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1 story matching evett

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  1. Hanford Apples Take a Bite Out of the Big Apple

    Dissatisfied with local middlemen, a group of Hanford growers bypass the regional market to ship a test car of fruit across the country.

    Nov 3, 1916White Bluffs SpokesmanHanford, Benton County

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  1. A Scandalous Midnight Marriage

    A Tacoma telegrapher, intoxicated and infatuated, defied social norms to marry a woman from a local brothel in the middle of the night.

    Sep 2, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma Hotel, Tacoma

  2. The Constable and the Club

    A Snoqualmie lawman claims self-defense in a Christmas Eve shooting.

    Dec 28, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie

  3. Her Wages Bought the House at Fourth and Plum. The Sheriff’s Deed Was Canceled.

    Elizabeth Burkett turned a $700 gift into a hotel and a home. When a Pierce County judgment against her husband threatened it, a Thurston County judge traced the property back to her own labor.

    Oct 23, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia

  4. The Intellectual Con Artist of the Fife Hotel

    A well-dressed man claiming to be the former secretary to Sir John Macdonald flees Tacoma after leaving behind a trail of worthless checks.

    Apr 27, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFife Hotel, Tacoma

  5. The Sudden Assault in the Carpenter's Shop

    A South Tacoma teamster reports a mysterious and violent attack while visiting a friend's workspace.

    Feb 19, 1909The Tacoma TimesTacoma

  6. The Man Who Sold Olympia's Eastside Like Hot Cakes

    W. E. Sebree platted a tract on the Eastside, cleared nearly $40,000, toured Alaska and Europe — and came home to a town he hardly recognized.

    Oct 17, 1891The Olympia TribuneOlympia

  7. An Unwelcome Suitor at Terrace Street

    A woman's attempt to return home was blocked by a man who refused to take 'no' for an answer, leading to a police intervention.

    Dec 7, 1893The Seattle Post-Intelligencer415 Terrace Street, Seattle

  8. A Dental Marvel in Tacoma

    A ten-day-old infant is the talk of the town for being born with three teeth, leaving its parents and the public fascinated.

    Jun 8, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerTacoma

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