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4 stories matching fleetest
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- A Sleigh-Ride Saloon Roams Tacoma
A snowy Sunday in Tacoma brings out a uniquely rowdy mobile drinking establishment, shocking local citizens.
- The Parson’s Secret Ringer
When a local sexton entered a decrepit, bony carriage horse into a high-stakes town race, nobody expected the old animal to outrun the finest steeds in Snohomish.
- The Poultry Aristocracy of 1895 Seattle
A Sound Poultry Club show filled a hall with prize pigeons, canaries, and incubator chicks—including a homing pigeon said to be the fastest in the world.
- The Railroad Beats the Steamboat on Puget Sound
Olympia’s favorite steamer Bailey Gatzert makes its last run as Northern Pacific trains drain the passenger trade.