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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 1 |
1 story matching freiman
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:freidman, freeman, frei, freedman, freshman, frenchman
- The Price of a Party
A restaurant owner sues for payment after a lavish, booze-soaked banquet for the Pasco Land Company.
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- A Stranded Worker Waits for a Prosthetic
After an industrial accident in Fairhaven cost him his leg, a painter finds himself destitute in Seattle, relying on charity while he saves for a replacement limb.
- The Meat Market Feud
A bitter business dispute between partners of the Frye-Bruhn Company spills into the streets and the courtroom.
- A Norwegian Teamster's Last Will: Despair, Disease, and a Sweetheart Left Behind
Fred Syvrud, a 36-year-old teamster, took his own life in a Seattle boarding house, leaving his property to a woman in Norway and blaming an incurable disease.
- Confessions of a Theatrical Manager
Daniel Frohman, the famous theater manager, discusses the high-stakes gamble of producing stage plays in the late 19th century.
- The Body in the Duwamish
A missing merchant’s identity is confirmed through the gruesome discovery of his belongings, heightening fears of foul play in Seattle.
- The Pioneer Priest Who Cleared the Forest for a Church
In 1883, Father Frefontaine laid the cornerstone of a grand new cathedral in Seattle, reflecting on a journey that began with clearing dense timber by hand to serve a tiny, fractured congregation.
- 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.
- The Old 'Freight Bill' Con: A Waterfront Warning
A traveler bound for the Klondike Gold Rush finds himself relieved of his cash by a 'friendly' stranger and a well-timed shakedown.