prompting a coroner’s jury to declare foul play, while the Police Chief dismisses it as a bizarre accident.
- A Coal Town's Benefit Concert for a Fire Victim's Grave
Black Diamond's Ladies' Aid Society raised money on Feb. 22 to improve the burial lot of Daniel Downey, killed in a fire.
- Dignity for a Forgotten Man
A Ladies' Aid Society steps forward to provide a proper burial for a man found under a train trestle.
- A Young Soldier's Regret
Valentine D. Little, a 21-year-old immigrant juggler, was arrested in Seattle for deserting the U.S. Army after being misled by recruiters about his enlistment age.
- A Barber’s Last Walk: No Work, No Way Home, and a Family Left Behind
D. D. Vail left his Clallam County home looking for work. When he found none, he told his wife he would walk back—then took laudanum, hoping a $2,000 insurance policy would do more for his family than he could.
- Sunset Highway Collision
A Spokane dentist crashes into a local carriage, leaving passengers shaken but mostly unhurt.