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766 stories matching father
- The High-Stakes Custody Tug-of-War
A desperate father flees across state lines with his young son, leading to an international standoff in Seattle between law enforcement and a father armed and prepared to fight.
- A Church Scandal Erupts in a Seattle Libel Trial
M. H. Nichols stood accused of criminally libeling Presiding Elder T. B. Ford. The defense spent the day trading rumors, old grudges, and one complaint about the prosecutor's booming voice.
- The First Rector of Trinity: A Quarter Century, and a Church Rebuilt from the Fire
Rev. George Herbert Watson marked 25 years in the ministry and 16 in Seattle, where he founded Trinity Parish, started Grace Hospital, and saw his first church destroyed in the Great Fire.
- 200 Families Bound for a New Catholic Colony in the Nooksack Valley
Polish, Swiss, German and Slavonian settlers plan a 20,000-acre farming community near Acme, naming it after the Polish refuge in the Swiss hills.
- The Family Tree That Became a Tangled Mess
A courtroom drama unfolds over a bizarre multi-generational marriage that left a family in civil war.
- The Inspector's Lost Son Was Working at Providence Hospital
Edward Byrnes Jr., abducted from Brooklyn as a boy, was found at Providence Hospital in Seattle and says he was stolen to punish his father, the famous New York police superintendent.
- The Tragedy and Redemption of Alice Cady
After a young woman fled to Seattle to escape scandal, her father and lover reunited with her to formalize their bond.
- The Tragedy of the Tenement Boy
A heart-wrenching account of a young boy struggling to survive in a Seattle tenement while clinging to his faith despite his father's cruelty.
- The Pastor, the Missing Husband, and the Seattle Libel Trial
A church feud goes to court as Rev. M. H. Nichols is tried for circulating scandalous charges against Dr. T. B. Ford—whose testimony reveals a broken engagement, a vanished first husband, and a dramatic courtroom kiss.
- Stolen at Six, He Waited Seventeen Years to Ask a Policeman for His Mother's Address
A quiet hospital steward in Seattle writes to New York's famous Inspector Byrnes and signs a name nobody in this city had ever heard him use.
- Love vs. Father: The Seattle Elopation That Defied a Kentucky Patriarch
When her fiancé’s train was late and her father sent a telegram to stop the wedding, a spirited young woman from Louisville chose love over obedience in downtown Seattle.
- The Marriage That Lasted Less Than A Week
A young woman in Tacoma files for divorce after discovering her husband was a bigamist and a serial liar who tried to use her as a pawn against her Prohibitionist father.
- The White City on Jefferson: How the Circus Became Seattle’s Newest Landlord
As Ringling Bros. prepares to erect a massive tent city in Pioneer Square, the show's manager reveals the logistical marvel—and the surprising economic impact—of bringing 100 performers and their menagerie to the Pacific Northwest.
- The Sketch That Sobered a Father
A young artist's chance drawing of a child watching over his intoxicated father becomes a catalyst for family redemption.
- A Beloved Priest Departs for New York
Parishioners of Sacred Heart Church bid an emotional farewell to Father Charles Sigl as he departs for a new assignment in New York City.
- The Man Who Wouldn't Die: A Seattle Gallows Horror
In a gruesome spectacle that shook the young Territory of Washington, Francis Epps survived his own hanging by mere inches, crying for mercy as the crowd watched him dangle in agony before being cut down.
- The Lie That Kept a Father in Jail
Clara Sellers, 13, recants her incest charge, freeing A. Sellers after seven months—but not before he sold his farm to pay for his defense.
- The Custody Battle for Little Anna
An aunt and her ex-convict father fight for control of a young girl in Superior Court.
- The Elopement That Seattle Couldn't Stop Watching
A music teacher and his married pupil vanish East, a husband follows, and a father-in-law claims the whole thing was a plot to win a divorce—while the young wife says she still believes her husband.
- The Unmaking of a Marriage
A teenager’s elopement ends with her father forcing her into the House of the Good Shepherd.
- The Price of a Broken Heart: A Seattle Breach-of-Promise Suit
A jilted lover demands thousands in damages from the father of his former fiancée, itemizing every box of candy, carriage ride, and theater ticket he purchased during their courtship.
- The Redemption of a Drunkard
A harrowing night of domestic violence and neglect ends a decade later in an unexpected act of grace.
- Potato Showdown: Son Outperforms Father in Thurston County
A local potato competition turns into a generational victory for Roy Taylor, who outclassed his father in four out of six categories.
- Washington Court Rules Fathers Have No Legal Duty to Support Illegitimate Children
A landmark decision from the state supreme court highlights a massive legal loophole regarding parental responsibility.
- The Tragic End of Etta Harris
A daughter is murdered by her own father in Tacoma, exposing a twisted history of obsession, jealousy, and fatal control.
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- A Father Arrested Following Neighborhood Intervention
A teenage girl is taken to police headquarters by her neighbors, leading to the arrest of her father in a case of alleged abuse.
- A Father Returns from the Skagit to Claim His Own
A man arrives from the mining camps to marry the woman he fathered a child with, hoping to secure their future after she was jailed for an alleged act of desperation.
- A Father’s Hardship and the Telegram That Changed Everything
An overworked, weary business man contemplates his supposed failures until a birthday message from his daughter provides a new perspective on success.
- A Father’s Long Journey to Find His Missing Daughter
Thomas Holgate arrives in Seattle from South Dakota, heartbroken and desperate for answers regarding the disappearance of his daughter, Nellie, whose mysterious case remains unsolved.
- A Father's Desperate Act in the Tacoma Streets
A Victoria man crossed the border to reclaim his daughter from a fractured home, sparking a public confrontation.
- The Father Who Stopped a Play to Steal His Daughter
A wealthy Indianapolis patriarch tracks his romantic daughter to Seattle in 1876, only to find she has eloped with a lawyer and vanished into the West.
- A Daughter's Testimony Sends Her Father to Jail
Paul R. Nelson, a Swedish M.E. church janitor, was convicted of incest after his 14-year-old daughter told a neighbor she was pregnant and named him as responsible.
- A Father’s Long Journey to Reclaim His Daughter
A desperate father travels to Colfax to bring his teenage daughter back home after she was found in a locked room.