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136 stories matching eugen
- The Last Letter From Everett: A Young Printer Vanishes on the Road to Spokane
Elmer H. Rogers told his parents he was headed for Spokane. He never arrived, and his family feared he was killed trying to ride the rails between Seattle and the inland city.
- A City Councilman Fights Back After Late-Night Arrest
Alderman Dr. J. Eugene Jordan demands that his colleagues condemn the ‘un-American’ manner of his recent police apprehension.
- Three Tickets and a Saloon Fight in Spokane
A municipal campaign pits Populists, Republicans and the A.P.A. against one another over liquor licenses, Eugene V. Debs and religious intolerance.
- A Claim to the Shingle Throne
A Ballard man challenges the history books, asserting he invented the sawed shingle in King County in 1874.
- A Hung Jury in the Green Lake Robbery Case
After deliberating for over thirty-four hours, the jury in the robbery trial of Eugene F. Boucke has been discharged without a verdict.
- The Strange Mystery of Eugene Semple's 'Sack'
As the senatorial deadlock in Olympia stretches on, an ex-governor arrives with rumors of a $1,000 slush fund to buy his way into office.
- A Sloop, a Mill Heist, and a Dump in the Bay
Eugene Kelly and Charles Amos were convicted in minutes after stolen iron and machinery from Vashon Island was traced to Seattle's waterfront and pulled from the bay.
- The Denny Station Rampage
A man fueled by alcohol kills his brother and sister-in-law in a violent spree near Seattle.
- The Detective Who Watched a Stenographer—and the Doctor Who Paid Him
A Seattle lawsuit over unpaid surveillance opens a window onto Dr. J. Eugene Jordan’s relationship with Margaret Deboe, the young woman who killed herself with his revolver.
- The Grand Plan to Reshape Seattle
A St. Louis investment group arrives to back Eugene Semple’s ambitious vision of a ship canal and the filling of the tide flats.
- An 1889 Patient Testimonial for Dr. J. Eugene Jordan
A nineteenth-century resident of the Seattle area shares a harrowing, vivid account of surviving chronic illness through a controversial 'histogenetic' medical system.
- The Divine Healer Who Left a Trail of Duped Women
Letters to Tacoma's prosecutor tied a self-styled 'divine sympathizer' to frauds in Eugene, Bellingham and beyond — and to a wife and children he claimed were outside his 'psychic sphere.'
- The Vashon Machinery Heist
Two men receive three-year sentences for stealing a scow-load of machinery from a Vashon Island brickyard.
- The Ghost of the High-Rolling Gambler
A Seattle detective chases the trail of a missing gambler who may have faked his own death to escape his creditors—and his enemies.
- A Gun-Toting Guard at the Liquor Store
A store owner hires a guard to protect his liquor supply, leading to a dangerous and accidental discharge of a firearm.
- The Canal Fund Was Almost Full—and St. Louis Was Waiting
Seattle waterway boosters needed $50,000 to start contract No. 3. With a deadline looming, Eugene Semple promised the money in three or four days.
- A Father’s Tragic Fall at the Vancouver Barracks
While working in the tower of the government water works, an engineer slipped and fell to his death in full view of his son.
- The Midnight Raid at the Butler Cafe
Police break up an impromptu faro game, but the dealer’s quick bail payment ensures the 'flyer' will soon resume.
- The Colfax Sack Elevator
A local inventor creates a machine designed to eliminate the back-breaking labor of stacking grain in regional warehouses.
- A Scandal in Seattle
A physician is sued for $50,000 after an alleged affair leads to a tragic disappearance at sea.
- The Miracle Doctor of Pine Street: How One Man’s ‘New Science’ Tamed Seattle’s Sickness
In the winter of 1890, Dr. J. Eugene Jordan’s 'Histogenetic' remedies were curing everything from scrofula to neuralgia, drawing testimonies from desperate locals who claimed conventional medicine had failed them.
- Abandoned and Searching
A young German immigrant mother, abandoned by her husband, struggles to survive in Seattle with her two small children.
- Whitman College Eyes Dual Track Meets with Utah
As spring training begins on the Whitman campus, the college looks to expand its athletic footprint with interstate competition.
- The Eugenics of Marriage Licenses
A Tacoma humane officer proposes that the state test young women's child-rearing abilities before allowing them to wed.
- A Dispute Over D Street
The Aberdeen Herald criticizes landholder Samuel Benn for attempting to bypass his contractual obligations to open streets.