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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1895 | 4 |
4 stories matching flad
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:fla, flag, flah, flam, flap, flat
- Seattle's Tide-Flat Canal Waits on St. Louis Money
An Army engineer says dredges could be at work by March, but only if St. Louis capitalists approve the plan to fill the tide flats and cut the Lake Washington waterway.
- The Canal or Bust: Seattle Rallies to Buy Its Own Waterway
A packed crowd cheers a plan to hand St. Louis capitalists a public subsidy to dig the south canal and fill the tide flats of the lake — with a grand mass meeting called for the Armory.
- The St. Louis Capitalists Have Arrived
A delegation from the Mississippi Valley Trust Company visited Seattle to inspect the proposed Lake Washington Waterway, signaling the start of major harbor improvements.
- The Ship Canal Pitch: Seattle Courts St. Louis Money
A dozen St. Louis investors toured the proposed ship canal, hinting at outside capital for the city's biggest infrastructure dream.
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- A Tragic Accident Near Dryad
A man dies after being pinned beneath his horse for over 30 hours following a trail mishap.
- The Fatal Feats of the Fire Fiend
A traveling variety performer dies of consumption in Victoria after years of swallowing molten lead and red-hot iron.
- A Whiskey Flask on the Pend Oreille: Laborer Drowns at Usk Landing
Fred Campbell fell from the Steamer Spokane while intoxicated; his body was brought to Newport as officials searched for anyone who knew him.
- A Domestic Dispute Involving a Flat Iron
A husband and wife near the Walla Walla garrison settle their marital grievances in court after a heated altercation.
- A Bolt Out of a Clear Sky Passes Inches From a Sleeping Man
Lightning hits the flagpole of the Walla Walla Athletic Club on West Alder at seven in the morning, tears a hole in the roof, rips an American flag down through the building — and leaves manager S. S. Bettman untouched in his bed.
- A Mill Worker Vanishes, Leaving a Stamped Letter and a Shanghaiing Theory
J. R. Flack left his Tacoma room without his clothes or wages. His boss at Wheeler, Osgood & Co. suspects the former sailor was “shanghaied” aboard a vessel.