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9 stories matching dous

  1. The Electrified Watchman

    When the Seattle Electric Railway’s infrastructure turned the city into a hazard, a local watchman learned the hard way that his job required handling more than just time.

    Aug 28, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSouth 1st Street, Seattle, King CountyWork & Pay · Strange But True

  2. Heroic Bucket Brigade Battles Stanwood Inferno

    A devastating fire ravages the business district of Stanwood, leaving the community to fight flames with nothing but ladders and willpower.

    Jun 3, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerStanwood, Snohomish CountyDisasters

  3. The Ice Water Gambit: How a Seattle Drifter Was Framed for Theft

    A local vagrant was doused in freezing water and coerced into a false confession by a cunning runner, only to be caught red-handed on Third Street.

    May 23, 1877The Daily IntelligencerThird Street, Seattle, King CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Stencil Building's Lucky Streak

    For the third time in its history, a furnace mishap threatens to destroy the Stencil building at Main and Third.

    Jun 12, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla, Walla Walla CountyDisasters

  5. The Bucket Brigade That Saved a Block

    Two brothers woke to smoke and falling embers in a Third Street lodging house, then doused the roof fire before the department could even join the fight.

    Dec 29, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia, Thurston CountyDisasters

  6. A Clawhammer, a Tin Whistle, and a Judge Fight: Tacoma’s Wild 1894 Convention

    Pierce County Republicans met in Tacoma to endorse Judge Pritchard for the Supreme Court. By 2 a.m. they had doused the lights, blown a tin whistle, and adjourned without deciding.

    Aug 18, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyCity Hall

  7. A City Hotel Fire Mysteriously Ignites

    A blaze in the heart of Snohomish threatens the city center, sparking theories about Halloween pranksters.

    Nov 2, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFirst Street, Snohomish, Snohomish CountyTrue Crime

  8. The Salvation Army's Odorous Opponents

    A group of young men tried to drive the Salvation Army out of town by dousing their hall in polecat oil.

    Jan 19, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma, Pierce CountyStrange But True

  9. Bees, Hay, and a Chaotic Monday

    A routine day of honey harvesting at Bill Tewalt's place erupts into a farm-field fire, followed by a swarm of angry bees.

    Jul 27, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyStrange But True

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