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2 stories matching friggin

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:riggin, diggin, frigat, frigel, fright, frigid

  1. 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.

    Jan 17, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Street, Seattle, King CountyStrange But True

  2. Seattle's First Poultry Show Was a Rooster Booster's Dream

    The Puget Sound Poultry Club opened its first annual exhibition at Rialto Hall, with a California judge, silver cups, and homing pigeons that had just flown messages from a mountain expedition.

    Jan 15, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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  1. The 'Fagin' System Comes to Lake Street

    A bold gang of burglars, aided by a small child, strips a local family home of everything from baby shoes to Sunday dinner.

    Apr 30, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYesler Avenue, Seattle

  2. 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.

    Mar 19, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. A Desperate Swim in the Palouse

    After losing his land and descending into a alcoholic crisis, a former farmer experiences a terrifying delusion and is rescued from the river.

    Mar 9, 1900The Colfax GazettePalouse River, Colfax

  4. 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.

    Jul 7, 1899The Seattle StarSeattle

  5. The Union Frisking Committee

    Everett union members turn to direct enforcement of the union label, fining fellow workers who wear non-union clothing.

    Apr 1, 1910The Labor JournalEverett

  6. Brutal Stabbing in the Red Light District

    A local restaurant keeper is fighting for his life after a violent confrontation in the Rose Street red light district.

    Aug 29, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

  7. A Close Call in the Kitchen

    A man’s attempt to dry his dynamite in a kitchen oven ends in a deafening, structure-leveling blast.

    Aug 16, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. A Cowboy's Fatal Rage

    A domestic dispute in the upper country leads to a brutal killing, as the perpetrator attempts to flee via the Seattle steamers.

    Jul 19, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSnoqualmie River, Snoqualmie

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