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18 stories matching eva
- The Girl Who Had No Birthplace
A tragic drowning at Ilwaco Beach recalls the erasure of a pioneer town by the shifting Cowlitz River.
- Police Chief Declares War on Women
A sweeping raid by Tacoma's Chief of Police forcibly targets Black women, marking the start of a local purge.
- The Ghost-Hunter Comes to Seattle
Notorious spiritualist Anna Eva Fay visits the New Seattle Theater to perform a scientific séance, bringing tales of talking heads and astral projection.
- Divorce Decree Overturned in Fraud Allegation
A Colfax couple's marriage dissolution is reopened after the wife claims her husband lied about her whereabouts to secure a default divorce.
- The Disappearing Waiter
A boarder at a Washington Street house reports her savings stolen, with a distinctively red-haired waiter named Willie as the prime suspect.
- Left to Fend for Herself
A Colfax mother files for divorce while her husband serves a five-year sentence in the Walla Walla penitentiary.
- Everett Unions Mobilize Against the 'White Plague'
The Trades Council joins a city-wide public health campaign to confront tuberculosis, designating a special 'Labor Night' to educate workers.
- Student Thespians Shine at Aquinas Academy
A fashionable audience of 400 gathered at the academy hall to watch a student production of the play 'Camilla'.
- The Price of Marriage: Judge Hanford’s Ruling on Community Debt
A federal judge defines the unequal stakes for husbands and wives when a spouse faces a crushing legal judgment.
- Richland Girls Out-Fundraise the Adults for the War Effort
A troupe of vaudeville performers helps local schoolgirls stage a military drill, proving that the youth are more effective at raising money than their parents.
- The Haunted Steamer: A Maritime Labor Standoff
When the steamer Premier broke a propeller blade, her superstitious crew blamed a 'hoodoo' fireman—sparking a strike and an emergency standoff on the Puget Sound.
- The Tragedy of the Hebrew Dramatic Club
A panicked crush at a local performance in Seattle leaves tragedy in its wake as crowds misinterpret an alarm.
- The University of Washington’s First Alumni Reunion
A modest gathering of nineteen graduates reflects on their time at the young university with essays, music, and an unexpected appearance of the next generation.
- The Child Star of Seattle’s Stage
A young actress becomes the youngest protege of a local theater empire.
- The Political Wedding of the Season
A look back at the high-society union of a Tacoma banker and the daughter of a Chief Justice, which captivated 1891 Seattle.
- A Dying Woman's Last Wish: To See Her Sister Before the End
Mabel Burnside, a Seattle mother who waded into the tide flats seeking death, lies gravely ill at the House of the Good Shepherd — holding on only in the hope that her sister can reach her bedside in time.
- The Doctor Wasn't Who He Said He Was
Found dead along the Northern Pacific tracks near Olympia, Dr. C. S. Smith was unmasked by his own will as S. C. Thompson, an Iowa county treasurer who had fled a defalcation in 1872.
- The First Teachers’ Institute: A Battle for Seattle’s Soul
In September 1872, the Territory’s top educators gathered in Seattle to debate everything from corporal punishment to the role of women in teaching, laying the groundwork for public education in Washington.