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10 stories matching donnelli

  1. The Pillowcase Vault: A Tacoma Man’s $180 Vanishes Into the Laundry

    E.M. Carter hid his savings under a pillow at the Donnelly Hotel, only to leave it behind when he checked out. Thanks to a sharp-eyed police chief and a laundry room search, the money was saved from boiling soapsuds.

    Dec 23, 1903The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  2. The Wanted Kidnaper Who Once Walked Our Streets

    A Tacoma detective identifies a notorious kidnaper as a local con man who scammed city businessmen a year prior.

    Apr 1, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyTrue Crime

  3. The Fire That Killed a Hotel

    A disastrous downtown blaze consumed the Star Theater, inadvertently scuttling a major quarter-million-dollar property deal.

    May 10, 1909The Tacoma TimesPacific Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust · Disasters

  4. Republican Party Brass Launch Re-election Campaign

    Prominent local figures gather at the Donnelly Hotel to secure the future of Pierce County’s federal delegation.

    Apr 19, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  5. The Gold Rush That Wouldn't Die

    While the world moved on, a handful of prospectors still staked their claims in the rugged North Cascades, braving ruined trails and washed-out bridges for a few dollars of gold a day.

    Dec 17, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerMarblemount, Skagit CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  6. The Seattle Star’s Local Beat: A Robber’s $20, a Funeral, and the Yellow Peril Panic

    While New York burns in wire copy, Seattle deals with petty theft, local funerals, and a debunked rumor of an Alaskan battle.

    Mar 18, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  7. City and County Locked in Standoff Over Hospital Care

    As bureaucratic disputes over hospital bills intensify, city officials warn that patients may soon be abandoned to the streets.

    Nov 9, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  8. The City's 'Souvenir' Epidemic

    Tacoma restaurants struggle with a wave of thefts as society women and girls make off with hotel silverware as mementoes.

    Feb 19, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

  9. The 'Buy Local' Crusade of 1904

    Tacoma’s industrial boosters celebrate a year of lobbying, recruitment, and a rigid insistence on regional loyalty.

    Jul 8, 1904The Tacoma TimesTacoma, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  10. The Politics of Snake Oil

    A scathing editorial comparing the Populist movement to medical quackery and the sensationalism of the era's 'wonder books.'

    Sep 4, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King County

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