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6 stories matching espi
- The High Cost of Calf-Busting
Two young boys in the Highlands learn the hard way that bronco-busting isn't quite as easy when the bronco is a farm calf.
- The Sea-Faring Buck of Blaine
A steamship crew takes a detour five miles offshore to rescue a exhausted deer lost at sea.
- The Monopoly of Water: A Seattleite’s Outrage Over Yesler’s Wharf
In 1877, a local citizen confronted the city's most powerful industrialist over his claim to the waterfront, sparking a debate about public access and private power that echoes in Seattle today.
- Police Officer Knifed While Investigating Flower Thief
A Seattle patrolman was critically wounded after stalking a mysterious woman suspected of plundering a garden.
- An Unexpected Huckleberry Picnic
A timber claim worker in the mountains above Dayton comes face-to-face with a 250-pound visitor while foraging for berries.
- The Shadow in Pioneer Square
A young woman takes a stand against her husband’s gambling habit on the streets of late-19th-century Seattle.