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8 stories matching enamor

  1. The Tragic End of a Young Woman in Love

    A nineteen-year-old Seattle woman dies by suicide after a romantic disappointment, sparking local gossip about strychnine and heartbreak.

    Sep 30, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

  2. Jealousy on Pacific Avenue

    An aging ex-bailiff draws a gun on a public official in a public street-side confrontation over an alleged affair.

    Apr 22, 1904The Tacoma TimesSouth Yakima Avenue, Tacoma, Pierce CountyScandal

  3. A Deadly Triangle in Mineral City

    A rancher takes the life of his friend who had been relentlessly harassing his 17-year-old wife.

    Jul 9, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMineral, Lewis CountyTrue Crime

  4. The Mother Who Hunted a 'Scandalous' Actor Across the West

    A persistent woman travels from Oregon to San Jose, mistakenly harassing a local journalist whom she believes is the man who ruined her daughter's life.

    Jun 20, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOpera House, Seattle, King CountyScandal

  5. The Olympia Scandal: A Town’s Moral Reckoning

    A prominent local official’s public affair with a woman known as Mrs. Birdie Maxwell ruptures his household and sparks a criminal trial that captivates the community.

    Dec 29, 1885Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerOlympia, Thurston CountyScandal

  6. The Tragedy of a Heartbroken Immigrant in North Seattle

    After his sweetheart ended their three-month courtship, a young Icelander attempted to take his own life in a ravine-side garret.

    Mar 27, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerHarrison Street, Seattle, King CountyScandal

  7. Wild Goose Bill Dies in the Doorway of the Hollis King Ranch

    The squatter who founded the town of Wilbur came to the King ranch with a six-shooter, shot the woman who had left him, and was killed by the dying man who shot back.

    Feb 6, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilbur, Lincoln CountyTrue Crime · Local Legends

  8. A Valley of Perennial Wealth: The Excursion That Sold the Yakima Boom

    A Puyallup delegation rides the Northern Pacific to North Yakima, tours the new Sunnyside Canal, and comes home convinced that irrigated sagebrush is the richest farmland in Washington.

    Apr 21, 1892The Yakima HeraldHotel Yakima, Yakima, Yakima CountyFollow the Money · Boom & Bust

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